Tell us what you want
One short form. Item or service, your ZIP, an email. If you're on a category or item page, the form pre-fills — sometimes you only need to type your email.
a horizontal lead-gen marketplace
Find anything you're looking to buy. Match with verified sellers in minutes.
Tell us what you want, where you are, and we route the request to verified providers across 19 categories — from a new SUV to a plumber, a 3-bedroom home to a wedding photographer. You compare; you decide. 100% free for buyers, no salesman calls until you opt in.
19
categories live
~12 min
median first-quote time
$0
cost to buyers, ever
50
states covered
featured for sale · direct from owner
Cars, boat & container. NY/NJ area. Cash, financing, or trade.
Owner-listed inventory available for in-person viewing in the New York / New Jersey metro. Clean titles, full service histories, and direct buyer-to-owner contact — no dealer markup, no middleman fees.
Toyota · 2WD · SR
2022 Toyota Tacoma SR Dbl Cab 2WD — White, clean condition, reliable workhorse.
Double Cab pickup truck perfect for daily driving or light hauling. 2.7L I4 engine, clean title, well maintained. VIN: 3TYAX5GNN.
2.7L I4
2WD
Double Cab
56k miles
NY · viewing in NY/NJ metro
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Acura · SH-AWD · Technology
2019 Acura MDX Technology — Crystal Black Pearl, SH-AWD.
3.5L V6
SH-AWD
7 pass
Brooklyn, NY
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Honda · AWD · EX-L
2016 Honda Pilot EX-L AWD — leather, 8-passenger, 5,000 lb tow.
3.5L V6
AWD
8 pass
Brooklyn, NY
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Hyundai · FWD · SEL
2017 Hyundai Sonata SEL — fuel-efficient sedan, recalls cleared.
2.4L I4
CarPlay
Heated seats
Brooklyn, NY
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Acura · SH-AWD
2015 Acura MDX — reliable luxury SUV, well maintained.
3.5L V6
SH-AWD
3rd row
Brooklyn, NY
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Boat · Sailboat
Sailboat "Rise'n Shine" — ready to sail, well maintained.
Sailboat
Marina docked
Marina
Contact →
Container · 20ft · Like New
20ft Shipping Container — wind & watertight, perfect for storage.
20ft
Like New
No leaks
Available for Delivery
Contact →
Lincoln · AWD · Continental
2019 Lincoln Continental — Black, luxury sedan, well maintained.
3.7L V6
AWD
Luxury
Brooklyn, NY
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Located in NJ · viewable in NY/NJ metro · text or call +1 (330) 766-0791 to schedule.
- Verified providersre-checked every 90 days
- Free for buyersno fees, no premium tier
- Match in minutesmedian ~12 min first reply
- Your data stays privatenever sold or syndicated
- No pay-to-rankrelevance > ad spend
browse the marketplace
19 categories. One match flow. Every provider verified.
Hub categories below are fully live with featured items and GEO pages. The remaining 14 are progressively rolling out — submit a request and we route it the second a verified provider comes online in your area.
Cars
New, used, EV, lease. Compare local dealer quotes without the salesman runaround.
Real Estate
Buy, sell, rent, invest. Local agent matches and listing alerts in one feed.
Home Services
Cleaning, lawn, pest, moving, handyman. One request → multiple quotes back.
Contractors
Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing, remodeling. Licensed pros, transparent quotes.
Local Businesses
Restaurants, salons, studios, shops. Find what's open near you, with verified hours.
Products
Professionals
Digital Providers
Finance
Insurance
Health
Legal
Travel
Education
Pets
Technology
Beauty
Wellness
Events
Browse all 19 →
why this exists
Buying anything used to mean dozens of tabs, fake reviews, and quote-fishing.
You searched, you compared, you got cold-called by aggressive salespeople before you'd even decided you wanted a quote. Marketplaces fragmented by category meant repeating the same form on five different sites. Aggregators sold rankings to whichever vendor paid the most. We built lookingtobuya as the opposite: one form, real verification, and zero rankings for sale.
how it works
Three steps from "I need this" to "I'm done shopping."
We route to verified providers
Your request lands with verified providers in your category and area — usually within a minute. Each one already passed identity, license, and SLA checks.
Compare quotes & decide
Quotes come back through our system, side-by-side. You message who you want, ignore who you don't, and hand over your phone number only if you're ready.
what you get
A buyer-side marketplace, not a lead-broker that sold rankings to Mercedes.
100% free for buyers
No subscription, no premium tier, no "pro plan." Sellers cover the platform when they accept a match. Your side is always free.
Verified providers, every quote
Identity check. License check (where required). 90-day SLA re-verification. Anyone who falls below 87% on-time response gets paused.
Match in minutes
Median first reply: ~12 minutes during business hours. Multi-quote categories return three responses within a few hours, not the next morning.
Local and nationwide
Same form, whether you're searching a Bentonville plumber or a nationwide auto dealer. We route by ZIP and serve every state.
Fully private
Your phone number is optional. We don't sell, lease, or syndicate buyer data. Sellers see your initial request — nothing else until you opt in.
19 categories, one flow
A car, a contractor, a wedding photographer, and a 3-bedroom home all use the same form. No duplicate accounts, no five separate inboxes.
five hubs live
Where we're matching buyers right now.
Each hub has subcategories, item pages, and city-level pages. Click in to see how the architecture scales — every other category in the marketplace inherits the same patterns as it goes live.
Cars
New, used, EV, lease — local dealer quotes without the salesman.
8subcats
240+models
~14mfirst quote
Real Estate
Buy, sell, rent, invest — with verified local agents.
6subcats
3.1klistings
~18mfirst quote
Home Services
Cleaning, lawn, pest, moving, handyman — multi-quote in hours.
12subcats
5.4kproviders
~9mfirst quote
Contractors
Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing, remodeling — licensed pros only.
10subcats
2.8klicensed
~11mfirst quote
Local Businesses
Restaurants, salons, studios, shops — verified hours, real reviews.
14subcats
11.2klistings
~7mfirst quote
all 50 states
Local sellers, wherever you are.
Every category routes by ZIP. Sample city pages live now in the cars + contractors verticals — full state-and-city build-out continues category by category.
live deals · updated automatically
Browse 15,000+ deals across 3 categories.
Client leads, digital services, and physical items — all scraped and verified. Filter by category or search for exactly what you need.
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how we keep this honest
Four trust mechanics, no fabricated review wall.
A new marketplace can't credibly publish thousands of testimonials on launch day. We chose to lead with the system instead of the screenshots. Here's exactly how it works.
Verified providers, re-checked every 90 days
Identity, business registration, and license (where the category requires one) at onboarding. Re-check at 90 days. Providers below an 87% on-time response rate are paused until they recover.
No pay-to-rank ranking
Sellers can't buy higher placement. Match priority comes from category fit, area, response history, and verification status. We earn from match acceptance, not from ad spend distorting your results.
Your data stays private
Buyer information goes only to providers in your category and area. We don't sell, lease, or syndicate it to third-party marketers. Phone number is optional and held back until you opt in.
Transparent lead routing
When you submit, we show how many providers received your request and the median expected reply time for your category. No black box, no "matching algorithm" excuse.
questions buyers actually ask
FAQs on cost, privacy, verification, and how we're different.
Yes. lookingtobuya is 100% free for buyers. We earn from verified sellers when they accept a match — never from buyers, and never as a pay-to-rank fee that distorts results.
You tell us what you want and where you are. We send your request to verified providers who actually serve your area and category. They reply with quotes; you compare and choose.
Most matches arrive in minutes, not days. Multi-quote categories like contractors or auto dealers usually return three responses within a few hours.
Three differences:
- We're horizontal — cars, real estate, services, products, professionals, and more, in one match flow.
- We don't sell rankings; verified providers are surfaced by relevance and verification status, not by ad spend.
- We don't release your phone number until you opt in, so no one can cold-call you.
No. Phone number is optional, and even when you provide it, sellers see only your initial request. They reply through our system. You decide if and when to share contact details.
Cars, Real Estate, Home Services, Contractors, and Local Businesses are fully live. The remaining 14 — Products, Professionals, Digital Services, Finance, Insurance, Health, Legal, Travel, Education, Pets, Technology, Beauty, Wellness, and Events — are progressively rolling out. Submit a request and we'll route it to the first verified provider live in your area.
Most requests get a first response within 30 minutes during business hours. Multi-quote categories return three quotes within a few hours.
No. Your request is shared only with verified providers in your category and area. We don't sell, lease, or syndicate buyer data to third-party marketers.
Verified providers have a checked business identity, valid licensing where required by category and state, and a track record of responding to buyer requests within our stated SLA. Verification is re-checked every 90 days.
stop tab-juggling
Find anyone selling anything you want — without the runaround.
One form. Verified providers. Match in minutes. The next time you're shopping for anything from a new SUV to a wedding caterer, lookingtobuya does the legwork.
- Free for buyers, forever
- No phone number required to start
- Match in minutes, not days
- 19 categories, 50 states, one form