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DNF: Damaged. Not Finished.
Buy and sell damaged, rebuilt and project vehicles across the United States. No dealer license needed to make an offer.
Example vehicle photos. Demo only, not for sale.
DNF Paddock
Exceptional machines. Unfinished stories.
Nothing in the Paddock yet. Every vehicle for sale is in the Marketplace. Browse the Marketplace
Sell a vehicle
List it for free with the VIN, and buyers come to you with offers.
Newest listings
No vehicles listed yet. Have one to sell? List it for free.
List a vehicleHow it works
Two sides of one deal. There’s no auction clock, and DNF never handles the money for the vehicle.
Selling
List it for free
Start with the VIN. Then add the brand on the title, the damage, what still works and your photos.
Buyers make offers
Buyers can offer more or less than your asking price. Their questions come to you through DNF, and your contact details stay hidden.
Accept the one you want
Accept or decline each offer. There’s no auction clock, and you don’t have to take any of them.
Deal direct
When you accept, you pay a success fee and the buyer pays an introduction fee. Once both fees are paid, you get each other’s contact details and sort out payment and pickup yourselves. DNF never handles the money for the vehicle.
Buying
Create an account
It’s free. No dealer license needed to make an offer.
Browse open listings
Every listing shows its photos, title brand, damage, condition and Score. You don’t need to sign in.
Make an offer
Offer what it’s worth to you, above or below the asking price, and send the seller your questions through DNF.
Get contact details after both fees are paid
When the seller accepts, you pay an introduction fee and the seller pays a success fee. Once both fees are paid, you get each other’s contact details. See the vehicle and check its papers and any liens before you pay the seller directly.
Rules differ by state, so check with your state’s DMV before you buy, repair, title or register a vehicle.
Damaged. Not finished.
What the Score means
- 0–24Parts onlyA Score from 0 to 24. Too much is wrong or not known for it to count as a repair candidate.
- 25–49ProjectLooks repairable, but with big unknowns or a lot of work.
- 50–79Rebuild candidateA good candidate for repair.
- 80–100Rebuilt, certificate attachedA Rebuilt brand with an inspection certificate the seller attached. It doesn’t mean the vehicle is safe or roadworthy.
Each listing’s Score, out of 100, comes from the seller’s answers on the title brand, damage, condition and paperwork. We don’t inspect vehicles, so treat it as a starting point.
- Title brand
- Unbranded or Rebuilt scores highest, Salvage a little lower. A non-repairable brand means parts only.
- Damage
- Hail scores best, and flood or fire holds the Score in the Parts only band. The lower the repair estimate against the value, the higher the Score.
- Condition
- Driving under its own power scores most. Deployed airbags or known structural damage cost points.
- Paperwork
- The title, a letter from the insurance company or a repair invoice add points. 80 and up needs a Rebuilt brand with its inspection certificate attached.
Questions people ask
Is it free to list a vehicle?
Listing is free. If you accept an offer, you pay a flat success fee, shown in full before you accept and refunded in full if the sale falls through.
What do I need to list a vehicle?
The VIN, the title brand and the state that issued the title, the damage, whether it starts, runs and drives, and at least 4 photos, one a close-up of the damage.
What is the DNF Score?
Every listing’s Score is out of 100 and worked out from its answers on the brand, damage, condition and paperwork, with the reasons shown. We don’t inspect vehicles.
Do I need a dealer license to buy?
Not to buy a vehicle for yourself. Anyone with a free account can make an offer on DNF. If you plan to buy vehicles to fix and resell, or to part them out as a business, your state may require a dealer or recycler license, so check first. A few states limit who can buy certain salvage or nonrepairable vehicles, and those listings say so.
How do offers work?
Offer above or below the asking price, with no auction clock. If the seller accepts, you pay an introduction fee and the seller pays a success fee. Once both fees are paid, you swap contact details and arrange payment and pickup yourselves. DNF never handles the money for the vehicle.
What do salvage, rebuilt and non-repairable mean?
They’re title brands that states record on a vehicle’s title. Each state has its own words, so every listing shows the exact word and the state that issued it.
What the statuses mean
Each state has its own words for a vehicle’s title brand, and the brand alone doesn’t describe its condition. Listings show the exact word from the title.
- Salvage
- Declared a total loss after damage and usually repairable, but it must meet the state’s requirements, often an inspection, before it can be put back on the road.
- Rebuilt
- A salvage vehicle that was repaired and met the state’s requirements, often an inspection, so it can be put back on the road. The Rebuilt brand stays on its title.
- Non-repairable
- Declared a total loss that can’t be repaired. It usually can’t be put back on the road, and on DNF it’s listed for parts or scrap only.
Rules differ by state, so check with your state’s DMV before you buy, repair, title or register a vehicle.
Selling a totaled vehicle?
List it with the VIN and the title brand. Buyers come to you with offers.
- Free to list
- Offers above or below your asking price
- Your contact details stay hidden until both fees are paid