Where is best place to sell a low-mile 2006 Prius? Less than 15,000 miles. 90% SOH HV Battery.

Discussion in 'Prius Cars For Sale' started by ericbecky, Oct 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM.

  1. ericbecky

    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    Looking for opinions on the best place to sell a kind of unique, low-mile 2006 Prius.

    It seems like PriusChat would be good for something this unique, but I also feel like people just default to FaceBook Marketplace.

    I've been told places like Cars.com or ebay.

    But do you think one of the more specialized places like Car and Bids or Bring A Trailer better for such a one-off unicorn?
     
    #1 ericbecky, Oct 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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    Not sure there is a better place than prius forums to post that car. It’s an economy car without the latest tech, for people wanting this car, auctions would bring the best money, but only for enthusiasts cars. Not prius buyers
     
    #2 JC91006, Oct 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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    That's kind of a toughie. The Prius tends to attract cheapskates, which makes it extra hard to realize the value of a premium car. Doubly so for old Priuseses.

    Good luck!
     
    #3 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Oct 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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    Just put a price on it with lots of pictures and description and see how it goes.

    If it is rust free and truly a newer oem battery you may get interest from the student population near you.

    There is a guy in northern NY state with a youtube channel that likes to buy them if clean and ships to customers. It appears he does not have any gen2s right now.

     
    #4 rjparker, Oct 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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    not sure there is a 'best place'. i would put it everywhere, including my driveway
     
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    Bring a Trailer is where you'll get collectors spending the most money, but it will likely take a good long while to sell on there.
     
    #6 PriusCamper, Oct 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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    Bring A Trailer would not take this thing, are you kidding me?? They are very selective on what they have on that site, from the users who sell, the type of cars they list, and how the listing should go (reserve or no reserve). They dictate all that before you even have a chance to list. They have a reputation that can be severely ruined with a Prius listing.

    I think the auction site that this thing would go on would be Ebay
     
    #7 JC91006, Oct 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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