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How selling a junk car in Minneapolis–St. Paul works

  1. Describe the car online

    Fill in a short form with the year, make and model, whether it runs, the title and when you need it gone. Add photos, the mileage and the VIN if you can, because buyers who can see the car offer a price they can stand by. There is no phone call to make and nobody to wait on hold for.

  2. Let the buyers battle

    Buyers around Minneapolis–St. Paul who take cars from your ZIP send offers to your own offers page, each with the earliest time they can pick up. Your page shows the three who can come soonest beside the three who will pay the most, each offer shows the buyer's name and town, and you can message any of them through our site.

  3. Pick your winner and get paid

    Choose the offer that suits you, whether that is the most cash, the soonest pickup or one near the top of both, and book that buyer's time or a later one they have open. The buyer tows the car for free and pays you the full amount when they collect it.

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4.8/5average rating of Minneapolis–St. Paul buyers
2,359customer reviews behind those ratings
165listings removed: call centers, fakes, non-buyers
The price you accept is the price you get.

Offers can only go up while you compare. If a buyer tries to pay less at pickup you can say no, and after pickup we check that you were paid the full amount.

Find trusted junk car buyers in Minneapolis–St. Paul

A few of the screened local businesses that buy junk cars around Minneapolis–St. Paul, shown in a different order each time you visit.

Our Minneapolis–St. Paul screening

Minneapolis–St. Paul listings we checked175
Made our list10

Call centers, listings named after search words and businesses that don't buy cars were left out.

How BeaterBoss connects you with Minneapolis–St. Paul buyers

We researched the businesses that buy junk cars around Minneapolis–St. Paul, read what their customers say about them, and kept the 10 with the strongest track record: real local buyers who actually buy cars and treat sellers well. Call centers, listings named after search keywords and businesses that don't really buy cars were left out.

Enter your ZIP and tell us about the car once. Buyers who cover your ZIP send cash offers to your own offers page. You compare price and reputation, pick one, and book the pickup. You never have to give a buyer your number.

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Minneapolis–St. Paul's 10 screened junk car buyers

10 buyers

Cash Today for Junk Cars

4.5 Minneapolis

Cash Today has bought junk cars in Minneapolis for more than ten years, so many reviews are old. Sellers describe pickups from garages and apartment lots within hours, paid in cash or by Venmo. Recent sellers liked picking their own pickup window. A few over the years called the quote low, and one older review says the price dropped at the curb.

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Junk Cars For Cash (Hook & Book Towing)

5.0 Ham Lake

This one-man operation out of Ham Lake also goes by Hook & Book Towing, and the owner usually does the pickup himself. Sellers had an Explorer that sat in a driveway, a burned car and a car that died at a movie theater hauled off, often the same day, with cash in hand. Several said his price beat other local offers.

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Sell A Junker / Maple Grove Recycling

4.7 Maple Grove

Sell A Junker runs its own tow trucks out of Maple Grove and pays cash at pickup. A truck that burned in Buffalo was hauled away within an hour, and one family sold it a Jeep Commander and a Ford Expedition on separate trips. Recent sellers say drivers arrived early in their window. A couple only wished the price had been higher.

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Cash For Junk Cars (No Parts Sales)

5.0 Anoka

A small Anoka buyer that only buys junk cars and sells no parts, run under Preferred Towing. The owner comes out himself and pays cash, and sellers say he paid more than others offered. He took a work van straight from a job site and lowered a car off jack stands before hauling it. Reviews stretch back years and stay positive.

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U-Pull R-Parts

4.4 East Bethel
Chain location

Most of the talk about U-Pull R-Parts in East Bethel comes from people pulling their own parts in the yard. It buys cars as well, and recent sellers had a Subaru and a scrap truck picked up on the scheduled day, paid by check or cash. One wished the pickup date had come sooner. Seller stories are few next to the parts reviews.

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Merritt's Auto Recycling

4.9 Brooklyn Center

Merritt's is a small Brooklyn Center tow outfit that also buys junkers, often showing up within half an hour. Sellers got cash on the spot for vans, an old Dakota pickup and a truck that had sat in a backyard for years. One recent seller had a dispute over a catalytic converter at pickup, but that is a lone complaint among many good ones.

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Auto Disposal Services

5.0 Waconia

Same-day pickups across the southwest suburbs are normal for Auto Disposal Services. Sellers in Chaska, Eden Prairie, Shorewood and Mound had dead or rusted cars gone within hours, some on a Sunday. The owner takes care of the title paperwork so the car leaves the seller's name, and it has also hauled off a church bus, trailers and a truck with no key.

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Certified Auto Recyclers

4.3 Andover

Certified Auto Recyclers in Andover is mainly a used parts and engine shop north of Coon Rapids. Only a couple of sellers mention selling it a car, including a junker picked up in Blaine the same day for cash. One older review says the yard changed owners. With so few seller stories, treat it as a parts yard that will also take a car.

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Buying Junk Cars for Cash

5.0 Burnsville

Buying Junk Cars for Cash works the south metro from Burnsville, and recent sellers mostly had cash in hand the same day. It pulled a dead car out of the back of a two-deep garage and towed a van stuck in a parking lot before it could be impounded. A couple of repeat sellers say its offers topped other junk buyers.

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Cash for Junkers MN

4.8 Ham Lake

Up in Ham Lake, the lot on Highway 65 with a Corvette up in the air buys junk cars in any shape and tows them off. Past sellers got a truck within the hour, the next morning or inside two days, with cash paid on the spot. One sold a car with no title here, and another was offered twice what a national car buyer quoted.

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Star ratings are from Google and shown for reference, and the write-ups are our own. How we choose buyers.

Sell your junk car in Minneapolis–St. Paul without the phone calls

Get offers, not calls

Tell us about the car once and buyers send their prices to your own page. We text you as offers arrive, and nobody gets your number.

Choose with the reviews

Every buyer here passed our screening, so you can weigh each price against the buyer's reputation and message anyone before you decide.

Paid at pickup

Towing is part of every offer, and the buyer pays you when they collect the car. Turn down anyone who tries to add a fee.

Getting offers vs. calling around

Offers through BeaterBoss

  • You describe your car once, and every offer lands on the same page.
  • You see the offers side by side, so the best one is obvious.
  • Every offer says when that buyer can come, so you know before you choose.
  • An offer can only go up while you compare, never down.
  • Your number stays private, because calls and messages go through our line.
  • Every buyer here is a screened local business.
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Calling yards yourself

  • You answer the same questions on every call.
  • Every yard quotes a different price, and you have nothing to compare it with.
  • You find out when each yard can come only by asking each one.
  • A price quoted on the phone can drop once the truck is in your driveway.
  • Your number ends up on every yard's list, and the calls keep coming after you sell.
  • Some listings that look local are call centers that sell your details on.

Minnesota rules

What you need to sell a junk car in Minneapolis–St. Paul

  • PlatesThey stay on the car
  • Reporting the saleWithin 10 days
  • Your regular plates usually stay with the car and pass to the new owner, along with the registration.
  • Every seller listed on the title must print their name, sign, and write in the sale price and the date of sale.
  • Minnesota law says to report the sale to DVS within 10 days, using the title's Notice of Sale or sending it electronically.
  • If your title is lost, get a duplicate from Minnesota DVS. Most deputy registrar offices can print one the same day.
  • A licensed dealer may buy a car for scrap without a title if it is at least 10 model years old and DVS paperwork shows it unregistered over 7 years.
  • Federal law: if your car is a 2011 or newer, write the mileage on the title when you sign it. A 2010 or older car is exempt.

You might be wondering

How fast can a Minneapolis–St. Paul buyer pick up my car?

Every offer says the earliest time that buyer can come, and your offers page shows the fastest pickup near the top, so the quickest Minneapolis–St. Paul buyers are easy to spot. If you tell us you need it gone today, the list starts with the soonest pickups. You book the buyer's time or a later one they have open, up to a week ahead, so you can pick the time that suits you.

Can I call the Minneapolis–St. Paul buyers listed here?

We don't list their phone numbers. Enter your ZIP and the buyers who cover it send offers to your offers page, so you compare prices side by side instead of calling yard after yard. Once you pick one, calls go through our number, so neither side's number is handed out.

What do I need to sell a junk car in Minnesota?

Your regular plates usually stay with the car and pass to the new owner, along with the registration. Every seller listed on the title must print their name, sign, and write in the sale price and the date of sale. Minnesota law says to report the sale to DVS within 10 days, using the title's Notice of Sale or sending it electronically. If your title is lost, get a duplicate from Minnesota DVS. Most deputy registrar offices can print one the same day. A licensed dealer may buy a car for scrap without a title if it is at least 10 model years old and DVS paperwork shows it unregistered over 7 years. If you can't find the title, say so on the form and message buyers before you choose, because some can still take the car.

How does BeaterBoss work?

Tell us about your car, your ZIP code and when you need it gone. Screened local junk car buyers send cash offers, and each one says the earliest time that buyer can pick up. Your offers page shows the top offer and the fastest pickup up front, and you pick the buyer you want.

What do Top, Fastest and Best of both mean?

Top is the biggest offer on your car. Fastest is the buyer who can pick it up soonest. Best of both marks an offer that is among the three biggest and the three soonest at once. They only point things out, so you can still choose any offer you like.

Do I need photos, the mileage or the VIN?

No, but the more you add, the more accurate your offers. Buyers price a car from what they can see, so photos of the front, the back, the dashboard showing the mileage (with the engine running, if it runs), the inside, any damage and the VIN plate let them offer a price they can stand by when they arrive. The VIN is on the dashboard by the windshield, or on the driver's door frame. Please don't add a photo of the title: it shows your address.

Is it free for sellers?

Yes. It costs you nothing to get offers or sell. Buyers pay us a fee only when they win your car, and it is on top of their offer, never taken out of it.

Will I get a lot of phone calls?

No. Offers arrive on your own offers page and we text you when they do. Buyers never get your phone number, not even the one you choose: calls go through our number.

Can I sell my car without a title?

Often, yes. Many buyers accept cars without a title if you can show ID and proof of ownership. Rules vary by state, and the offer may be lower.

What if the buyer lowers the price at pickup?

You can say no. The offer you accepted is the price. Tell us on your offers page and we will step in.

Why isn't a Minneapolis–St. Paul business I found on Google listed?

It may not have met our bar, which is a 4.0 or better Google rating, usually from at least 10 reviews, and signs that the business actually buys vehicles. We also leave out call centers and listings named after search keywords.

Why are some buyers shown first?

Buyers who make offers through BeaterBoss are shown first, because you can get their price here without a phone call. They pay us a fee only when you pick them and they pick up the car; you never pay anything. Everyone else is shown in a different order on every visit, so no one is stuck at the top or the bottom.

Towns around Minneapolis–St. Paul

Buyers on this page are based across the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, and most pick up well beyond their own town. Pick a town to see the buyers there.

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