The Clunker Junker

How We Built A Platform To Buy Used Cars And Grew It To A $6M/Year Business

April 17th, 2021
Eric Mitz
$491K
revenue/mo
2
Founders
4
Employees
The Clunker Junker
from Parrish, FL, USA
started September 2009
$491,000
revenue/mo
2
Founders
4
Employees
market size
$95.7B
avg revenue (monthly)
$268K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
35%
time to build
270 days
average product price
$5000
growth channels
SEO
business model
content-library
best tools
Google Drive, Amazon Web Services, Node.js
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
1 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hey Starter Story, we are Eric and Valerie Mitz and we're the founders of The Clunker Junker Cash For Cars; We also happen to be husband and wife! We pitch The Clunker Junker as a quick and easy way to sell your junk or used car.

Our mission is to take the stress and headaches out of selling an older or less than perfect vehicle by providing a modern website and software platform, quickly picking up cars free of charge, and paying the owners right on the spot by either cash or check. To date, we've bought hundreds of thousands of cars all across the country and helped countless customers make some extra cash for whatever they may need it for. Rent? Bail money? YOLOing on GME? Hey, you do you. We're a judgment-free zone.

Have you ever tried selling a used car on an online classifieds site like Craigslist or Offer Up? It's an absolute nightmare! You can write the most detailed and comprehensive classified ad the internet has ever seen, include high-resolution photos of every square inch of your car, present the vehicle at a TEDx conference, and still, Ken M. from Wichita will ask "How many miles???", or "Will u trade it for...

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