Where To Sell?

oHUTCHYo

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Gone are the days of just the local newspaper and Autotrader. In recent years I've used the big three; Autotrader, Pistonheads and eBay.

It's becoming an expensive exercise to sell a car now. I currently have my VXR Nurb up for sale but its been up for more than a month now using Pistonheads and eBay, with nil phonecalls and the odd text/email from people offering a silly price who havent even seen the car.

Just wondering what the concensus is on the biggest audience? Autotrader seems to be in decline and is more expensive than the others. Pistonheads has often served me well with performance cars but eBay appears to be growing fast for selling motors.

It may be a sign of current market, no doubt. Just wondering if its worth ne forking out for Autotrader or just to be patient with eBay/Pistonheads? Ive also tried Gumtree for the first time, albeit a free ad, not a sausage.

Edit: A poll may be good to guage an idea on what folk tend to use as the go-to option for buying/selling?
 
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Gumtree or Ebay classified is probably the best bet, although last time I tried Gumtree my phone got chavved to death. Ebay auction - 99p start to end sunday evening - if you want it gone but are willing to take 20% less.
 
Tom_ed1987 said:
Gumtree or Ebay classified is probably the best bet, although last time I tried Gumtree my phone got chavved to death. Ebay auction - 99p start to end sunday evening - if you want it gone but are willing to take 20% less.
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I find with everything else on eBay auctions prove more effective (profitable) than buy it now, presumably as people get caught up in the moment during a bidding war.

By 20% less does that mean you feels an auction on the car will not get me market price?
 
I sold my vxr through pistonheads. Was on eBay, Pistonheads and Gumtree.

Could try VXROnline aswell if you have an account.

Once I put it on Gumtree I was getting the most retarded phone calls ever, some absolute idiots on there.
 
Last car I sold, advertised it with Autotrader on the Wednesday, the new owner drove it away on the Friday. Couldn't have been easier.
 
Ebay classifieds every time. Classified Ad and you get your money back if you end it if it sells quickly :) Just don't put any kind of buy it now or accept x amount as an offer option or they charge you fees.

If it's not selling or getting even any interest, then without sounding rude it's probably up for too much money?

EDIT: as a sidenote, have a word with revitupuk as they buy/sell loads of these motors.
 
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Largely depends on the car tbh. I had the civic on eBay classifieds and autotradwr (possibly pistonheads too, can't remember). Whilst I got some interest from both eBay and auto trader I only had one person come to see the car in a few months....who was a chancer that wanted a 2 owner, fhsh car for 6 owner, serviced at the local garage money.

I figured it was just the kind of car most people would visit a dealer to buy, to be fair I wasn't asking for all that much less than you could pick something up from a trader for.

A car like the vxr I'd expect to get interest from pistonheads mind you. Always been inundated with people looking to swap for something completely inappropriate or for silly money on there- my ads are ( or were last time I used it) free though
 
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