I'm currently going through this process myself, trying with Tesla as well as Carmax (and maybe more options because of all of the difficulties I'm running into). What I'm finding out is what others are saying above. I'm dealing with Audi, which at least is supposedly still allowing third parties to buyout leases. However, if I call them I can get the lease buyout info (my buyout info) immediately via their automated system. However..., that is not the buyout that the third party gets - Audi, and a lot of other manufacturers now, are charging additional fees (sometimes thousands of dollars more) to a third party to buyout the lease. For Audi Financial, the third party calls an automated system and enters some info and waits for a faxed buyout packet to come through. Carmax has been waiting 4 days, Tesla has been waiting 3.5 days. Not sure if they will ever get one. They say this is all because they want the inventory back themselves. But then when I contact Audi dealers and tell them I'm looking just to sell outright vs trade in for a new vehicle they are selling, they don't get back to me either. I have positive equity in my lease, I have half the miles on it that it should have. Carmax would love to take the car but can't get the info from Audi to buy it from me. It's almost impossible at the moment to get rid of it, even to trade it in. Hopefully it changes soon as my MYP is on it's way to the delivery center now.