Buy or Sell your van
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Look for the “make an offer button” on every listing on our site. Keep track of your sent and received offers on your dashboard!

Buyers and sellers each pay a fee of $99. If the vehicle has a loan, KeySavvy charges the seller an additional $99 to pay off the loan as part of the sale. Buyers and sellers can split fees equally, or have one party pay all fees. Our fee is paid when the transaction completes; we never charge a cancellation fee.

Our partner, KeySavvy processes transactions as a dealer by buying the vehicle from the seller and selling it to the buyer. This process enables us to verify titles, issue temporary permits and access DMV data that would otherwise be inaccessible. To process the transaction as a dealer, we need to receive the title from the seller or their lienholder. If the seller has their title, we’ll provide detailed instructions for signing and mailing it to KeySavvy. Upon receipt, we’ll reassign it to the buyer and ship it with tracking to the buyer’s mailing address. If the seller has a loan and doesn’t have their title, we’ll mail the seller a power of attorney form and a return envelope. This allows us to sign the title on their behalf when we receive it from the lienholder.

Similar to escrow services like Escrow.com, KeySavvy collects payment from the buyer and pays the seller when the buyer picks up the vehicle. Keysavvy is a licensed dealer and can verify the seller’s ownership to protect buyers from title fraud, work with banks to pay off the seller’s loan, and issue temporary permits so it’s legal to drive the vehicle immediately.

Yes, our payment partner, Keysavvy, generates a bill of sale.

Our payment partner, Keysavvy, uses a third-party identity verification technology to confirm the seller’s identity, then uses a combination of public records, seller-provided information, and DMV records to verify that the seller is the legal owner of a vehicle.

Nope! No separate account is required, you can manage everything through your Vanlife Trader dashboard.

After the seller adds their vehicle to KeySavvy and a buyer accepts their price, verification generally takes 15-30 minutes during business hours. If the seller has a loan, we’ll contact their lender which can delay a transaction depending on the lender. Most payments are verified immediately, even on weekends, but can take up to one business day depending on the buyer’s bank. When you link a bank account, we’ll tell you how long payment verification will take. If the sale price is greater than $50k, the buyer will be required to pay using a wire transfer. After payment is verified and both parties have e-signed the bill of sale, most transactions are approved immediately.

Yes! KeySavvy enables you to purchase a vehicle when the seller still has a loan or lien.

Yes, your payment is refundable (including our fee) until you pick up the vehicle from the seller or until it’s picked up by a vehicle shipper. It can take up to 5 business days for refunds to be received after a transaction is canceled.

Yes! No need to pay off your loan before selling your van, Vanlife Trader Pay facilitates the loan payoff process for buyer and seller.

After we verify and approve a sale, we’ll send the seller an email letting them know it’s OK to give the vehicle to the buyer. If the seller has a loan and doesn’t have their title, we’ll initiate their payout and a payment to their lienholder when the buyer or their shipper pick up the vehicle. If the seller has their title, we’ll provide a state-specific guide for signing and mailing it to KeySavvy. We’ll initiate their payout when we receive the title and the buyer or their shipper picks up the vehicle. We need to receive the title to verify it doesn’t have any errors or omissions that would prevent the buyer from registering the vehicle. If we find any issues, we work with sellers to help resolve them. We guarantee sellers get paid, but we also guarantee buyers get a clear title and this is an important part of our process. Some sellers choose to mail their title in advance, before handing over the keys, but it isn’t required. The sale is final when the buyer or their shipper pick up the vehicle, whether or not we’ve received the title.

Once the buyer pays, we can send payment by direct deposit, check, and Zelle. The person receiving the payment must be a legal owner of the vehicle.