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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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Anyone here shifted a motor on eBay?
I'm thinking of flogging the RS on here - it's already up on the Autotrader, just need to expand my horizons and potential audience.
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| Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:36 pm |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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my dad lost £3000 buying a borked car on ebay, never EVER trust buying cars from ebay  _________________
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| Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:37 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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I'm selling, bratty, selling.
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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I know, I was trying to put across it may be a waste of time advertising on ebay as people on ebay may assume you are a dodgy dealer as there are so many car dealing crooks on ebay  _________________
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Amnesia10
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Have you tried Auto Trader? A friend of mine has been looking for a newish BMW and has been looking on Autotrader It lists them by details area so local buyers can pop along. I had a look at the options for him. It will also give you a good idea of price. I have no idea of fees but they cant be any worse than eBay.
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Nick
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:36 pm
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Location: Portsmouth
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Alex said it's already on Autotrader, and eBay would be in addition to this.
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
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Location: Ipswich
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Are you talking EBay auction or EBay classified?
I've sold 2 cars on their classified which is cheap and you can get a decent amount of pictures in your ad and the search engines not bad imo.
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John_Vella
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Time for some creative quoting... Just making the point that nobody is perfect, bratty... Also, prof... I've never sold a car, (or anything else for that matter) on ebay, but it can't hurt to advertise. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise
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dogbert10
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Location: 3959 miles from the centre of the Earth - give or take a bit
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You could always try this
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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Did he go and look at it or just bid on it? If he just bid on it then he's an idiot  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Have you tried putting an advert in your local paper?
Though for every call you get about the car, you'll get two from car mags offering to advertise your car for a small fee.
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| Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:19 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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 I have sold a car and a motorcycle on ebay
The car was an MOT Failure and it would have cost more to put right than it was worth. I put (apart from a picture of the car) the MOT Failure notice and the last services receipt to show that it had been maintained. I got (what I thought) was a good price BUT the buyers did try and claim that they had only bid a lower amount – although funnily enough they had enough cash on them for the full amount
For the Bike (A 500cc Kawasaki) I but a load of pictures on with close-ups on any scratches plus a picture of the milometer and the last MOT & service. Again got a good price but the guy who bought it was a trader and tried when he arrived to beat me down. I told him I would report him to ebay and he paid up in full
Overall then buyers may try it on but I got more that I would have if don’t though classified
Information is then key – the more you give the more a buyer will trust you
Also I said in my advert that people could arrange attest ride / visit if they wanted
Oh yes a cash on collection only
Good Luck
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Amnesia10
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That is way better than my suggestion! _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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My brother-in-law does it all the time.
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