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Selling a car on eBay

post #1 of 10
3/10/08 at 2:31pm
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For anyone who has sold a car on eBay, what was the experience like and how was it better or worse than the classifieds (hard print and online)?

I'm looking to unload the family Volvo XC90.
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post #2 of 10
3/10/08 at 2:46pm
If my memory serves correctly, Ed (yeah, that Ed) sold a nonfunctioning '80s BMW for parts a while back, on eBay of course. I'd suggest emailing him.
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post #3 of 10
3/10/08 at 3:02pm
It's a pain. I tried to sell my car. They charge for everything. It's not the easiest way to do things in my opinion. I didn't end up selling it but had a whole lot of jokers wanting to do trades with me (who just randomly trades cars) or calling after the auction ended and asking if I could drive the car 2 states out to them so they coulld inspect it. Coincidentally, I bought my car on ebay and would never recommend anyone buying a car on ebay.
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post #4 of 10
3/10/08 at 3:35pm
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Originally Posted by haganah View Post
It's a pain. I tried to sell my car. They charge for everything. It's not the easiest way to do things in my opinion. I didn't end up selling it but had a whole lot of jokers wanting to do trades with me (who just randomly trades cars) or calling after the auction ended and asking if I could drive the car 2 states out to them so they coulld inspect it.

Coincidentally, I bought my car on ebay and would never recommend anyone buying a car on ebay.

i figured as much - by what method you end up selling your car?

I'm considering going the cars.com route since at most it costs $55 and a little upfront time to set-up.
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post #5 of 10
3/10/08 at 3:39pm
I put cars (BMWs, mostly) for sale on eBay a while back on behalf of a dealer. We sold a couple, at way below market value. So, yeah, I think you can sell highline cars on eBay, but the money just isn't there.
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post #6 of 10
3/10/08 at 4:02pm
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i figured as much - by what method you end up selling your car? I'm considering going the cars.com route since at most it costs $55 and a little upfront time to set-up.
I used a great method. It's called "Paying a lot to have your car shipped across the country and store it in your parents' garage so they have something to constantly complain about" method. I haven't even started it in a while and need to get a mechanic to take care of all that and then I'm thinking of listing with auto trader or one of those sites. But it might work for you since a lot of people buy and sell on there. I just don't recommend anyone to buy on there because the risk can be high and protection is minimal (their insurance thing is BS and I had to deal with a nightmare over it).
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post #7 of 10
3/10/08 at 4:15pm
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Coincidentally, I bought my car on ebay and would never recommend anyone buying a car on ebay.
I bought a car on ebay, and it went awesomely. My roommate did the same thing, with similar results.

I probably wouldn't sell a car on ebay, as it seems that the prices are pretty low.
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post #8 of 10
3/10/08 at 5:09pm
Is the trade in value that low? or are you not planning on buying a new one? You can usually make more selling privately than trading in, but sometimes the benefit of reduced tax when buying/leasing a new car can make it not worth the hassle.
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post #9 of 10
3/10/08 at 5:36pm
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Is the trade in value that low? or are you not planning on buying a new one? You can usually make more selling privately than trading in, but sometimes the benefit of reduced tax when buying/leasing a new car can make it not worth the hassle.

Trade in quoted by 2 different dealers including Volvo were both 25% lower than KBB/Nada/comparable sales data I saw.
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post #10 of 10
3/10/08 at 11:28pm
I've sold all my past automobiles on Craigslist and won't use anything else. It's free, get's the message out and it works!
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