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Anybody sell a car online?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:33 am
Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:33 am
I'm looking at selling one of my cars online and I have never that before. Are there any tips or suggestions on how to go about it.
I am only accepting cash or cashier's check and am meeting them at the local mall. The test drive will be a set up route I have come up with and they will have to leave their car keys with my wife when we go for the test drive.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
I am only accepting cash or cashier's check and am meeting them at the local mall. The test drive will be a set up route I have come up with and they will have to leave their car keys with my wife when we go for the test drive.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:37 am to jscrims
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Any ideas or suggestions are welcome.
Carry a gun. Seriously.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:44 am to jscrims
I've sold a couple on eBay. I never had to deal with the buyers. A shipping company always came to pick the vehicles up. Good luck.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:44 am to Sparkplug#1
Oh, sold one on autotrader, too.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:22 am to jscrims
Sold my Jeep on Craigslist a couple months ago. It went really smoothly. Got a bunch of spam, but it sold in 10 days to the 2nd person who looked at it. I'd say just make sure you're in a very public place during daytime hours. You can usually tell pretty well what kind of person you're dealing with when you talk to them over the phone and of course when you see them in person. The first person to look at my Jeep brought his wife and kid with him and they pulled up in a new BMW. They were looking to buy it for their son. I didn't even go with them on the test drive or ask for his license or anything.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:24 am to jscrims
Craigslist, within s couple of weeks of posting... Went smooth
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:52 am to AU4real35
Sold on CL. Easier if you are selling a car for a few grand than 20k or something. Most people don't have that kind of cash and although it's not hard, some people don't want to jump through the hoops of getting a loan on a vehicle private party (because you will have to get the bank to appraise) and all.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:55 am to CidCock
We are looking for $10k. I might just go through the cars.com or autotrade route but it is free to post on craigslist so if I can get a bite from there, why not.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:00 am to jscrims
Didnt sell it online, but I took my Dodge Ram to Carmax in Baton Rouge a couple years ago. They gave me around 3k under blue book for it, and I was out of there with a check in my hand in less than an hour. You can get an estimate from them that's good for 30 days. You dont have to sell it if youre not happy with their offer.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:11 am to onelochevy
That doesn't sound like a good deal at all.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:12 am to jscrims
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I am only accepting cash or cashier's check and am meeting them at the local mall. The test drive will be a set up route I have come up with and they will have to leave their car keys with my wife when we go for the test drive.
Let me get this straight, so you are taking them on the test drive while your wife steals their car? Are you also going to take their cash, or will you just drive back to the mall and play dumb about your wife?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:38 am to jscrims
You are not going to get full blue book value for it
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:41 am to jscrims
I trade 'em in.
Be prepared to deal with every slack-jawed, numbnuts that can use a phone.
Be prepared to deal with every slack-jawed, numbnuts that can use a phone.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:50 am to jscrims
Be scared that you will be robbed; fear is a wonderful tool in any negotiation.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:51 am to VetteGuy
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I trade 'em in. Be prepared to deal with every slack-jawed, numbnuts that can use a phone.
Craigslist -- Email is the first line of defense. I can tell within three sentences if someone is worthy of response.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:58 am to jscrims
I've sold one on here before
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:13 am to jscrims
Sold my 2006 BMW on CL a month ago. Sold it for $450 above blue book. I keep my cars in good shape and had it shined up really nice inside and out. Went smoothly. Like someone else said, you can tell when talking to them if legit or not. Did not get spammed or any crazies.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 11:21 am to onelochevy
Carmax offer was only good for 7 days, and they offered me less than multiple dealers on two trades. Ended up selling both vehicles on CL and came out making $29.5k on both instead of $18k at Carmax. Big difference
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:15 pm to jscrims
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This post was edited on 12/20/18 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:17 pm to jscrims
sold mine on craigslist.
I let them take it out themselves. They had to give me their driver's license while on the test drive.
I let them take it out themselves. They had to give me their driver's license while on the test drive.
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