# Trade in value

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/trade-in-value/17804>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 7, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trade-in-value/17804 "2008-08-07T15:47:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jeannep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jeannep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeannep)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trade-in-value/17804/1 "2008-08-07T15:47:01Z")

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Why are the values on NADA higher than Kelly Blue Book? For my vehicle, it is $800 higher on NADA.  
  
  
  
 Since I am comparing $2400 to $3200, percentage-wise it is a great amount. Which do dealers use?

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trade-in-value/17804/2 "2008-08-07T16:50:28Z")

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From what I understand NADA is a NATIONAL average…where as Kelly Blue Book is more of a regional average. Some vehicles are worth more (or less) in certain parts of the country. awd/4wd vehicles sell more in the NE where there’s a lot of snow/nasty weather as opposed to sunny/flat Florida.

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trade-in-value/17804/3 "2008-08-07T17:07:16Z")

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Dealers us the black book. I can’t remember what the exact title was but it’s different than the blue book. It may have been NADA, but I’m not 100% sure.