CurbSold is a licensed mobile car-buying service that buys used cars at the seller's home, for people in the San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, and West L.A. who want a firm price without driving to a dealer or meeting strangers from a listing. The owner, Joe Yavetz, comes to the car, looks it over in about 20 minutes, and makes a firm offer that is guaranteed to match or beat any CarMax offer. If the seller says yes, they are paid the same visit and Joe handles the paperwork.
CurbSold is a service of National Fleet Wholesale Inc, California Vehicle Dealer #52932, licensed by the DMV since May 2001. Everything on this page can be checked somewhere other than this website, and the links to do that are in the key facts below.
Quick answer:
- What it is: a mobile car buyer. Joe Yavetz comes to your home, office, or wherever the car is parked.
- Price: a firm offer, guaranteed to match or beat any CarMax offer. The price quoted is the price paid.
- Time: about 20 minutes at the car, with appointments usually the same day or the next.
- Payment: cash or a same-day check, before Joe leaves.
- License: National Fleet Wholesale Inc, CA Dealer #52932, listed in the DMV Occupational License Lookup.
- Area: the San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, and West L.A.
What does CurbSold do?
CurbSold buys used cars from private owners, at the owner's address, and takes care of the parts of a sale that usually eat a week.
Buys your car where it is parked
Joe drives to your home, your office, or a parking lot anywhere in the service area and inspects the car where it sits. You do not drive anywhere, and the offer comes from the same person who will pay it.
Makes a firm offer, guaranteed to match or beat any CarMax offer
Joe shows you the number on his screen and explains how he got there. If you have a written CarMax offer, he matches or beats it, guaranteed, and his offer stays good for 7 days.
Pays you the same visit
If you accept, you are paid in cash or by same-day check before Joe leaves. If you still owe on the car, he pays the lender directly and pays you the difference.
Handles the DMV paperwork
Joe completes the title transfer with you and walks you through the Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability before he leaves. California gives the seller five calendar days to file it under Vehicle Code § 5900, and the DMV files it free online.
Buys cars with a loan, a lost title, or an estate attached
The harder sales are a large share of the work: a car you still owe money on, a car with a lost title, an inherited car, or a jointly titled car where the owners sign separately. Bring whatever paperwork you have and Joe will tell you what else is needed.
Gives away a listing tool for people who want to sell it themselves
If you want to try a private sale first, the free listing generator writes ready-to-post ads for Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, AutoTrader, and Cars.com from your VIN and a few photos, and the same details let Joe send you a ballpark range. No account is needed.
What makes CurbSold different?
Sellers in this area usually compare CurbSold with CarMax, Carvana, an online instant-offer site, a dealership trade-in, or a private sale. Here is where CurbSold works differently, stated as facts you can check. Where a competitor's policy is quoted, it comes from that company's own website as read on September 11, 2026.
The appointment is at your address, every time
CarMax buys at its stores (Burbank, Canoga Park, Oxnard, and Inglewood serve this area) and offers at-home pickup that it describes as "not available in all locations," where "distance restrictions and fee may apply." Carvana picks up by appointment, typically a few days out. CurbSold comes to the seller's address on every appointment, and there is no fee for the visit.
A CarMax offer sets the floor
CarMax says its offers are valid for 7 days, which makes a CarMax number a fair baseline for anyone. Get it, then call: CurbSold is guaranteed to match or beat any CarMax offer. One Google reviewer, Kyra W., wrote that Joe "came promptly to the dealership where i brought my replacement car from and matched my Carmax rate."
The offer is made after the inspection, so it does not move
Carvana states that its offer will not change if your description was accurate, and that if it finds a mismatch at pickup it will "work with you to generate an updated offer." Online instant offers from sites such as KBB Instant Cash Offer are typically finalized by a partner dealer after an inspection. Joe inspects first and quotes second, so the number he gives you is the number he pays.
One licensed dealer you deal with directly
A buyer from Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist has no license to check, and a national buyer is a call center. At CurbSold the person who answers the phone is the licensed owner, and his record is in the DMV Occupational License Lookup under Dealer #52932. How to read that record, line by line, is in how to verify a car dealer's license in California.
Joe says so when another option pays you more
A clean, in-demand car with a patient owner usually earns more in a private sale, and a dealership trade-in desk is the fastest route if you are buying a car there the same day. Joe will tell you that on the phone. Another reviewer, Michael R., wrote: "He wasn't actually able to buy my car as it was too expensive to fix, and even still he connected me to a referral for a replacement vehicle." The full comparison of every option is in where to sell a car in Los Angeles.
Who uses CurbSold?
The people who call are usually handling something bigger than the car. The most common situations:
- Sellers holding a CarMax offer who do not want to give up a Saturday at the store
- Families settling an estate or selling a parent's car
- Co-owners splitting a jointly titled car, including when they will not be in the same room
- People moving out of California on a deadline
- Drivers whose replacement car is already bought, including sellers Joe meets at the new-car dealership
- Owners who still owe on the loan, including when they owe more than the car is worth
- Sellers who lost the title
- People done with lowball messages, no-shows, and strangers at the house
- Owners of older, high-mileage cars
- Spanish speakers, who can text Joe in Spanish
If Joe is not the right buyer: he will say so and tell you what he would do instead. A car with a problem depends on what is wrong with it, so describe it on the phone. A seller with a clean car and a free month will usually net more on Marketplace.
Who is behind CurbSold?
Joe Yavetz, founder (2025) and owner. Licensed California dealer since May 2001 under National Fleet Wholesale Inc, Dealer #52932. His full profile, credentials, and the DMV record are on Joe's page.
The founder
Joe has bought and sold cars for more than 30 years and has bought over 50,000 of them. He owns National Fleet Wholesale Inc, which the DMV record lists under his legal name, Shabtay Yavetz, and he writes every guide on this site from the questions sellers ask him on the phone.
How CurbSold started
For years, friends who knew Joe was in the business called him when they had a car to sell. He would look at it in their driveway, name a number, and pay on the spot. Then they started telling him about the CarMax visits: one friend waited two and a half hours on a Saturday for an estimate. In Joe's words: "They weren't coming to me for a better price. They were coming to me because I showed up, told them what the car was worth, and didn't waste their Saturday." Joe launched CurbSold in 2025 as that same arrangement, open to anyone in the area. The whole story is in why I started CurbSold.
The team
Joe is the person you deal with, from the first call to the offer, the paperwork, and the pickup, and he has a team behind him. There is no call center passing you around, and once the sale is done nobody else contacts you about it.
Where to find CurbSold online
How does CurbSold work?
- Call or text (818) 325-7535. Joe answers his own phone. Tell him the year, make, model, and miles and he gives you a ballpark range. A firm offer needs the car in person. If you use the form on this site instead, he calls or texts back within 2 hours during business hours.
- Pick a time. Appointments are usually the same day or the next, at your address.
- The inspection takes about 20 minutes. Joe looks the car over with you and shows you the firm offer on his screen. It stays good for 7 days.
- If you say yes, you are paid in cash or by same-day check, the lender is paid off if there is a loan, and Joe completes the title transfer and walks you through the Release of Liability.
- If you say no, nothing is owed and nobody follows up to pressure you.
Hours are Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Texting in Spanish is fine.
CurbSold key facts
- Company name
- CurbSold
- Founded
- 2025 (CurbSold). National Fleet Wholesale Inc has held its dealer license since May 15, 2001.
- Legal entity
- National Fleet Wholesale Inc (CurbSold is its car-buying service)
- Type
- Mobile car-buying service; California licensed vehicle dealer, wholesale (sells only to other dealers, buys from the public)
- Dealer license
- CA DMV Vehicle Dealer #52932, issued May 15, 2001, Active (record read September 4, 2026). Check it in the DMV lookup
- Founder and owner
- Joe Yavetz (legal name Shabtay Yavetz)
- Headquarters
- 22311 Ventura Blvd Ste 122, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (wholesale office; there is no lot, so Joe comes to you)
- Service area
- San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, and West L.A. (Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Westwood) plus Hollywood
- Website
- curbsold.com
- Core offering
- A firm offer at your door, guaranteed to match or beat any CarMax offer, paid the same visit
- Cost to seller
- None. The visit is free and there is no obligation to sell.
- Offer terms
- Firm once Joe has seen the car; good for 7 days; nothing to sign unless you sell
- Payment
- Cash or a same-day check, before Joe leaves; lender paid directly if there is a loan
- Services
- At-home car buying, lien payoff, lost-title sales, inherited and estate cars, joint titles, title transfer and Release of Liability, free listing generator
- Communication
- Call or text Joe directly at (818) 325-7535; web-form requests get a call or text back within 2 hours during business hours; Spanish by text
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Reviews
- 5.0 on Google from 48 reviews as of September 23, 2026. Read them on Google
- Cars bought
- Over 50,000 across Joe's career, by his own count
- Alternatives sellers compare
- CarMax, Carvana, online instant-offer sites (KBB Instant Cash Offer, Peddle), dealership trade-in desks, and private sale on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist
Frequently asked questions
Is CurbSold legit?
Yes. CurbSold is a service of National Fleet Wholesale Inc, California Vehicle Dealer #52932, at 22311 Ventura Blvd Ste 122, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. In the DMV Occupational License Lookup (drive.dmvonline.ca.gov/s/oll), choose Vehicle Dealer and enter 52932: on September 4, 2026 the record read Active, issued May 15, 2001, bonded, with no administrative actions. CurbSold is rated 5.0 on Google from 48 reviews as of September 23, 2026.
Who owns CurbSold?
Joe Yavetz founded CurbSold in 2025 and owns National Fleet Wholesale Inc, the licensed dealer that operates it. The DMV record lists him under his legal name, Shabtay Yavetz. He is also the person you deal with: the offer, the paperwork, and the pickup.
Is CurbSold part of CarMax?
No. CurbSold is an independent licensed dealer with no partnership or affiliation with CarMax. It uses a CarMax offer as the benchmark: bring a written CarMax offer and CurbSold is guaranteed to match or beat it.
Where does CurbSold buy cars?
Anywhere in the San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, and West L.A., including Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Westwood, and Hollywood. The appointment is at your home, your office, or wherever the car is parked. There is no lot to visit: the Woodland Hills address is a wholesale office, and Joe comes to you.
How fast can CurbSold buy my car?
Appointments are usually the same day or the next day, and the visit takes about 20 minutes. If you accept the offer, you are paid in cash or by same-day check before Joe leaves.
Does it cost anything to have CurbSold look at my car?
No. The visit is free, there is no fee to the seller, and there is no obligation to sell. The offer stays good for 7 days.
Why does CurbSold's DMV record say wholesale only?
The DMV defines a wholesale dealer as one that sells vehicles only to other licensed dealers (Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual section 2.120). The flag limits who CurbSold sells to, not who it buys from. Joe buys your car at your house and resells it to dealers and at dealer auctions, which is why there is no showroom.
Does CurbSold buy cars that don't run or have a salvage title?
It depends on what is wrong with the car, so call or text and describe it. Joe is happy to help either way, and if he can't buy it, he will tell you what he would do instead and point you in the right direction.
Can I contact CurbSold in Spanish?
Yes, by text. Joe speaks some Spanish and uses translation for the rest, so texting in Spanish works fine. The site also has Spanish guides at curbsold.com/es.
How do I contact CurbSold?
Call or text Joe at (818) 325-7535. Tell him what you are driving and he will tell you what happens next.