End-of-month and end-of-year timing helps a little with private sellers, but the bigger factor is simply seeing a good listing before anyone else does.
Late fall and December see more motivated private sellers (tax reasons, moving, holiday cash needs), but good deals appear year-round.
If you delay your search for a seasonal dip, you'll miss good listings that show up in the meantime.
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It's a reasonable time due to year-end motivated sellers, but great private-party deals happen every month — timing your search, not just the calendar, matters more.
That effect is stronger for dealership sales tied to quotas. Private sellers aren't on a sales cycle, so listings vary.
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