I'm in the process of selling a car. There are now many choices of on line websites to buy & sell a vehicle. Too many choices.
I've also noticed that many of the sites are dominated by ads from car dealers.
I'm curious what experiences people have had using these sites to sell or buy a car, and if they would recommend using that site to others.
My experience:
I sold a car about 6 years ago. I was asking a little more than trade in value, and it was a nice car.
I first listed it on Craigslist. I got lots of e-mails, and the first buyer that I somehow decided was legitimate showed up, and offered me a terribly low offer. This car was priced very reasonably, and he still wanted 25% off. I told him to check back with me in a month.
I listed another ad with CarSoup.com, and the first person who looked at it said they would take the car, and they even had cash with them. I'm not sure the type of buyer was specific to the website ad, but I was thinking that. I had to pay for the CarSoup ad.
FYI:
The reason I decided to sell that car myself, was the terrible trade in price the dealer offered me. DW was ready for a new vehicle, and I wanted to keep my older car. I was in a time crunch to sell her old car while waiting for her new car to come in.
Rant about car dealers:
I feel like the dealers can't just deal fairly with anyone. They want to burn you with the purchase and the trade in every time. I have no problem with them making money for the convenience of not having to sell my car, but they should a least offer something close to the trade in value. No wonder most people hate this experience.
Thanks for any replies in advance.
JP
I've also noticed that many of the sites are dominated by ads from car dealers.
I'm curious what experiences people have had using these sites to sell or buy a car, and if they would recommend using that site to others.
My experience:
I sold a car about 6 years ago. I was asking a little more than trade in value, and it was a nice car.
I first listed it on Craigslist. I got lots of e-mails, and the first buyer that I somehow decided was legitimate showed up, and offered me a terribly low offer. This car was priced very reasonably, and he still wanted 25% off. I told him to check back with me in a month.
I listed another ad with CarSoup.com, and the first person who looked at it said they would take the car, and they even had cash with them. I'm not sure the type of buyer was specific to the website ad, but I was thinking that. I had to pay for the CarSoup ad.
FYI:
The reason I decided to sell that car myself, was the terrible trade in price the dealer offered me. DW was ready for a new vehicle, and I wanted to keep my older car. I was in a time crunch to sell her old car while waiting for her new car to come in.
Rant about car dealers:
I feel like the dealers can't just deal fairly with anyone. They want to burn you with the purchase and the trade in every time. I have no problem with them making money for the convenience of not having to sell my car, but they should a least offer something close to the trade in value. No wonder most people hate this experience.
Thanks for any replies in advance.
JP