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Best place to advertise a car?

mrsw1983
mrsw1983 Posts: 243 Forumite
Hello, I'm looking to sell my car and wanted to know if anyone has any advice on the best places to advertise ebay/autotrader/local paper etc?
Many Thanks.

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  • FATBALLZ
    FATBALLZ Posts: 5,146 Forumite
    When I advertised my car on the autotrader website I got loads of interest. Although after the first visitor turned out to be a complete freak I couldn't be bothered to sell privately and sold it to the dealership.
  • mrsw1983
    mrsw1983 Posts: 243 Forumite
    anyone else?
  • In a lay-by with a really shoddy home-made sign...
  • darich
    darich Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Depends on the car.
    If it's a normal family sized car that's worth a "normal" amount of money then I'd say AutoTrader - since it's the first place I would look to buy a "normal" car.
    If it's a classic or sports model then an appropriate magazine eg TopMarques
    If it's a higher end model eg GTi, Turbo, 4x4 then joining a forum might be a good bet - the members on these forums normally look after their cars and are quite specific about the models they buy.
    Cheap banger then maybe the free yellow paper.

    EBay I'd generally avoid - I feel that people use ebay to buy a bargain so your car may not fetch as much as it would if you go via one of the other routes.

    Keen photographer with sales in the UK and abroad.
    Willing to offer advice on camera equipment and photography if i can!
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