Selling a car on consignment means a licensed dealer sells your car for you while you keep ownership until it’s gone—like Airbnb for cars, minus the wet towels.
You get showroom exposure and test-drive wrangling without the tyre-kickers, but you’ll pay commission and fees, and you won’t control pricing quite as tightly.
Make sure you have a written agreement covering commission/fees, minimum sale price, insurance responsibility, storage, and timeframes.
Insist sale proceeds go via a dealer trust account and confirm any finance will be cleared at settlement—no one wants a ghost loan haunting the rego.
If you prefer DIY, listing privately on Tradingpost can save fees but costs you time and small talk.
Consignment suits busy sellers or niche cars; if you need cash yesterday, a trade-in or instant buyer is faster but usually pays less.
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