★ WHAT MOVES THE NUMBER
Prices in this market vary more than sellers expect, and the reasons are specific rather than arbitrary.
Buying junk cars out of Dolton for 25 years. Same yard, same phone number, still answering it.
Your details
Every vehicle is priced over the phone. Give us the year, model, and honest condition and we quote you on the spot — the driver confirms it when he sees the vehicle. Paid in cash at pickup, towing included. We answer 24 hours.
Different yards have different outlets. A yard with strong parts demand for your model pays more than one that only processes scrap. A buyer who purchased your phone number from a lead broker has that cost to recover. A yard closer to you spends less on the tow.
So genuine variation exists. The problem is that variation also gives cover to buyers who quote high to book the job and reduce at the curb.
The largest single factor is how much the vehicle weighs. Full-size pickups and large SUVs are worth substantially more than compact cars for that reason alone, before anything else is considered.
This is why two cars of the same age and condition can be several hundred dollars apart. It is weight, not desirability.
Scrap steel prices move with global commodity markets. They shift month to month, sometimes noticeably. A quote from six months ago tells you very little about today.
There is no reliable way to time the market on a single vehicle, and a car sitting outside is deteriorating while you wait. If you are ready to sell, the value of waiting is usually negative.
Get more than one quote. Ask each buyer, specifically, what would change the number between the phone call and the pickup. A buyer who can name the exact deductions is telling you how they operate.
And describe your vehicle accurately. The most common cause of a reduced price at the curb is a description that was optimistic on the phone.
★ THE PROCESS
No listing photos, no inspections to schedule, no tire-kickers messaging you at midnight. And no waiting for business hours — we pick up around the clock.
Year, make, model, and honest condition. Thirty seconds on the phone and we quote you on the spot. Lines are open 24 hours.
Pick any window that works, day or night. Most Chicagoland and NW Indiana pickups happen same or next day. You don't lift a thing.
Driver checks the vehicle, confirms the price, hands you cash, completes the paperwork, and hauls it off.
★ WHAT WE TAKE
Half the yards in Chicagoland hang up the second they hear "no title." We don't. We're set up to handle the ownership paperwork on our end, so a missing title doesn't kill the deal.
Bring what you have:
Nothing at all? Call anyway. Tell us the year, the VIN and how you came to have the car, and we'll tell you on the phone whether we can take it. That call costs you nothing.
★ HOW PRICING WORKS
Your phone quote is built from what you tell us. The driver confirms it in person, so the more accurate your description, the closer the cash matches the quote.
Engine and transmission still in it, catalytic converter attached, all four wheels on, newer model year, title in hand.
Converter already cut off, engine or transmission pulled, wheels gone, or damage that wasn't mentioned on the phone. No title also brings it down, since we take on the paperwork.
If the price at the curb doesn't work for you, walk away. No tow charge, no callout fee, no obligation to sell.
★ QUESTIONS
Sometimes a genuinely better outlet for your model. Sometimes a booking tactic. Ask what specifically would change the number at pickup.
Yes, with scrap commodity markets. There is no reliable way to time it on a single car.
Usually substantially more, because it weighs considerably more.
One call, a real number, and cash in your hand when the truck pulls away. We're open right now.
(708) 724-0884