Is Ebay worth trying?
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danhutton

Original Poster:

290 posts

279 months

Sunday 8th August 2004
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... for selling my TVR that is!

li'l pugs

1,323 posts

288 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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Los Angeles said:
It can only help to offer the widest possible sales interest. Go for it.

>> Edited by Los Angeles on Sunday 8th August 22:12



Correct.......we've sold 2 cars now "via" Ebay. Neither reached the reserve but bidders contacted us and eventually bought the car. (Yes we did get the reserve and more!)

obiwonkeyblokey

5,400 posts

269 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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I bought my CHimaera Via EBay. Cant guarantee that all buyers willl be as straightforward though.

jacko lah

3,297 posts

278 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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danhutton said:
... for selling my TVR that is!


tips:

Set start price low, reserve realistic and mention the words porche, merc, ferrari, bmw, lotus, saxo V8, 16V GTE etc in description, so as to get as many people who may set specific car searches up (To get me you need ascona, cavalier, calibre and opel)

jamesc

2,820 posts

313 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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I remember on "Fifth Gear" they bought and sold a car on E-Bay with no problems! Just type in TVR and have a look.

James

tonyhetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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jacko lah said:

...mention the words porche, merc, ferrari, bmw, lotus, saxo V8, 16V GTE etc in description,


That winds me right up on E-bay, and as a matter of course I never open up the items that have titles like that!!!

You search for, let's say, 6100 because you want to buy a Nokia 6100. If I wanted to buy a phone I'd have typed in "mobile phone". If I see a title that's selling a.....7250 for example.......which says "Nokia 7250 inc battery. Not 6100/6600/3650.....etc..." there's not a cat in hell's chance I'm opening it!!

Sorry.....bit of a rant there, it really does wind me up when people do that!!!