I seem to remember hearing from someone.. at some point.. that in California it is the law that a potential buyer can ask the dealer to see what they payed for a car used or new.

I tried googling but couldn't find anything. Anyone know about this?

 

Yeah.. definitely not..

 

Figured it was a long shot but was hoping for the best haha

 

My buddy used to be a car sales man...yea you can ask but most likely wont get and answer unless your assertive. ..good luck

 

Go over to Bay Cities (Manheim) Auto Auction in Hayward on like a Tuesday before 11am and ask for a recent sales report. Look at similarly classed vehicles and cross reference what they sold for against KBB to figure out what the current Wholesale Market is bearing.

 

hehe i could have helped back when i used to work there for about a year
I worked in accounting, and all sale slips / payments were inputted by me

 

Some of the salesmen know the price but def will not tell you,Otherwise there goes his deal.No one wants to pay a dealer any amount over the payed price of a trade in but wont happen unless you know someone that works at the location.