Have you ever sold a car on eBay Motors?

Question

I'm thinking of selling my car and was wondering how best to go about it. I'd like to hear from someone who has had experience selling their car in an auction format.

Answer 1

It was pretty straightforward. I took a picture of the truck, posted it on the ubid site, posted my minimum and it sold, decent price. They only bid within 400 miles and the guy came a few days later, paid me, I filled out the slip and he was gone. I paid Ubid their 2% or whatever it was (it's been a couple years now) and that was that.

Answer 2

If your only selling it for low money--under $3,000. I would skip the Ebay scene & list on Craigslist or something local. Just because you list it on Ebay doesn't mean it will sell for what you want it to. If you add a reserve, you still pay the listing fee of what the reserve is regardless if it sells or not.



Also, never accept Western Union from people, they are running a scam if they try to offer. Also be very cautious on people with Cashiers Checks. Seems there is a way they are running a scam with those as well.



Do some research, look at COMPLETED LISTINGS to see what past cars like yours have been selling for & then decide whether or not if it is worth selling it

Answer 3

Years ago, I sold many cars on eBay motors, but would not do so now. The way it works with eBay (Feepay) is that you have to pay the selling fee when there is a bid on your car. If the bidder does not pay (and there are a lot of people who do not pay on ebay these days, you still have to pay ebay.



Ebay does not have the buyer traffic that it once did. Many buyers and sellers have left, because of the changes that ebay has made, increasing fees, decreasing exposure, and giving the seller no real protection.



Rather than listing the car on ebay, use craigslist and price it reasonably. If you are unsure what the car is worth, take it to a place like Carmax, and see what they will offer you. That is wholesale value, and you can go from there

Answer 4

I'm thinking of selling my car and was wondering how best to go about it. I'd like to hear from someone who has had experience selling their car in an auction format.

Answer 5

Well, I sold my beautiful car in great condition and did not get what I was hoping to. It only sold for about $2500 (minus fees). Also, because the driver was from out of state they had to fly in and I met them at a house of a relative that was about 75 miles from my house, so my husband had to follow me in a second car and it took almost a whole day out of my life to arrange that.



For me, never again. I have had better success paying about $75 to advertise in the Chicago Tribune auto section and sell cars that way.



Other people have had great success selling cars on eBay, but not me.



:)

Answer 6

provide up you're actually not paying for a motor vehicle via eBay automobiles You got here across the motor vehicle on a clssified website like Craigslist the seller has a protracted tale approximately his 'unique' situation - soldier distant places, divorce, and so on merchandising the motor vehicle far greater value-effective than he could offering to pay for delivery considering its no the place close to you using "ebay automobiles" to deal with the sale (hes not, its a scam) offering you an inspection era to refuse the motor vehicle and get an entire refund it quite is a nicely commonplace scam. each and all the pink flegs could have advised you so.

Answer 7

I haven't tried ebay Motors but I found this site very useful http://www.repoauctionsinfo.com/ Good luck!

Answer 8

Yes



but you pay a large final value fee...so be prepared...



if your only selling a car for less then 1,000 bucks not to much maybe $200.00 bucks final value fee, but if your selling a high dollar car it will be higher...

Answer 9

Yes I did and it went for a quid!!!

Answer 10

nope