Junk Car Worth earns money from affiliate links. If you request an offer or sell a car through one of our links, the company behind it may pay us a commission. The FTC expects sites that recommend products to disclose the commissions they earn, and this page is our disclosure.
The short version
Compensation can affect where an offer appears on a page. It does not change the facts we report, and it costs you nothing extra.
Who pays us
| Partner | What it is | How we are paid |
|---|---|---|
| Peddle | Online junk car buyer | Commission through Peddle’s publisher program, which pays publishers for referred sales |
| CarBrain | Online buyer of damaged and junk cars | Commission through the Awin affiliate network |
| Quote.com | Auto insurance quotes | Commission on partner offers through FlexLinks |
| Storage.com | Self-storage units | Commission on partner offers through FlexLinks |
| Credit Karma | Free credit score checks | Commission on partner offers through FlexLinks |
Each program sets its own rates and decides what counts as a payable referral. We do not publish rates here.
What a commission changes
The featured buyer on a page can change. On pages about damaged cars (wrecked, totaled, blown engine, bad transmission), CarBrain is usually the featured buyer, because CarBrain’s site says it buys damaged vehicles of any type. On most other pages, Peddle is. We earn from both, so the order is a judgment call you should know about.
Partner offers also get prominent spots: the header button, banners, offer boxes, a sidebar card and, on phones and tablets, a bar pinned to the bottom of the screen. They are there because that is how this site pays for itself.
What a commission never changes
We do not adjust prices, policies, ratings or complaint counts to suit a partner. We report the downsides too. CarBrain usually needs a title in your name. Peddle and CarBrain can revise an offer if the car does not match your description. Both pay by check at pickup by default. You can read the details in our Peddle review and our roundup of CarBrain reviews.
We also list buyers we earn nothing from. See our junk car buyers list for other options next to the two partners.
How to spot our affiliate links
Any button that says “Get my Peddle offer,” “Get my CarBrain offer,” “Get My Offer” or “Free offer,” any banner with a partner name, the sidebar card and the pinned bar at the bottom of small screens (both on article pages) are affiliate links. Offer boxes, including the insurance, storage and credit score ones, carry a “Sponsored” tag. In the page code, every affiliate link is marked sponsored, which is how search engines tell paid links from editorial ones.
What it costs you
Nothing from us. We do not charge readers, and the commission comes from the company, not from you. Peddle’s help center says sellers pay no fees. CarBrain’s FAQ says it makes no charges for evaluations and offers.
You can skip our links and go straight to peddle.com or carbrain.com. The only difference on our end is that we do not get credit.
Ratings and numbers
Star ratings from Trustpilot and BBB appear as those sites publish them, with the date we checked. They are not our ratings. Both companies invite customer reviews, so treat scores as one input. Our methodology explains how we read company policies and price data.
Questions
Ask at hello@junkcarworth.com or on the contact page. Details on how we handle your data are in the privacy policy.
Sources we checked
- FTC: Endorsement Guides, What People Are Asking
- FTC: Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers
- Peddle publisher program
- Peddle help center: Do you charge any fees?
- CarBrain FAQ