My wife and I have decided to relocate permanently to Honolulu, where we have a home (and two cars). So her mint 2002 SC430 here in CA will need to be sold. My first thought was to simply list it on cars.com, and/or vehix.com, but I haven't sold a car in years and would appreciate input from forum members. We are in no hurry to sell, since the relocation will not be for 4-5 months, and we have a second car in CA to use if we sell it sooner.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Bill

 

AutoTrader would be my first choice.

Craigslist would be a second.

eBay would be a distant third (I would use it to advertise the car, but not sell it through eBay; their fees will rape you...)

 

Miles, color, price?

 

Those were my three questions and I would go to Ebay first with thirty good pics and a Carfax report available to bidders. If the miles are right it should draw a minimum of 20k.

 

+1 on Ebay.... Larger crowd (probably will get a buyer from FLA or Cali

 

+1 on the above.....

 

As a buyer of several used cars over the years, I've always used eBay. AutoTrader and those type of sites seem too dominated by dealers for my tastes. Craigslist is too narrow, since it is limited to just one city. A seller may have different reasons for picking one site over another (e.g. cost), but as a buyer, those were my concerns.

 

i always start with Craigslist first. For one thing it is free so your savings gives you that much more room to negotiate. Usually the right anything at the right price sells on Craigslist. I am sure if you go look there might only be 5 or SC430's for sale on your neighborhood Craigslist. That sets your asking price pretty quick. It will sell on Ebay sooner or later. Just that the fees will add up and the hassles too.

A nice low mileage SC430 priced right is usually gone in a few days. Top dollar can sit there for a few months.

 

Thanks for the comments. To answer your questions,it has 65k miles, black, and I haven't set a price yet. I was thinking $22k or so.

 

On Ebay you'll probably get 19-20k based on the last five months I've been watching the SC auctions. Good Luck

 

Depending on the wife, get her picture in a bikini in and on the car. If wife is past bikini days, get girlfriend.

 

What color interior?

 

lol. nice.....

 

You should be a joke writer for Jay Leno !

 

She is 37, cute, but no can do on the pic!