selling your pride and joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[matmaxedout]

hi all,

Anyone got any hints on the best way to sell a car privatly??? as i've always traded them in before but i'm looking
at selling this one myself, any tips or good website's would be greatly appriciated
(yes i've stuck it on this one :-> )



many thanks

mat

[Jack Pearson]

Best whack this on general gassing mate will get more replys there.

[The_Burg]

Whatever you do stick it on here anyway as it's free.
(Sold a couple on here myself).

[SB - Nigel]

Depends on the car you are selling

There are a few sites that allow free advertising and some paper magazines

It's a buyer's market has been, and will be, for a long time so be sensible with your valuation and assesment of your car and your advertising and selling price (do your research to establish this)

Advertised price can sometimes be a lot different to selling price

Check out lots of other adverts in many different sites/magazines to see what is important to say for your car and check (advertised) selling prices

The difficult thing is to actually get a serious buyer out to look at your car - if you get one don't let them go unless they buy

Only advertise contacts that you are (reasonably) ALWAYS available on and always reply ASAP (answerphones/voicemail will potentially lose you a sale)

Allow for bargaining items to clinch the sale (R/T, books, models car cover, spares ect.)

Good luck - you'll soon find out why trading-in is so popular

[SB - Nigel]

Another thought

You could perhaps sell it to a dealer/garage

or get a dealer/garage to sell it for you on commission

both ways gets the car away from you and saves you being constantly available for some people with - silly questions, silly price offers, canvassers, appointments they're not going to keep ect.

Unless you're very, very, lucky selling a car is not a lot of fun or a good use of your time