People often have trouble when posting classic automoble classified ads to the Internet. I see it first-hand every day, people just don't think when posting and it can cause them a lot of problems when attempting to sell their car. The tips below should help you avoid the major problems encountered in posting to online classified ad sites.
1. FORGETTING TO ADD A CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
I tell you what... this is the worst mistake that a classic auto seller can make in an online classified ad. Yeah, you might be thinking, what about e-mail? Yes, technically leaving off any contact information is not a good idea, but most people who are classic car enthusiasts like to call first. Classic car collectors love to call sellers to get more details on the car that youre selling. Believe me, they will call if youve got a good car and they will call often.
2. LACK OF CAR DESCRIPTION
Just posting the name of a classic car and a image may get you some calls, but without a description the calls will be far and few between. You need to be honest in your ad and give them full disclosure. You are not interested in wasting their and your time. Online viewers are very wary of classic auto classified ads that have no details. So put in that extra five minutes with a good car description. It pays.
3. ACCURATELY DESCRIBE YOUR CAR, DON'T BRAG UNLESS YOU CAN BACK IT UP!
Unless your vintage, hot rod, classic car is of excellent show car condition, in I'm talking about the upper 5% of cars in America, don't go overboard in bragging about your baby. This will tend to spook buyers and those who actually show up to see the car may be less likely to take it off your hands.
4. NOT HAVING ENOUGH GOOD PICTURES OF YOUR CAR
People like to see many pictures of a collector automobile at all angles before they even give you a call a lot of times. Also image quality is very important. Use a good quality digital camera and take pictures in full sunlight. Classic car images that are bad shady, focused improperly, glaring bad, too small, etc. etc. will not always pique the interest of serious classic auto collectors.
I couldn't recommend more that you take the pictures at every conceivable angle including under the car. I usually take pictures at every corner, down each side, the interior, dashboard, trunk, the motor, and floor pan and axle area underneath. Take multiple digital images of all these areas of the car. You will be glad you did once you return to your computer in preparation for posting your classic auto ad.
5. NOT PRICING YOUR CAR RIGHT
This is where the rubber meets the road. You really do need to know what your car's worth in relation to the car's condition. If you have no idea how to judge this, you may even want to look for a collectible automobile appraiser who can price your car's value.
When pricing your collectible auto you don't want to go too high or too low. Go too high on a selling price and you run the risk of scaring off potential buyers. One of the things that people do when when a price their collector cars a little high is that they add the initials OBO which stands for or best offer and people understand that you are pricing the classic a little high and want to negotiate. Go too low and obviously you may live to regret it.
Okay there you go collectible automobile fans! This is Classic Car Chris at Buy Old Cars.com hoping that you have a great experience posting classic car ads online! Here's hoping that you list your classic car classifieds successfully from now on and stay away from all of the easy mistakes people make! - 16752
1. FORGETTING TO ADD A CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
I tell you what... this is the worst mistake that a classic auto seller can make in an online classified ad. Yeah, you might be thinking, what about e-mail? Yes, technically leaving off any contact information is not a good idea, but most people who are classic car enthusiasts like to call first. Classic car collectors love to call sellers to get more details on the car that youre selling. Believe me, they will call if youve got a good car and they will call often.
2. LACK OF CAR DESCRIPTION
Just posting the name of a classic car and a image may get you some calls, but without a description the calls will be far and few between. You need to be honest in your ad and give them full disclosure. You are not interested in wasting their and your time. Online viewers are very wary of classic auto classified ads that have no details. So put in that extra five minutes with a good car description. It pays.
3. ACCURATELY DESCRIBE YOUR CAR, DON'T BRAG UNLESS YOU CAN BACK IT UP!
Unless your vintage, hot rod, classic car is of excellent show car condition, in I'm talking about the upper 5% of cars in America, don't go overboard in bragging about your baby. This will tend to spook buyers and those who actually show up to see the car may be less likely to take it off your hands.
4. NOT HAVING ENOUGH GOOD PICTURES OF YOUR CAR
People like to see many pictures of a collector automobile at all angles before they even give you a call a lot of times. Also image quality is very important. Use a good quality digital camera and take pictures in full sunlight. Classic car images that are bad shady, focused improperly, glaring bad, too small, etc. etc. will not always pique the interest of serious classic auto collectors.
I couldn't recommend more that you take the pictures at every conceivable angle including under the car. I usually take pictures at every corner, down each side, the interior, dashboard, trunk, the motor, and floor pan and axle area underneath. Take multiple digital images of all these areas of the car. You will be glad you did once you return to your computer in preparation for posting your classic auto ad.
5. NOT PRICING YOUR CAR RIGHT
This is where the rubber meets the road. You really do need to know what your car's worth in relation to the car's condition. If you have no idea how to judge this, you may even want to look for a collectible automobile appraiser who can price your car's value.
When pricing your collectible auto you don't want to go too high or too low. Go too high on a selling price and you run the risk of scaring off potential buyers. One of the things that people do when when a price their collector cars a little high is that they add the initials OBO which stands for or best offer and people understand that you are pricing the classic a little high and want to negotiate. Go too low and obviously you may live to regret it.
Okay there you go collectible automobile fans! This is Classic Car Chris at Buy Old Cars.com hoping that you have a great experience posting classic car ads online! Here's hoping that you list your classic car classifieds successfully from now on and stay away from all of the easy mistakes people make! - 16752
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