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JOKER

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Autotrader , Pistonheads , or eBay .... Or Other

Re the title if you were selling your FFRR what publication or website would you use ...... Or to save any grief with tyre kickers and test pilots just trade it in at a dealers

6th Oct 2011 10:48am

Martin
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For other cars I've had the best results with Pistonheads (Alfa 75 and MX5), with the MX5 on Autotrader I had zero calls and it cost me £70

6th Oct 2011 10:55am

PJS

Member Since: 06 Jul 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 506

2006 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zermatt Silver

Had 4 offers on ebay but a bit lower than what i wanted. If you want the price that a stealer would give you go on ebay (youll get a tad more)

6th Oct 2011 11:44am

47p2

Member Since: 05 Oct 2010
Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru
Posts: 8048

I was watching a car sale on ebay last night, the vendor (a dealer) had it advertised on his own website at £6495.00. Some 25 minutes before the auction ended it was at £5250.00 and within the last few minutes of the auction the car reached the heady heights of £8435.00

Make you think

6th Oct 2011 11:48am

Contraband

Member Since: 08 Nov 2010
Location: FIFE
Posts: 3697

I have sold 2 newish defenders on eBay and had no trouble at all. Pistonheads is great to look at but I got hardly any response. When looking for a FFRR the ones I looked at on autotrader were all sold but adverts had not been taken off.
My son has used gumtree a few times successfully, but they were piles of to be honest! Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

6th Oct 2011 12:34pm

bozmandb9

Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Posts: 1027

2013 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Causeway Grey

Re: Autotrader , Pistonheads , or eBay .... Or Other

MICK wrote:
Re the title if you were selling your FFRR what publication or website would you use ...... Or to save any grief with tyre kickers and test pilots just trade it in at a dealers

Gaz?

If advertising, I would go with Pistonheads, or Autotrader, really depends what car it is? 2012 SDV8 Vogue SE

6th Oct 2011 12:45pm

kingpleb

Member Since: 07 Jun 2011
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Well i've had my mums C2 on ebay for just over the average selling price on the bay, its got lower milage and is mint in and out, new tyres, FSH....

But only had a few offers and both well below the average condition trade price for it

its a classified on ebay mind, so if it doesnt sell it will get a round on gumtree next week and pistonheads as well and then finally just get put on the bay and if it doesn't make a decent price, well......

6th Oct 2011 1:51pm

M44K TS

Member Since: 09 Feb 2010
Location: North East U.K.
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Ebay on Buy it Now or best offer and Pistonheads, both have never failed me yet.

Tried Autotrader a few times years ago, even before the eBay boom and thought it was crap. 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

6th Oct 2011 4:05pm

bozmandb9

Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire
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M44K TS wrote:
Ebay on Buy it Now or best offer and Pistonheads, both have never failed me yet.

Tried Autotrader a few times years ago, even before the eBay boom and thought it was crap.

Just been thinking about what you said, and i think you're right!

Autotrader is really becoming irrelevant now. Prices to advertise are way too high, for too short a timespan. Also you get far fewer eyes on your ad on auto trader.

People are put off ebay by 'time wasters' etc, but do you really get any fewer on Autotrader? It really all comes down to what sort of car you're selling, when you sell at the bottom end it does attract the scallies!

Pistonheads is certainly good for anything specialist, where people are going to be looking for a well cared for example (assuming what you're selling fits the bill!).

Autotrader is probably going to die out in the next few years, unless they really change and become more relevant - they don't even get good prices, now, half the time the same cars are fetching more on ebay! 2012 SDV8 Vogue SE

6th Oct 2011 4:24pm

Emperor Mong

Member Since: 07 Jul 2010
Location: London
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I put the wife's old Landcruiser on Pistonheads at less than retail but more than trade-in.

Literally within minutes I got calls from some quite dodgy types wanting to come over and pay cash to take it then and there. As I hadn't taken the cherished plate off, I told them very politely to bog off as I wasn't ready to sell until I'd done the paper work (I thought it would take a week or so for people to notice the ad). They became very aggressive and obnoxious. I decided I didn't want any of them to have it. I took it down until I was ready to sell (but in the end a mate bought it so it never went up).

6th Oct 2011 4:39pm

delamo

Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Beaconsfield, Bucks
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2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Tonga Green

Martin wrote:
Here

+1

As you may remember Mick - sadly, its how I sold mine without even trying

6th Oct 2011 5:30pm

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
Posts: 11309

I use all three AT,PH & Ebay and sell most via AT but that my end of the market I think private your better off with PH or Ebay....

If you want a tad more than Dealer PX then ALWAYS offer it to me first though.......

6th Oct 2011 5:35pm

Alistair

Member Since: 11 Feb 2011
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I advertised my last FFRR on all 3 but only got responsed from eBay which is where I ended up selling it.

6th Oct 2011 7:34pm

Martin
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Member Since: 24 Mar 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 1668

Personally I think the second hand car market is tricky at the moment, the buyers simply aren't there

6th Oct 2011 7:36pm

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