You're looking to buy a car from a dealership and you want find the car invoice price. The invoice price is what the dealership pays for each car, which can be classified as wholesale price. Sticker price, the price you see on the window of the car on the lot, is the retail price the dealer expects to begin the negotiations at. The invoice price is part of what makes up the MSRP. If you want to see the invoice price for a given car, you can find it at a number of automotive research sites, or you can ask the dealer and hope they'll actually show you the real invoice price.
How Do I find the Car's Invoice Price?
November 1, 2010
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