Sell on eBay, or scrap it?

s_b

its a 15 year old clonker with issues and hippies will want to view it
claim your 40 pieces of silver at the big grabber and send it off to china

SaLoGo

Well, it's on there now! Fingers crossed I get a good price...

mikey72

Motoring until March next year for £150 looks good.

blacksta

Scrap the thing and get £150 for it - simple as abc

http://www.cartakeback.com/

vax2002

SaLoGo wrote: »

Even with these problems?...

There is a connection issue with the back lights
The airbag light is on
Some t!t left his handbrake off and ran into the front of mine. He fixed it all, but didn't do a great job!
One of the back doors doesn't match the rest (was like it when I bought it
The blowers don't always work
There is a knocking when I reverse
It crunches when I go into 5th gear
And I'm pretty sure the power steering doesn't work (well, it doesn't feel like it!)

Thats not that bad for a French car....

SaLoGo

mikey72 wrote: »

Motoring until March next year for £150 looks good.

I'd be quite happy to get £150 for it! Bought it 2 years ago for £500 and it's done me really well but £55 a month insurance and £15-20 a week in fuel pluss all the other costs that goes with it is crippling me! Especially when I can drive my BF's car for the price of (shared) fuel!

SaLoGo

blacksta wrote: »

Scrap the thing and get £150 for it - simple as abc

Thanks for the link, that will be my back up if it doesn't sell on eBay

soul-replacement

Yes, that's the best thing you can do. Just try to sell it on ebay and if it doesn't work, scrap it

pinkteapot

SaLoGo wrote: »

I'm in the prcess of writing the eBay ad now, but I'm crap at this (being a blonde woman and all lol). Just gonna really honest me thinks and see what happens. Just not sure what to start it at?? Ideally I'd like to get a least £100 for it but don't wanna start it too high!

To be honest, you'll probably sell it for more with a "dumb blonde" ad than one that looks like it was professionally written.

Years back I eBayed an old knackered laptop I had before buying a new one. My ad was clearly from a non-techie (which I was back then) and listed everything I could think of that was wrong with the thing. It sold for loads. :eek:

As others have said, it might be worth at least ringing a scrap yard for a quote before listing, and then starting the car at that price. If it doesn't sell you can scrap it.

One thing I would say is don't use a reserve - I hate auctions with reserves. Just start it at the minimum you want for it.

Be dumb blonde in the description but remember to include payment details (methods of payment you take) and for a car ad say that people are welcome to come round and take a look before bidding (assuming you're ok with that).

My first car was E-reg Metro Sport and I wish I'd kept it. One sold on eBay recently for £372 and it had been really badly sprayed black, but apparently there's only 10 left on the road!

SaLoGo

blacksta wrote: »

http://www.cartakeback.com/

This site is great, they would pick my car up for £160! Have saved the quote so if it doesn't sell on eBay will definately be using them.