How did you sell your car?

[GTaudiophile]

Okay, so my car has been on the market for about 1.5 weeks now. A few calls yes, but people usually withdraw after hearing it's a 5-speed.

I've got it listed online (see sig) and have placed ads in AT's FS/FT forum, Mazda3forums.com, ATL Craigslist, the local paper, and the city paper (AJC).

Any ideas on what else I can do short of lowering the price or selling to a CARMAX, Dealership, etc.? I know the latter would rape me.

 

[BW86]

Craigslist

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: BW86
Craigslist

Whoops, done that too!

 

[Adica]

I just left it sitting in my driveway, and waitied until someone asked me about it. I really didn't want/need the pressure of selling the car, so I let it come to me. It sold about 3 months after I took it off the road.

 

[kmrivers]

autotrader.com

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: kmrivers
autotrader.com

Yes, that is my next step.

 

[Black88GTA]

Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: BW86
Craigslist

word

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

I won't let people bid a max of $5K for my car LOL!

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

$710 - for an 18 year old car that wasn't running, I thought it was fair
Although, it didn't hurt that it was a rare, kind of hard-to-find car with a really good body.

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

$710 - for an 18 year old car that wasn't running, I thought it was fair
Although, it didn't hurt that it was a rare, kind of hard-to-find car with a really good body.

local?

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

$710 - for an 18 year old car that wasn't running, I thought it was fair
Although, it didn't hurt that it was a rare, kind of hard-to-find car with a really good body.

local?

Kind of. The guy came from ~150 miles away with his own truck / trailer to get it.

 

[OS]

heh, so much for the stick shift whores

why the sale of a basically new car

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: OS
heh, so much for the stick shift whores

why the sale of a basically new car

Click the link? Job is relocating to DC = don't want one for a year or so.

 

[brtspears2]

Autotrader unlimited listing where it will stay up until you sell it.

It took me 3 weeks to sell my 1999 Chevy Malibu. Not a sexy car or very desired car, but there will always be a buyer. I managed to sell my car near dealer retail price to a sucker, but ymmv.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
Autotrader unlimited listing where it will stay up until you sell it.

It took me 3 weeks to sell my 1999 Chevy Malibu. Not a sexy car or very desired car, but there will always be a buyer. I managed to sell my car near dealer retail price to a sucker, but ymmv.

Okay. I will register with them tomorrow.

 

[rise]

i listed on craiglist and had like 10 calls immediately. sold it to a dealer who called so i didn't need to deal with any crap.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: rise
i listed on craiglist and had like 10 calls immediately. sold it to a dealer who called so i didn't need to deal with any crap.

What was it?

 

[GTaudiophile]

Lunch time bump!

 

[caboob]

my last car sold on autotrader bbut in future will go with Craigslist.

 

[j00fek]

i traded it in for anew one, let the dealer deal with it

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: rise
i listed on craiglist and had like 10 calls immediately. sold it to a dealer who called so i didn't need to deal with any crap.

What was it?

acura integra

 

[ViviTheMage]

craiglist and carsoup

both got a lot of hits, more from craiglist though.

carsoup got 400+ views the first day though, so wth?

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: kmrivers
autotrader.com

Yes, that is my next step.

That's my first step when selling a car. I've never had a car that wasn't gone in 2 weeks for my asking price.