About Us – Kelly Car Buyer – Near Me

Let's be honest about something. When people type "sell a junk car near me" into Google or ask an AI assistant for help, they're usually not doing it for fun. Something happened. The transmission gave out and the repair quote made you laugh … or cry. You lost your job and need cash now. The car's been dead in the driveway for two months and the HOA sent another letter. You're moving across the country in three days and this vehicle isn't coming with you.

Maybe you're stressed. Maybe you're embarrassed. Maybe you're just exhausted from dealing with it.

We get it. We've been buying junk cars for over twenty years, and we've talked to thousands of people in your exact situation. This business has taught us something important: you're not just selling metal and rubber. You're solving a problem. And most of the time, you need it solved quickly, fairly, and without additional drama.

That understanding (that basic recognition that you're having a tough day and need actual help) is why we've maintained our A+ BBB rating for over a decade. It's not because we're the biggest operation or have the flashiest marketing. It's because we show up, we do what we promise, and we treat people the way we'd want to be treated if we were in that same situation.

A Family Business Built on Helping People Through Hard Days

Kelly Car Buyer started about twenty years ago when Mike decided to turn his car-flipping hobby into a real business. He'd been helping family and friends for years; finding them cars, getting rid of cars they couldn't sell, solving transportation problems that didn't have easy answers.

Mike understood something fundamental: when someone calls about a junk car, they need more than a price quote. They need someone who listens, explains things clearly, doesn't waste their time, and actually follows through. He built the business around that principle.

Today, Mike's daughter Michelle and son-in-law Jim run the daily operations. Jim grew up around cars; he and his brother built a muscle car in high school that he still talks about. Michelle grew up in this business, watching her father build something lasting by simply keeping his word and treating people fairly.

The third generation is starting to help out now too, learning the same lessons: answer the phone, be straight with people, understand that the difference between "free towing" and a few hundred dollars might not seem like much to you, but it can mean everything to the person calling.

What We Know After Twenty Years and Thousands of Transactions

We've bought cars in snowstorms when the city was threatening to tow. We've picked up vehicles from parking garages with impossible clearances when nobody else would figure out the logistics. We've worked with people who lost their titles years ago and didn't know what to do. We've helped families clean out estates. We've given cash to people who needed it for rent, for moving expenses, for emergencies we never asked about because it wasn't our business.

Here's what we learned: the actual car transaction is usually the easy part. What matters is everything around it.

Do we answer our phone when you call 877-345-3559, or are you going to voicemail hell? When we give you a price, is that the price you'll actually get, or will we suddenly find "problems" when we show up? When we schedule pickup, do we arrive during that window, or will you waste your whole day waiting? When we say we'll pay cash on the spot, do we actually have it, or will there be excuses? (it’s usually a check for safety)

These questions matter because you've probably already dealt with companies that failed on every single one of those points. The big national operations with their call centers and automated systems that make you feel like a transaction number. The local guy with a tow truck who gave you a great quote and then never showed up or wanted to renegotiate when he arrived.

We're a family business. When you call, you talk to us. We look at what you're telling us about the vehicle, we know what scrap metal is trading for, we know when parts might be in demand, we understand auction values, and we give you a fair number based on actual market knowledge, not whatever we think we can get away with.

We schedule pickup when it works for you. We coordinate with our tow companies to hit that window. We show up. We pay what we quoted. And we don't waste your time with games or excuses.

Why Our A+ BBB Rating Actually Means Something

A lot of companies advertise their BBB ratings. But maintaining an A+ rating in this business, for over a decade, through thousands of transactions with people who are often stressed and skeptical? That requires consistency.

It means when someone calls upset because their situation is urgent, we actually try to help instead of just saying "we'll fit you in when we can." It means when we make a mistake (and over thousands of transactions, mistakes happen), we fix it instead of hiding it. It means we don't make promises we can't keep just to get the business.

That rating represents thousands of interactions where we did what we said we'd do. It's not marketing. It's evidence.

What You Can Expect When You Call Us

We're not going to pretend this is anything other than what it is. You need to sell a junk car. We buy junk cars. It's a straightforward transaction. But we try to make it as painless as possible during what's probably already a frustrating time.

When you call 877-345-3559, here's what happens:

You'll talk to a real person: Michelle, Jim, or another family member who actually works in this business. No call center. No runaround.
We'll ask you about the vehicle: year, make, model, condition, whether you have the title. We need honest information to give you an accurate price.
We'll give you a quote right then. That's the price. If you described the car accurately, that's what you'll get when we pick it up.
We'll schedule pickup at a time that works for you. We handle the towing; you don't pay for that.
We show up during the scheduled window. Our tow company picks up the vehicle. We hand you cash or check on the spot.

That's it. No hidden fees. No last-minute price changes. No drama.

The Reality of This Business

We can't work miracles. If you don't have the title and can't get it, we probably can't help; though we'll explain your options. If you're in a truly remote location, our towing costs might be prohibitive. If your car is in a spot nobody can access with a tow truck, we can't move it.

But if you have a junk car that needs to go, you have the title or can get it, and it's somewhere we can reach with a tow truck, we can probably help. And we'll do it honestly, professionally, and with the understanding that you're dealing with enough already without us adding to it.

We're not perfect. But we've been doing this long enough to know that when someone is typing "sell junk car near me" into their phone at 8am on a Tuesday, they don't need marketing slogans or clever website copy. They need someone who will actually help.

That's what Mike built. That's what Michelle and Jim continue. And that's what you'll get when you work with a family business that plans to be here for another twenty years, maintaining that A+ rating by doing the unglamorous work of just keeping our word, transaction after transaction, one stressed-out customer at a time.

Call 877-345-3559 if you need help. We'll do our best to make a bad situation a little bit easier.