Best marketplaces to sell a car?

QQQ

Where would you advertise a car to sell it for best price? Are there any free yet effective marketplaces? (ebay, gumtree and autotrader do charge) 

NSG666

Have a look at Autotrader to get a feel for the price being asked but bear in mind that dealers need to make a profit and cover themselves for any issues with the car. Have a look at WeBuyAnyCar and WeWantAnyCar then ask yourself whether you can be bothered with the hassle of selling privately. Unless your car is something special it can attract tyre kickers and time wasters and any can attract undesireables but you you can get more money selling privately so as long as you are happy to sell it privately look out for further responses.

Ebe_Scrooge

A local Facebook page if you have one is worth a punt.  You're probably restricting your audience to some degree, but at least it's free to advertise so you've got nothing to lose by trying.  Depends to a large extent on the type of car and its value.  If it's something special and/or expensive, it'll be worth paying to advertise it somewhere well-known like Autotrader.  But for a run-of-the mill cheapish car, any of the free avenues are probably your best bet.

GSDMum

Try 'We Buy Any Car'. We bought our car in April for £7,400 from a main dealer, we had a quote last week by WBAC for £7,590 which stood for 5 days, when the 5 days expired they upped their quote to £7,660 to tempt us. They do charge a handling charge of about £75, and they do say you could be paid out within an hour. That's as much experience of them we have.

There are several similar portals on line.

BOWFER

Facebook marketplace.
You get to post 20 photos and plenty of text - all free.
Yes, you get some absolute head-the-balls that will make you silly offers without even viewing the car, but I've sold 4-5 cars and a couple of motorbikes on there in the past 2 years and sold them to some really nice, decent people.
The good thing is you can view their normal facebook profile and get a feel for them.

QQQ

I once approached We Buy Any Car with my previous car and to say in politely was not impressed with the price they offered.

NSG666

QQQ said:

I once approached We Buy Any Car with my previous car and to say in politely was not impressed with the price they offered.

How long ago? In 2015 I took my van to them and they were a waste of space but We Want A C were much friendlier and I sold to them. Last year I sold my van to We Buy and although they chipped me on price I was happy with what I got. My neighbour has just sold her car to them. She took it to confirm the valuation and they just knocked off £200 for the two diamond cut alloys that were scuffed - that's fair. She accepted the offer and they kept it open for two weeks until her new car arrived.

If you are desperate to sell they might sense blood but I've only heard good things about them lately - one person (who's not a bullpooper) told me they tried to chip him a bit and he told them he wanted the full web price, he didn't want to pay the admin fee and he wanted the payment the same day without the admin fee for that too. They gave him all he asked for an a £22k car

jimjames

Ebe_Scrooge said:

A local Facebook page if you have one is worth a punt.  You're probably restricting your audience to some degree, but at least it's free to advertise so you've got nothing to lose by trying.  Depends to a large extent on the type of car and its value.  If it's something special and/or expensive, it'll be worth paying to advertise it somewhere well-known like Autotrader.  But for a run-of-the mill cheapish car, any of the free avenues are probably your best bet.

Facebook marketplace has worked for me once you filter the timewasters. That's available to everyone who is on there rather than just a local group

BOWFER

If you want the hassle free experience that the likes of WBAC offer, but not specifically them, take the car to any dealer.
There isn't a dealer out there that isn't absolutely desperate for stock.

QQQ

BOWFER said:

If you want the hassle free experience that the likes of WBAC offer, but not specifically them, take the car to any dealer.
There isn't a dealer out there that isn't absolutely desperate for stock.

I doubt dealers will pay any close to fair price