Anyone sell a car on Ebay motors before? Comments good or bad?
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The only better way to sell is Barret Jackson but you have to be accepted and it cost you more money.
I would say ebay is Good
Newspaper Bad
Craigslist Good but limited
I would say ebay is Good
Newspaper Bad
Craigslist Good but limited
The market's pretty stagnant. I figure that you either gotta:
A) advertise in some high end collector
magazine and hope some rich guy buys it
B) Put it on Ebay which costs you nothing
unless you sell it and reaches a large
audience
A) advertise in some high end collector
magazine and hope some rich guy buys it
B) Put it on Ebay which costs you nothing
unless you sell it and reaches a large
audience
I have sold a few cars that I listed on Ebay. None of them sold in the auction but it got the phone calls coming and that sold the car. Guy sees it and tells friend etc....
I've bought and sold there. Mostly good experiences in selling, one total loser but we recovered.
Buying is more tricky of course, so 'think' like a skeptical buyer when you're running your ad (I presume you're selling?) and overcome objections YOU'D have if you were reading/viewing the listing.
Pretty good market, very inexpensive. I paid far more for dinky print ads with no pics for ads in Hemmings back in the dark ages. A dream come true in that regard. Best wishes.
Buying is more tricky of course, so 'think' like a skeptical buyer when you're running your ad (I presume you're selling?) and overcome objections YOU'D have if you were reading/viewing the listing.
Pretty good market, very inexpensive. I paid far more for dinky print ads with no pics for ads in Hemmings back in the dark ages. A dream come true in that regard. Best wishes.
Dennis,
For a 10 day car ad with only a 'Buy it Now' or Offers (no auction) it is $2 for 24 photo's. A great way to get to a large audience but unlikely to result in anyone buying sight unseen. If it's the Goose you are still selling then I'm sure there is a market, it's just finding the right buyer.
No disrespect, but I always consider being in Hawaii a disadvantage to a seller, maybe consider shipping it to the mainland, put on consignment at PIM?
Advertise here in the 'cars for sale' and a number of other free sites, but I found an absolute must is to put a price up front or you just don't generate (the right sort of) interest.
Good luck,
For a 10 day car ad with only a 'Buy it Now' or Offers (no auction) it is $2 for 24 photo's. A great way to get to a large audience but unlikely to result in anyone buying sight unseen. If it's the Goose you are still selling then I'm sure there is a market, it's just finding the right buyer.
No disrespect, but I always consider being in Hawaii a disadvantage to a seller, maybe consider shipping it to the mainland, put on consignment at PIM?
Advertise here in the 'cars for sale' and a number of other free sites, but I found an absolute must is to put a price up front or you just don't generate (the right sort of) interest.
Good luck,
Aloha Julian,
The goose was sold locally some time back. Still contemplating moving to the mainland so I'm still looking at moving the 5-0 pushbutton and maybe investing in another house on the mainland while the market is soft and benefits the buyer. I am really in no need to sell it off financially but have the attitude that if someone pays what I think its worth, I'll let it go and invest. Ebay is cheap advertising and the pushbutton is a low mileage time capsule which I don't think would disappoint anyone. The economy has killed off the U.S. market for all but the "fire sale" cars. There's a lot of nice cars on the usual advertising pages for decent prices that are just sitting. Ebay would give it the most exposure for the buck and I though I'd give it a try.
The goose was sold locally some time back. Still contemplating moving to the mainland so I'm still looking at moving the 5-0 pushbutton and maybe investing in another house on the mainland while the market is soft and benefits the buyer. I am really in no need to sell it off financially but have the attitude that if someone pays what I think its worth, I'll let it go and invest. Ebay is cheap advertising and the pushbutton is a low mileage time capsule which I don't think would disappoint anyone. The economy has killed off the U.S. market for all but the "fire sale" cars. There's a lot of nice cars on the usual advertising pages for decent prices that are just sitting. Ebay would give it the most exposure for the buck and I though I'd give it a try.
Hey Dennis, My opinion on Ebay for cars, I have sold two on it. The selling fees can be a shock..."added final value fee". If the car is nice be ready to stay on the computer most of your free time. Answering questions and such, or on the phone talking about it to potential buyers.
I had one great experience, and one not so great.
I had one great experience, and one not so great.
JeffS- EBay has changed the charges for selling a car now. You just pay a flat $125 when if it sells.
I've purchased and sold on eBay with no problems. When I sold my project car I was getting 4 or 5 calls a day from all over the world asking what my lowest price was. I ended the auction 3 days early because a guy in Germany offered exactly what I wanted. The Europeans were offering alot more that the US guys were thanks to the strong Euro. Make sure you make it clear that they are responsible for all shipping arrangements and costs.
Good luck!
-William 3331
Good luck!
-William 3331