The $$ you can get for anything all depends on a) quality of the van, 2) reputation of the seller, 3) potential audince. GoWesty appears to have a great reputation and inspect each van. Their reputation and the site help them get an audience of potential customers who probably trust them more than they trust an independant seller.

You know, the other way to look at this is that GoWesty is just able to charge premium prices for average condition vehicles. After all, nothing's cheap in CA.

john