Craigslist has long been the go-to portal for those of us trying to furnish our apartments on the cheap, or sell off some junk we'd rather not schlep down the stairs ourselves, or find a good deal on a used car.

If you're trying to sell your car yourself on Craigslist or another private used car market, you should know the one universal truth about the retail world: Most people buy with their eyes.

As an auto auctioneer and former part-owner of an auto auction where cars were sold at a rate of over 100 vehicles an hour, I have seen hundreds of thousands of near-new and older used cars, from Acuras to Volkswagens, become their absolute cheapest at one specific time of the year.

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