If you had to sell your car, how would you?
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If you had to sell your car, how would you?
I have a 2002 S430 and I am ready to move on.
Whats the most effective way to sell a car these days ?
Looking for approaches that have worked quickly not the normal stuff like Ebay and Craigslist.
Thanks.
Whats the most effective way to sell a car these days ?
Looking for approaches that have worked quickly not the normal stuff like Ebay and Craigslist.
Thanks.
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Ebay works for me. I've bought and sold 4 cars, 3 airplanes, 2 telescopes (expensive scopes, not cheapo crap), and a motorcycle on Ebay with no problems.
My dad has a Jaguar E-type collection, and he just sold a '69 coupe on Ebay to a guy in Norway (dad is in Ohio). You simply have a huge pool of buyers that check Ebay daily. He had it for sale in the usual Jaguar magazines for months, but just 7 days on Ebay and it was sold for $3k more than he had listed it in the Jag magazines!
That being said, how much do you want for it? Pics?
My dad has a Jaguar E-type collection, and he just sold a '69 coupe on Ebay to a guy in Norway (dad is in Ohio). You simply have a huge pool of buyers that check Ebay daily. He had it for sale in the usual Jaguar magazines for months, but just 7 days on Ebay and it was sold for $3k more than he had listed it in the Jag magazines!
That being said, how much do you want for it? Pics?
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eBay or autotrader
Avoid local pickup with cashier check. Lot of people lost money that way lately (fake or counterfit one).
Avoid local pickup with cashier check. Lot of people lost money that way lately (fake or counterfit one).
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I am hoping to get 20K for it. It has 70,000 Miles on it and its a CPO. It also has a bumper to bumper warranty that goes out to 100,000 miles and I am pretty sure its transferable. The warranty was 4K alone when I bought the car a couple of years ago. I need to pull it all together. Here is a quick picture off my phone: 
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eBay - not so much
just be careful with eBay. my account was hijacked recently. thief reposted my old listing for an absurd price. luckly I caught all of this before the damage was done. Too much fraudulent activity on eBay. People act interested and ask for more pics then they repost your slightly modified ad along with additional pics you just sent in hope of some quick cash. I would use AutoTrader, besides for approximately $60 your ad runs till it sells. not to mention up to 18 pics you can upload. as you can tell I'm not a huge fan of eBay any longer.
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Your post didn't say anything about selling the car for the most money, only the quickest and most effective way to sell the car, so if money is not an issue, the fastest and most trouble-free way is to trade it in or sell it back to the dealer. You probably won't get top dollar for it, but it will most likely be the quickest way to sell the car with less hassle.
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Your post didn't say anything about selling the car for the most money, only the quickest and most effective way to sell the car, so if money is not an issue, the fastest and most trouble-free way is to trade it in or sell it back to the dealer. You probably won't get top dollar for it, but it will most likely be the quickest way to sell the car with less hassle.
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Thanks Cobra, That’s good input. I will take many quality pictures.
Strange thing is I was actually feeling guilty driving home last night feeling as if I turned my back on my car. I am going to miss it but the end goal is to get into a S550 so one must do what they have to do.
It’s kind of like moving forward with that divorce even though you still kind of love her but knowing that you will replace her with a hot 22 year old makes it worth the pain.
Strange thing is I was actually feeling guilty driving home last night feeling as if I turned my back on my car. I am going to miss it but the end goal is to get into a S550 so one must do what they have to do.
It’s kind of like moving forward with that divorce even though you still kind of love her but knowing that you will replace her with a hot 22 year old makes it worth the pain.
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Thanks Cobra, That’s good input. I will take many quality pictures.
Strange thing is I was actually feeling guilty driving home last night feeling as if I turned my back on my car. I am going to miss it but the end goal is to get into a S550 so one must do what they have to do.
It’s kind of like moving forward with that divorce even though you still kind of love her but knowing that you will replace her with a hot 22 year old makes it worth the pain.
Strange thing is I was actually feeling guilty driving home last night feeling as if I turned my back on my car. I am going to miss it but the end goal is to get into a S550 so one must do what they have to do.
It’s kind of like moving forward with that divorce even though you still kind of love her but knowing that you will replace her with a hot 22 year old makes it worth the pain.
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