E-Bay Motors - Good Idea or Bad??
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Didn't sell my car there by I have bought one... and it was one of the best buying experiences ever... Even though you may read on a lot of auctions that you will have money within a week.. the realistic measure is 3-4 weeks (since financing takes some time). eBaY MOTORS is the cheapest place to buy/sell cars.
Don't even bother with eBay Motors. Sure, the used car market is huge there, but the thing is, people use eBay Motors to buy cars well below what they are worth. You will end up selling your car for thousands less than it is worth. So if you do want to use eBay Motors, make sure you use a reserve. Also, check out AutoTrader:
http://www.autotrader.com/
That site is like $60 for a 1-month listing and it works very well.
http://www.autotrader.com/
That site is like $60 for a 1-month listing and it works very well.
Nope...and my buy-back value just jumped up $800 dollars (![[?|]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_banghead.gif "Bang Head [?|]")
) so I am pissed beyond belief. So now I have ot pay $4,000 to get out of my Jetta (since it's on a lease), but the Infiniti dealership is going to roll that up into the G35 Coupe lease, so it adds about $110 per month, but it's worth it because it makes it much easier.
) so I am pissed beyond belief. So now I have ot pay $4,000 to get out of my Jetta (since it's on a lease), but the Infiniti dealership is going to roll that up into the G35 Coupe lease, so it adds about $110 per month, but it's worth it because it makes it much easier.Actually, I was thinking about putting a reserve at a grand or two above what I hope to get for the car and then contacting those who bid close, but didn't quite go that high if it doesn't hit the reserve. Do you know if you can actually find the information from those bidding?
The other thing is that I know I must just have not seen it, but I couldn't find anything about cost...
The other thing is that I know I must just have not seen it, but I couldn't find anything about cost...
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Couldn't agree more. However, I will add something:
If you're talking a "popular car" (like one that's seen a lot on the road) - don't even think about selling it on eBay. If you're selling a specialty car (very rare) you may get an awesome price there. My bro just sold his Mazda RX-7 and got an awesome price on eBay. Locally, he would never sell it for a fraction of what he got - eBay is a good market for rare cars sellers.
Well, I went ahead and did it - I posted my car up on Ebay. If you're interested to see the outcome, keep an eye on it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6007&item=2429490527
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6007&item=2429490527
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MrElussive said:
Beemin, you are aware that eBay takes a certain percentage off of whatever you sell the car for, right? It is small, but it is around several hundreds of dollars, just in case you weren't aware of this.
Good luck on selling your car and let us know how you do.![[thumb]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumb.gif "Thumbs Up [thumb]")
Good luck on selling your car and let us know how you do.
not quite right.... ebay charges 40 bucks for listing and 40 bucks if you sell it. it's not a percentage. total cost if sold = $80.