# Masters Cash for Junk Cars

> Masters Cash for Junk Cars is a junk car buyer (service-area business, no storefront) for All of Chicago and the suburbs, based on the Southwest Side. It buys junk, wrecked, scrap and non-running cars, pickups, vans, SUVs, motorcycles, RVs and campers, box trucks and semi trucks, tows them free and pays at pickup by cash, Zelle or Cash App. Phone (708) 838-5553. 24 hours, every day.

- Phone: (708) 838-5553
- Hours: 24 hours, every day
- Service area: all of Chicago and the suburbs, and farther on request. Detailed area pages: Southwest Side community areas (Ashburn, West Lawn, Chicago Lawn, West Elsdon, Clearing, Garfield Ridge, Archer Heights, Brighton Park, Gage Park, West Englewood, Englewood) and nearby suburbs (Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hometown, Justice, Summit, Stickney)
- Payment: at pickup, cash, Zelle or Cash App
- Offers: don't expire; one pickup can take several vehicles
- Vehicles bought: cars, pickups, vans, SUVs, motorcycles, RVs, motorhomes, travel trailers and campers, box trucks, other commercial vehicles, semi tractors and trailers, in any condition
- Language: the site has Spanish pages under /es/ with a Spanish quote form; phone calls are answered in English
- Registered: in Illinois
- Towing: free; the business comes to the car in its own tow truck and loads it at pickup
- Titles: Illinois rules decide which papers work for a scrap sale; the business confirms on the call
- Quote: https://junkcarsmaster.com/get-cash-offer/
- Google Business Profile: https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7989549718387126825

## Main pages

- [Home](https://junkcarsmaster.com/): Junk car buyer for all of Chicago and the suburbs: free towing, paid at pickup, available 24 hours.
- [Get a cash offer](https://junkcarsmaster.com/get-cash-offer/): The two-step quote form and what helps us price a car.
- [About](https://junkcarsmaster.com/about/): How the business works, what it buys and what it won't do.
- [Contact](https://junkcarsmaster.com/contact/): Phone, hours, payment and a map of the service area.
- [FAQ](https://junkcarsmaster.com/faq/): Answers on pricing, payment, pickup, titles and papers.

## What we buy

- [What we buy (all services)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/): Every type of junk vehicle we buy.
- [Free junk car towing](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/free-junk-car-towing/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars tows junk cars away free from Southwest Side streets, alleys, garages and lots, then pays you at pickup.
- [Cars that don't run](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/cars-that-dont-run/): Car won't start or won't move? Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys non-running cars on Chicago's Southwest Side, tows them free and pays at pickup.
- [Wrecked and totaled cars](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/wrecked-and-totaled-cars/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys wrecked and totaled cars on Chicago's Southwest Side and nearby suburbs. Free towing from home, a shop or a lot.
- [No title? Tell us what you have](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/no-title-junk-cars/): Lost the title? Tell Masters Cash for Junk Cars what papers you have. Illinois rules decide what works for a scrap sale, and we confirm on the call.
- [Trucks, vans and SUVs](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/trucks-vans-and-suvs/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys junk pickups, work vans, minivans and SUVs anywhere in Chicago and the suburbs, with free towing.
- [Fire and flood damage](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/fire-and-flood-damaged-cars/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys fire-damaged and flooded cars on Chicago's Southwest Side and nearby suburbs. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Motorcycles](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/motorcycles/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys junk, crashed and non-running motorcycles across Chicago and the suburbs, picks them up free and pays at pickup.
- [RVs and campers](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/rvs-and-campers/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys junk motorhomes, travel trailers and campers in Chicago and the suburbs, arranges the tow and pays you at pickup.
- [Box trucks and semi trucks](https://junkcarsmaster.com/services/box-trucks-and-semi-trucks/): Masters Cash for Junk Cars buys junk box trucks, semi tractors, trailers and work trucks in Chicago and the suburbs. Free tow, paid at pickup.
- [Makes we buy](https://junkcarsmaster.com/makes-we-buy/): Every make of junk vehicle we buy, grouped (Japanese, American, Korean, European, motorcycles, RVs and commercial), with what to tell us.

## Service areas: Chicago

- [All service areas](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/): Southwest Side community areas and nearby suburbs, with local notes.
- [Archer Heights, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/archer-heights/): Bungalow blocks squeezed between the Stevenson, the Orange Line and the rail yards
- [Ashburn, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/ashburn/): The middle of our service area; 79th Street and Kedzie Avenue fall under the winter overnight parking ban
- [Brighton Park, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/brighton-park/): Streetcar-era homes between the canal and 49th, beside the Corwith freight yard
- [Chicago Lawn, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/chicago-lawn/): Marquette Park country; Kedzie Avenue along the park is under the winter overnight parking ban
- [Clearing, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/clearing/): South half of Midway, Chrysler Village and Hale Park; 63rd Street is a City 2-inch snow route
- [Englewood, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/englewood/): Halsted and 63rd, Kennedy-King College and the Dan Ryan, east of Racine to 75th
- [Gage Park, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/gage-park/): Mostly bungalows around the park at Western and Garfield, split across four ZIP codes
- [Garfield Ridge, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/garfield-ridge/): North half of Midway and the bungalow blocks west of it; Archer Avenue has a winter overnight parking ban
- [West Elsdon, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/west-elsdon/): Small area east of Midway; Pulaski Road and 55th Street are City 2-inch snow routes
- [West Englewood, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/west-englewood/): West of Racine, between Garfield and the Belt Railway, with the Green Line ending at Ashland and 63rd
- [West Lawn, Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/west-lawn/): A straight run up Pulaski; Pulaski, 63rd and Marquette Road are City 2-inch snow routes here

## Service areas: suburbs

- [Bridgeview, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/bridgeview/): No street parking 2 to 6 a.m. or once an inch of snow falls, so plan where the dead car waits
- [Burbank, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/burbank/): City code says no inoperable car may be stored on residential property, and a city sticker is still required
- [Evergreen Park, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/evergreen-park/): Village stickers ended in 2024, but a covered car parked 14 days can still be presumed inoperable
- [Hometown, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/hometown/): Postwar duplex streets just south of 87th; strict 2 to 6 a.m. street parking and a 14-day tarp rule
- [Justice, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/justice/): Apartment lots along 79th and Archer; the village sticker rule covers stored cars too
- [Oak Lawn, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/oak-lawn/): Village code can treat an undrivable or unplated car as abandoned, even parked on your own lot
- [Stickney, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/stickney/): Single-family blocks off Harlem and Pershing; residents-only 2 to 6 a.m. street parking
- [Summit, IL](https://junkcarsmaster.com/service-areas/summit/): Argo and the Archer Avenue side; alley and 72-hour rules; we tow so you skip the trip to a yard

## Seller tips

- [All seller tips](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/): Guides on Illinois titles, liens, local rules and pickups.
- [A totaled car in Illinois: keep it, give it up or scrap it](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/insurance-totaled-car-illinois/): When an Illinois insurer totals your car: who owns it, when you can keep it (9 model years or older, or hail only), and how a kept wreck is scrapped.
- [Abandoned car on private property in Chicago: yours, or someone else's?](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/junk-car-on-private-property-chicago/): A stranger's car left on your Chicago lot and your own dead car in the yard fall under different rules. What the City code allows in each case.
- [Blown engine or bad transmission: repair it or sell it?](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/blown-engine-or-bad-transmission-repair-or-sell/): How to decide whether a blown engine or failed transmission is worth fixing, the signs it's terminal, replacement options and why a dead car still pays.
- [City stickers, village stickers and plates after you sell or junk a car](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/vehicle-stickers-after-selling-a-car/): What happens to a Chicago city sticker, a suburban village sticker and your Illinois plates when you sell or junk a car, from the official rules.
- [Do you need a title to junk your car in Illinois?](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/junk-a-car-without-a-title-illinois/): What Illinois requires a scrap buyer to collect from you, how a lost title gets replaced, and what happens to your title after a junk sale.
- [Getting a junk car out of an alley garage or backyard](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/alley-garage-and-backyard-pickups/): What a tow driver needs to pull a junk car from a Chicago alley garage, a backyard or a shared lot, and why the car shouldn't wait in the alley.
- [Inoperable car rules in the southwest suburbs, village by village](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/inoperable-car-rules-southwest-suburbs/): How long a dead car can sit in a driveway in Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hometown, Justice, Summit and Stickney, per village code.
- [Junk it, sell it privately or trade it in: which route fits your car](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/junk-it-sell-it-or-trade-it-in/): Junk buyer, private sale or dealer trade-in: which one suits your car, who does the work, when you get paid, and the Illinois paperwork for each.
- [Junking a car with a salvage, rebuilt or out-of-state title in Illinois](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/out-of-state-salvage-or-rebuilt-title-illinois/): What a salvage certificate, rebuilt title and flood brand mean in Illinois, whether the car may be driven, and how an out-of-state title gets scrapped.
- [Junking a financed car in Illinois: the lien comes first](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/junk-a-car-with-a-loan-illinois/): A lender's lien has to be paid and released before an Illinois car can be sold for scrap. Payoff, release deadlines and electronic titles explained.
- [Parking tickets, a boot or the auto pound: selling the car in Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/parking-tickets-boot-or-impound-before-selling/): Chicago ticket debt stays with the registered owner. What the city says about boots, auto pound releases and unclaimed cars, and when we can tow yours.
- [Salvage yard, junkyard or junk car buyer: who should take your dead car?](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/junkyard-or-junk-car-buyer/): How a self-service yard, a parts recycler, a salvage auction, a scrap processor and a buyer who tows from your curb differ under Illinois rules.
- [Selling a junk car with no keys in Chicago](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/sell-a-junk-car-with-no-keys/): Lost keys or a missing fob won't stop a junk car sale in Chicago. What Illinois still asks for, plus steering locks, cars stuck in Park and what to say.
- [Selling the car of someone who died in Illinois](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/junk-a-car-of-someone-who-died-illinois/): Who can sign for a car after its owner dies in Illinois (joint owner, spouse, executor or small estate affidavit) and what to gather before you call.
- [Two quotes for the same junk car: why they differ](https://junkcarsmaster.com/tips/why-junk-car-offers-differ/): Two buyers, two different numbers for the same junk car. What moves a scrap offer, why a phone quote can change at pickup, and the questions to ask.

## Spanish pages (páginas en español)

- [Inicio en español](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/): Compramos carros chatarra en cualquier parte de Chicago y los suburbios: grúa gratis y pago al recoger.
- [Cotización (formulario en español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/cotizacion/): El formulario de dos pasos en español para pedir una oferta.
- [Cómo funciona](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/como-funciona/): El proceso paso a paso, qué preparar y qué pasa el día de la recogida.
- [Preguntas frecuentes](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/preguntas/): Pago, grúa, título, llaves, placas y qué vehículos compramos.
- [Vender un carro sin título](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/vender-carro-sin-titulo/): Qué papeles buscar y cómo se decide qué sirve en Illinois.
- [Remolque gratis](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/remolque-de-carros-chatarra/): Cómo funciona la recogida gratis desde la calle, el callejón, el garaje o el lote.
- [Archer Heights (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/archer-heights/): Compramos carros chatarra o que no arrancan en Archer Heights (60632), los remolcamos gratis desde Pulaski y Archer y le pagamos al recoger.
- [Ashburn (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/ashburn/): Compramos su carro chatarra en Ashburn, de Scottsdale a Wrightwood. La grúa sale muy cerca, de la 79 y Pulaski, y le pagamos al recoger.
- [Brighton Park (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/brighton-park/): Compramos carros chatarra en Brighton Park, del canal a la calle 49, con remolque gratis y pago al recoger en efectivo, Zelle o Cash App.
- [Burbank (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/burbank/): Burbank prohíbe guardar un carro que no funciona en propiedad residencial. Compramos el suyo, lo remolcamos gratis y le pagamos al recogerlo.
- [Chicago Lawn (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/chicago-lawn/): Remolque gratis de carros chatarra en Chicago Lawn y alrededor de Marquette Park. Masters Cash for Junk Cars le paga cuando recoge el carro.
- [Clearing (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/clearing/): Compramos carros chatarra en Clearing, desde Chrysler Village hasta Harlem Avenue, al sur de Midway. Remolque gratis y le pagamos al recoger.
- [Gage Park (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/gage-park/): Compramos carros chatarra en los bungalows de Gage Park, entre la 49 y la 59. Remolque gratis y pago al recoger por Zelle, Cash App o efectivo.
- [Garfield Ridge (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/garfield-ridge/): Compramos carros chatarra en Garfield Ridge, de las calles junto a Midway hasta Archer Avenue y Harlem. Remolque sin costo y pago en la recogida.
- [Hometown (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/hometown/): Compramos carros chatarra en Hometown, IL, a menos de 2 millas de Ashburn, con grúa gratis. Conozca la regla de las 2 a.m. y la de 14 días con lona.
- [Stickney (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/stickney/): Compramos su carro chatarra en Stickney, en la entrada o el garaje, con grúa gratis y pago al recoger. Reglas de las 2 a.m. y del callejón, resumidas.
- [Summit (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/summit/): No somos yonke: compramos su carro chatarra donde está, en Summit o en Argo, lo remolcamos gratis y le pagamos al recogerlo.
- [West Elsdon (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/west-elsdon/): Compramos carros chatarra en West Elsdon, de las vías de Midway a Central Park Avenue. Grúa gratis y pago al recoger: efectivo, Cash App o Zelle.
- [West Englewood (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/west-englewood/): Compramos carros chatarra en West Englewood (60636), de Garfield Boulevard a la Belt Railway. Remolque gratis y pago al momento de recoger.
- [West Lawn (español)](https://junkcarsmaster.com/es/west-lawn/): Carros chatarra en West Lawn, de Pulaski Road al antiguo Ford City en la 76 y Cicero. Grúa gratis, muchas veces el mismo día, y pago al recoger.

## Legal and site

- [Privacy policy](https://junkcarsmaster.com/privacy/): What happens to the details you send.
- [Terms of use](https://junkcarsmaster.com/terms/): Terms for offers, papers and the guides.
- [Site map](https://junkcarsmaster.com/site-map/): Every page on the site.
- [Photo credits](https://junkcarsmaster.com/credits/): Photographers of the stock photos used.