Selling my GTI

[Wilmslowboy]

I am currently waiting on some help from PH on how to get my ad up in the classifieds.

I normally sell my cars on ebay, (and had a lot of success in the past, no reserve, 1p start), however it appears the charges are now 10% - which if right means it's going to cost me close to £500 this can't be right ???

So where else - auto trader ?

I've tried a specialist GTI forum but appears there is no interest in a car once it's clocked over 100k miles

[Wheatley173]

Auto trader for me,

I always find eBay attracts time wasters

I have used piston heads a few times, but I always seem to get the buyers from the trader.

Piston heads £10 and autorader around £40, so a big difference, but a bigger audience with the trader I suppose

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Fees on eBay are less for motors. This is what I found:

ees for Motors
If you're selling a high volume of vehicles on eBay, have a look at eBay Motors Pro.

For listings in Parts & Accessories, our standard fees apply.

Classified Auction Buy it now
Listing fees

Insertion fees £14.99 £10.00 £10.00
Optional listing upgrades

Gallery plus £2.99 Free Free
Subtitle £0.50 £0.50 £0.50
Listing designer Free Free Free
Scheduler Free Free Free
Add Buy it now - £2.99 -
Reserve price - £7.99 -
Final value fees Final value fee - 1% final selling price (min £20 max £35)


So, I read that max fee is £35? I've never sold one, so somebody with better experience might be along soon. I've always been successful through PH, although Autotrader is surely the most obvious?

[Wilmslowboy]

I sell 1 car approximately every 2 years and none for the past 4 years, so ebay pro is probably not for me...

However I've just checked the fees again and you are spot on

Fees are only 1% of the transaction price (10% for non cars) plus some modest listing costs - so much closer £50 than £500

Right time to get out of bed and get it listed - wish me luck


Ps best also put my phone on silent in expectation of the endless texts - "£2k for cash nowwww"

[Wilmslowboy]

I have bottled using ebay for now - I don't have the time for the time wasters....

I've stuck up an add on PH for £11.00 (I had to create a new PH account with a different email address)

[Buster73]

Auto trader for me every time , put a 5 Seried up in Novemeber about 9.50 am on a Saturday morning and I'd had four phone calls by 10.10

Put my last three cars up on PH , loads of views but no calls.

[Park'O]

Gumtree - it's free!!!

[danjama]

Gumtree is not free anymore. Ebay bought it.

[JT361]

danjama said:

Gumtree is not free anymore. Ebay bought it.

I sold my car on Gumtree within 4 hours about 3 months ago and it was free then, unless it's recently changed?

[ZNSsupercars]

What model GTi and how much

[Wilmslowboy]

Gumtree ???

I aways thought it was the loot of the modern world,...mainly cheap stuff or items with dodgy ownership providence



Ad in the classifieds section, 2007 DSG Red sub £5k

[daemon]

danjama said:

Gumtree is not free anymore. Ebay bought it.

Its free to put an ad on for your private car.

I think you can sell a couple a year. Over and above that, you pay.

[Wilmslowboy]

Update for those looking to buy and sell..

Sold to the first person who viewed it ...from an ad on PH

had couple offers at £4k via email and then two lads came, viewed, looked over the paperwork, test drove and we settled on a number just south of £4.5k