Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Review of used car listings::List of Used Car Websites?







Review of used car listings::List of Used Car Websites?








Last               year,               my               wife               and               I               moved               to               Los               Angeles               from               Tucson.

As               part               of               the               move               and               the               process               of               downsizing               our               possessions               and               our               lifestyle,               we               sold               our               car.

The               2006               Toyota               Corolla               got               us               $14,500,               which               was               about               $2,500               more               than               we               would               have               gotten               had               we               not               prepared               ourselves               and               the               vehicle               to               get               the               maximum               possible               price.

To               test               the               market,               before               doing               anything,               we               took               the               car               to               our               local               Toyota               dealer,               where               we               had               bought               the               car               new.

They               are               (relatively)               honest,               and               we               do               trust               them.

They               looked               at               the               car               as               is               and               offered               us               $10,000.

Our               next               stop               was               to               visit               a               local               CarMax               dealership,               and               they               offered               us               $12,000.
               After               doing               a               few               basic               things               to               the               car,               we               eventually               sold               it               to               a               neighbor               for               $14,500.

Here's               what               we               did               to               our               used               car               to               help               us               make               an               extra               $2,500               on               the               sale:
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               Before               doing               anything,               we               checked               out               the               value               of               our               car.

We               went               to               Kelly               Blue               Book               to               get               the               values               -               both               the               trade-in               value               and               the               retail               value.

We               also               checked               eBay               listings               to               get               pricing.

We               didn't               check               the               current               listings;               we               checked               the               completed               listings,               which               show               what               the               cars               are               actually               selling               for,               not               what               people               want               to               get               for               them.
               Clean               and               Detail               
               
               To               get               top               retail               value,               we               needed               to               present               a               vehicle               as               clean               and               shiny               as               one               sitting               on               a               dealer's               used               car               lot.

We               paid               several               hundred               dollars               for               a               full               detail,               inside               and               out.

We               also               had               them               use               clay               for               the               paint               finish,               which               helps               restore               it               to               showroom               quality,               and               we               had               the               engine               and               undercarriage               steam-cleaned.
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               Another               key               to               presenting               a               retail-ready               used               car               is               servicing               the               engine               and               making               sure               all               the               services               are               up-to-date.

We               made               sure               the               car               was               tuned               up               with               no               service               issues               and               ready               for               a               new               owner               to               get               in               and               drive.
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               To               ensure               we               got               the               maximum               price,               we               had               our               son               take               many               high-quality               pictures,               and               we               made               sure               to               list               the               car               for               sale               in               as               many               places               as               possible.

We               put               a               sign               in               the               window,               and               then               we               also               listed               the               car               on               Craigslist.

EBay               is               another               great               selling               tool,               as               they               allow               sellers               to               list               cars               for               free               and               only               charge               a               $50               fee               if               it               sells.
               By               spending               about               $500               and               following               these               simple               tips,               we               were               able               to               quickly               find               a               buyer               for               the               car               at               the               price               we               wanted.

We               got               a               good               price,               and               the               buyer               got               a               great               car,               so               everyone               wins.
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