I've got an old wagon, 51 chrysler Town and Country, that I getting ready to sell. I haven't used the web to sell before so I'm looking for advice and suggestions. What are the best place to post a sale, craigslist, ebay, forums like this? Pitfalls? Any suggestions are welcomed. thanks
Join the club. I've never bought or sold from the internet. However, as a potential buyer I'd like to see the following: 1. Lots of pictures especially areas that could contain rust. Underneath, the tailgate. Lower fenders, floors and rocker panels. Do provide photos of any damage. Actual damage will not discourage a potential buyer if he/she wants to restore anyway. It won't scare them off. If it does, so what. They apparently aren't prepared to care for a 58 year old car. 2. State if the car is complete and if not what is missing. 3. Be totally honest about it's condition. Don't say rust free if it's not. Folks need to know that repairs are necessary or whether it can be restored. If it has some fantastic engine and if it is in running condition or whatever condition say so. Bottom line what works and what doesn't. If the battery is dead replace it. For heavens sake if it's running good make it so, it turns me off to have someone say it runs good but cannot demonstrate that fact. 4. Are there documents, i.e title, registration or servicing and repair documents. If you have 'em supply them to the new owner. If you advertise it accurately both the seller and buyer will be happy with the deal and there won't be any bad feelings especially if someone has traveled hundreds or thousands of miles only to find a piece of doo doo that was represented as good condition. Just my two cents. Good luck with the sale.
Check this link. The poster, CatalinaSafari has similar issues..... http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4718 Generally, the rarer your vehicle is, the more coverage you need to locate the buyer out there that wants YOUR CAR. If you've got a 2003 Ford Focus, you probably only need to advertise in your local paper or Auto Trader. For you, you're probably going to have to advertise nationally to get enough interest. You will also have to do some research to figure out what a reasonable price is for your vehicle. Learn all you can about the vehicle you are selling so that you can answer any question a prospective buyer may have. When an interested party asks "When was the engine rebuilt?", and gets an answer "I don't know......" the party may have doubts about the vehicle. As to which publication to advertise in, you'll have to make that choice based on a number of factors. If the vehicle is almost like new, I would suggest Hemmings. The cars advertised there tend to be at the high end of the scale, and get the real serious buyers. If it's one that needs a lot of restoration work, Craig's list might be good for you. Somewhere in between, maybe Collector Car Trader or possibly E-bay.
Thanks for the advice. I plan to take some pictures as soon as I get all the stuff in the garage out of the way. I'll post a few for folks here. The few I have are a couple of years old and not very good. It really is a cool car. I drove it for a couple of years before it went in to storage. I hadn't though much about documenting the problem areas but you are absolutely right on that score.
Just for comparison purposes, thought you might want to check out this E-bay listing.........53 T&C http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/chry...6371790QQsspagenameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101
Thanks for the ebay link. The 51 and 53 are virtually identical. I'd say the interior of mine is in better shape but the mine has some body damage from a small fender bender.
