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Where to Sell a used car
August 5, 2021 at
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Hello -
Can you suggest possible best ways to sell an excellent 2017 Mercedes Benz GLC - where I would get better price and somewhat safer transaction? The car is in excellent condition and has less mileage.
I suppose this could be a generic how and best ways to sell used car as well.
P.S. Posting here, but if there is a better forum, please move this thread to it. Thanks!
Can you suggest possible best ways to sell an excellent 2017 Mercedes Benz GLC - where I would get better price and somewhat safer transaction? The car is in excellent condition and has less mileage.
I suppose this could be a generic how and best ways to sell used car as well.
P.S. Posting here, but if there is a better forum, please move this thread to it. Thanks!
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Can you suggest possible best ways to sell an excellent 201 Mercedes Benz GLC - where I would get better price and somewhat safer transaction? The car is in excellent condition and has less mileage.
I suppose this could be a generic car selling thread as well.
P.S. Posting here, but if there is a better forum, please move this thread to it. Thanks!
EBay charges hefty fees (including a listing fee for autos) and their listing is only good for a couple of weeks so i never bothered with them.
Then there are sites like autotrader. You do get to list for $50 until the car sells. In theory they filter out spam. In reality, what I seem to get is a bunch of losers either spamming you with bogus email addresses (don't know why but it seems like a lot of them are gmail or yahoo address following the same naming pattern and which never bother to reply...my guess is they want you to call their number so they can scam you) or are just people who are not serious. Of the half dozen people I had who were actually real and came to look at the car, only one was serious imo and that one decided not to buy because the wife did not like it that much. And this is despite listing the car for about $600 less than what the value is estimated at.
Bottom line, selling a car private party is a pita. There are just too many idiots out there.
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EBay charges hefty fees (including a listing fee for autos) and their listing is only good for a couple of weeks so i never bothered with them.
Then there are sites like autotrader. You do get to list for $50 until the car sells. In theory they filter out spam. In reality, what I seem to get is a bunch of losers either spamming you with bogus email addresses (don't know why but it seems like a lot of them are gmail or yahoo address following the same naming pattern and which never bother to reply...my guess is they want you to call their number so they can scam you) or are just people who are not serious. Of the half dozen people I had who were actually real and came to look at the car, only one was serious imo and that one decided not to buy because the wife did not like it that much. And this is despite listing the car for about $600 less than what the value is estimated at.
Bottom line, selling a car private party is a pita. There are just too many idiots out there.
Easiest way is just listing it on places one of the more popular places (if you have one) is facebook market in my area. You can also go to your local dealership (since right now a lot of dealers are buying used cars) and can see what they are offering. Ebay, Carvana are another few. Put a for sale sign on your car and just be patient and go from their.
Easiest way is just listing it on places one of the more popular places (if you have one) is facebook market in my area. You can also go to your local dealership (since right now a lot of dealers are buying used cars) and can see what they are offering. Ebay, Carvana are another few. Put a for sale sign on your car and just be patient and go from their.
A friend listed it on FB Market place for me awhile ago (I refuse to use that evil thing and he was trying to help me out). That was even worse than Autotrader for the number of losers imo (which did not really surprise me lol). He would get numerous messages and when he replied would get no answer back from most. Like a bunch of impulsive idiots see the pictures, inquire if it is still available and then forget about it in a few hours or change their mind. A couple replied and asked if I would accept a price well below the listed price (which was already under value...and why would I do that as I can sell it to dealer for that?). Just another waste of time.
Right now I am just waiting out Autotrader. Ebay's fees are too high and they are seller hostile.
I think I might stick a for sale sign on it...that can't really hurt though the only ones going to see it are my neighbors as I rarely drive the thing since I use my main car all the time.
I will try FB, Post a Sign etc. but the problem I see is that how do you complete a large money transaction ($30k+) and safest ways to accept money (i.e. bank deposit etc.) before I hand over the car, titles etc.
I will try FB, Post a Sign etc. but the problem I see is that how do you complete a large money transaction ($30k+) and safest ways to accept money (i.e. bank deposit etc.) before I hand over the car, titles etc.
I would also strongly suggest you do the transaction\turn the title and keys over at your local bank so you can deposit the money immediately without having to transport it and then accompany the buyer to the dmv office where you can remove the plates and do whatever other paperwork may be required and the buyer can do the same. Check with your local DMV as to what the procedures are so there is no foul up.
My 2 cents.
I would also strongly suggest you do the transaction\turn the title and keys over at your local bank so you can deposit the money immediately without having to transport it and then accompany the buyer to the dmv office where you can remove the plates and do whatever other paperwork may be required and the buyer can do the same. Check with your local DMV as to what the procedures are so there is no foul up.
My 2 cents.