Oh jeez, ya I know CarMax is bad. We dont really have a clean way of reporting teslas or scalping of resold vehicles by 3rd parties like that right now at markups.org
I got pretty decent at car buying from dealerships over the years, and I kind of feel like a sucker for playing that game now.
Again: I'm sure you're right that buying a Tesla from Carmax is a terrible idea.
I can see these sites working for very specific models and trims but overall bad.
Honestly it’s all bad unless you get lucky it feels like.
CarMax should be a little bit more expensive because you're paying for a 30-day return policy and 90-day warranty even if they're not itemized. But like, for the Tesla linked, nearby RWD 2022 Model 3s are priced between $55-60k from other sellers. So that's 5% over the cheapest comparable listing.
Do they? I brought in a prospective trade-in that had a misfiring cylinder (and thus a perpetually-blinking CEL and a very rough idle) and they were still willing to give me close to the top of the Blue Book range for it.