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I'm wanting to sell my SUV and downsize to a smaller car. I will obviously get more money wise for selling privately than I will if I trade in: but what I'm wondering is how many people actually succeed in selling privately? I want to do this as soon as I can and dont have months to sit on the SUV waiting for it to sell.

We traded my CRV in and got a fairly good price for it. It was starting to have some issues and it made more sense to do that than try sell it.

If its not time sensitive and you can afford to wait I'd sell privately. Price your vehicle reasonably and it could sell quickly, be as up front as you can, lots of pictures, any service history/new parts you have should be noted.  
 
If the vehicle is in rough shape and you think it needs a lot of work I would trade it in.  
 
I sold a truck unsafetied last year, I had it listed for a few weeks with no interest, i took it to a dealer and they said they would give me $4000 for it, that in my back pocket I left it listed and someone approached me and I sold it for over $5000

I just sold my car privately. It really is going to depend on the demand for the vehicle, the condition it's in, and the price you set.  
 
I had mine around 1000 below the Black book value shown on autotrader as it had a couple minor issues - and I sold it for asking price within a couple days with numerous inquiries - which was almost triple what the dealer would offer on trade. However I've also listed vehicles for months on end without any responses.  
 
Anyway over the last few years I've listed 5 vehicles and sold 2. If you want yours to go quick advertise on any site you can (autotrader, kiiji, ebrandon, facebook marketplace, etc.) and be sure you are well below the price of other similar vehicles. If yours is either desireable, or in good shape you will still get more than you would on trade, but unless you have something really special (or a lot of luck) you won't sell it quick for a good price.  
 
Quick or Good Price - pick one.