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Old 08-01-07, 08:06 PM
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Has anyone ever sold a car on ebay? Was it a pain in the ***?
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It's just like selling anything else. My brother sells for his used dealer lot. More info and pictures will make your sale easier.
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Don't take PayPal.
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Old 08-01-07, 11:10 PM
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Very expensive fees. 3% of final total, I think. So a $20k car has $600 fees...

AutoTrader.com and Cars.com are less expensive, and are not limited to timed auctions. On-line and print ads cost about $70 flat "until sold"...
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Sorry for posting this in the wrong section. Thank you for your responses. I need to sell my current car before buying a lexus.
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My brother gets more serious buyers from cars.com than autotrader.
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Don't use e-bay. Its completely useless. I have tried to sell my car 2 times, each time not 1 serious bidder. I just got called from about 5 car brokers offering to sell my car for a fee, or brokers who wanted to buy my car wholesale.
Autotrader is 100 times better.

Good luck!!!
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i only use autotrader and craigslist and have had pretty good success.
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I use recycler and sell pretty quickly, I'd also recommend Autobuy.
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I sold my GX on autotrader.com, until it sells option for 1 flat fee. It took a little while to sell it but I had nothing but time and wanted my full price, didn't get to many BS calls on it either.
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Originally Posted by vipermann1
Don't use e-bay. Its completely useless. I have tried to sell my car 2 times, each time not 1 serious bidder. I just got called from about 5 car brokers offering to sell my car for a fee, or brokers who wanted to buy my car wholesale.
Autotrader is 100 times better.
Ironically Autotrader is owned by eBay.
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