| Author | Message | ||
     Court |
Anybody had any experience selling cars on e-Bay? I am thinking about replacing the 2006 F-150 and am not sure what to do with it. In the past I've just traded them but that always seems like kind of a bad deal. Any thoughts or experiences . . appreciated. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
Never sold one, but I've purchased vehicles online before. Bought my 2002 X1 sight unseen via eBay and had it shipped from Florida to Oklahoma. Delivery truck showed up about two weeks after my payment went through. The driver lowered the bike into the driveway and handed me a title signed by the seller. That simple. I've also purchased three different vehicles via Craigslist but picked all of those up. The farthest one was about 300 miles away. I'm sure you know how to avoid scams. Just be clear in your ad and let potential buyers know that they need to pick it up or arrange shipment on their own. There are shipment companies that will pick the vehicle up from a residence, but it is cheaper if the pickup site is a commercial one. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Court, I've sold two cars on eBay... the most recent was in 2006 and I was selling a 1997 Ford Thunderbird. Something a little over 100kmi and aside from a little rust over the rear wheels it was in really nice shape. I got a few hundred dollars less for it than I was expecting, not sure I would have done any better on trade or a regular sale. The guy was local, so payment was fast and in $100 bills. The other car was in 2004, it was a 1978 Monte Carlo, a little hopped up and in better than new condition aside from a front end accident it had. Again, I got a few hundred less than I was expecting, but it wasn't exactly a desirable car and it was a little crashed. The guy who bought it was from Chicago - sent me a deposit right away, showed up a few days later with cash again to buy it and drove off. I think most people buying cars on ebay, especially something that isn't classic or desirable, is just looking for a deal, so you won't get the greatest price on it. But, payment is usually quick and you sell it in a week (if your reserve is met). They also do regular classified ads now - I don't know what they cost, but they run longer and you put an asking price and people can submit a "best offer", and your listing is grouped with all of the auctions so you get a lot of visibility. | ||
| Court |
Cool . . .good info and thanks. I know, from trading at dealers in the past, that you get a heck of a lot less trading. Things in good shape, save the typical scars and dings of NYC. I put Mobil 1 in it from the day I bought it and have the fluids changed every year and just had $2,550 worth of all sorts of routine maintenance. I figured this would mean more to a private buyer . . a dealer could care less. We'll see . . . I may just keep it around for those times I'm sure I'll wish I'd never have sold a pickup. :-) | ||
| Reducati |
" a dealer could care less."...actually a dealer could NOT care less...professor  just one of my pet peeves! | ||
| Court |
Hahahahaha . . WRITE ewe our! | ||
| Ratbuell |
I sell on ebay for work. Over-describe, but don't bore. Write it like you're writing an email to Erik Buell Racing asking about something - clear, concise, to the point. CYA. Use the phrase AS-IS, and put in there somewhere that you offer no warranties or guarantees and invite buyers to inspect the vehicle if they can. If there are flaws, I usually put them 3/4 into the ad. Describe features, inside, then outside. Then flaws. Then summarize with how great the overall package is for the last 1/4. But make sure to get the flaws in there so there aren't any surprises for the buyer. $500 deposit within 24 hours of auction end, I use paypal. Payment by cash or cashiers check within 3 days. No shipping. Domestic sales only (these are all checkboxes in the listing pages as you create the ad). Lots of pictures (not that it'll be a problem for you LOL). And...write for the lowest common denominator. If there's a way to misinterpret it...they will. DO NOT list a phone number in the ad. Point them to the "ask seller a question" link through ebay so you get an email. And you're right - you'll get less trading than you will selling. Remember, you are going to try and sell it for what the dealer would. They have to buy it cheaper so they make a buck. You will get lowball offers, and they will blame "the economy". ebay is all price-shoppers. Period. If you are OK with that...post 'er up! But if you get fed up easily when people try to lowball you...maybe trading is worth saving the aggravation. For my money? Make a one page flyer with a good color photo. Post it on campus. Try that first and see how it goes  | ||
| Moxnix |
Five weeks ago my wife wanted to purchase a new minivan to accommodate our disabled son. She found the van she wanted at a specialty dealer who would not offer enough on the trade. Then she found a "concierge" service that would pay her much more than the trade-in $ quoted. I removed the disability ramp, took the 3 year old Honda minivan back to the dealer where I bought it and asked for an offer. Using the "never lift your skirt first" rule, I told the dealer's buyer my wife had gone through the blue books on line and felt it was worth $XX,XXX dollars, that they had done all the service since new. He made an offer, I said I'd call the wife, he raised the offer $500, I said yes. We sold it to the Honda dealer for $4500 more than the concierge service offered, and about $7500 less than we paid for it three years ago. Used car prices are up, naturally, after cash for clunkers. See what the Ford dealers will give if you want a quick sale. And, we've had the new van for 5 weeks and are still on the full tank of gas that came with it off the showroom floor. It just doesn't get used much. | ||
| Etennuly |
I have sold a few vehicles on CL and a lot of other stuff. I like that it is not a timed event or a bid process, and that most of the time it will be a fairly local buyer. That can eliminate a lot of bad feelings if someone who spent a few hundred bucks on a flight ticket has their hopes higher than your pictures or description can show. Ratbuell speaks the truth in advertising wisely. Try to be very accurate in your disclosure. Publicizing phone or email addys will get you spammed. Most of what I sell and get the best prices for are not advertised. I park them on my lot at the road side near my business entrance. They tend to sell themselves on condition, looks, a written record of maintenance, and a list of new parts installed within the last 10,000 miles. Now days, mileage seems to be less important than it was ten or fifteen years ago. The thing I hear a lot from potential customers is that they have been shopping. If someone comes to look at your truck, chances are they will have been looking at several to compare condition, mileage, prices and so on. Clean is everything. That first time they open a door and see detailed door jambs, fender wells, windows, and a clean detailed interior, then they open the hood to a clean engine bay, well, it makes up for a lot of door dings and a scratched up bed floor and a bunch more miles. | ||
| Greg_e |
The service will mean more if you have the receipts to back it up, that way they can prove it was done if there is a issue down the road with warranty or some sort of recall. Funny, when I see a spotless engine bay, I assume there is a slow oil leak that the seller tried to hide. No normal engine bay should be spotless, only show cars should be spotless. It also should not have all the black rubber painted to eliminate the normal fading, same with the aluminum parts that normally get a dull gray from age. All that said, having a good set of tires on the rims with a good spare could mean several hundred difference in price. Wrecked tires are $100+ per wheel discounts to me. On a truck having a good bed liner would probably be a plus since that's what trucks are for, hauling "stuff". | ||
| 46champ |
I may just keep it around for those times I'm sure I'll wish I'd never have sold a pickup. This statement should be paramount. If you think you may need it someday you probably will. Remember pickups aren't cars you can always sell a pickup. | ||
| Daves |
I sold my Mille R on Ebay back in 2006 Within hours of my auction ending, 3 other people had my bike for sale. Used my pics, my description, they had it all, well, except for the bike which was still in my garage? I have bought some stuff off ebay but not much. | ||
| Skntpig |
I bought a Caddie site unseen from a dealer in Iowa off Ebay. I'm sure I was a pain to deal with. I had him email about a hundred pics. Had it shipped in an enclosed freight truck for $1,050 to Florida. It was a long week between the time I signed on the line and actually saw the car. It went without a hitch. | ||
| Swampy |
Is that an 8 foot box Court? |
