I am sick of people calling about my mustang trying to lowball me, i've had several offers that i would've taken, but they never got back to me. offers like
3700+ a 87 toyota, $6000 (they told me thats all it was worth), i had one guy offer 7700 and i told him i would think about it, a day later call him back and told him to call me and he never did, then i get 15 calls that never pick up upon the call back.

Am i doing something wrong? i've got everything that i can think of listed on the car, and still not sold yet. its sitting on the lot of south parkway where there is high volume traffic flow.

So i must be doing something wrong. I need some more tips.

 

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patience .. it took mgreene over a year to find the buyer for his cobra..everyone wants something for nuthing..

 

Hoss is right - I took me a long time, but then, I didn't have to sell. I think the thing that is really hurting your car is the fact that it was originally a 6 cylinder and converted to a V8 - the four lug wheels limit the aftermarket and factory choices for potential buyers.

And people not calling back is part of the game - I can't tell you how many people claimed they were going to come look at my car or did come look and said they'd let me know - but I never heard from them again. One guy said he was going to Fedex me a deposit the next morning - he then called (after I'd already ended my Ebay auction (and its $60 fee)) and said his bank wouldn't lend him any money on a "kit car". I think he should have pursued this first before committing!

 

FYI, my selling went like this:

Word of mouth - two people actually showed up - both drove the car and said they would get back with me - 1 did and 1 never called at all.

cobracountry.com - lots of response, several claimed they were coming to look at the car, but only 2 ever did. One them was too fat to fit behind the steering wheel!

traderonline.com - 0 response

cars-on-line.com - lots of responses, no one came to look

clubcobra.com - minimal responses - no one came to look

vintage mustang forums - minimal responses - no one came to look

Mustang Source forums - no responses

EBAY - LOTS of response -wound up selling to a bidder off line

 

so i should try and list on ebay, and that would be my best bet?

 

Well, with Ebay your exposure would be in the tens of millions versus a couple of thousand a day driving down South Parkway. But the key to Ebay is LOTS of really detailed photos. I think I had over 20 large ones for my Cobra -I've seen ads with 50+. It's all about marketing. For example, look at this ad:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...QQcmdZViewItem

Maybe a little over the top with the flames, but great pics and lots of them. Of course, he's asking way too much for the car, but you get the point.

 

I would think exposure is very key. As selling anything there are a lot of tire kickers, most won't even show up even if they tell you they are coming. It will be that 1 out of 100 people that is serious and your car is what he wants and the price they want to pay.
Lets face it everyone wants a perceived good deal unless it is something that you have to get and it is rare. This is the kind of car that someone is going to have to have cash or get the money some way without the car as collateral like a home equity loan. I don't have a lot of experience with collectables but everyone tells me they need to be all original to get the most money, once you change anything you can do all you want.
I have tried to sell many cars, probably 2/3 I ended up trading them in since I had no luck. The two I had the most luck with sold on the first day I put them up for sale. One a pristine 1980 Tbird for $1500 and I had 2 people interested. The other a year ago was a 1996 Altima that was clean with average miles. I asked the KBB private party price of $2395 and I had 2 dealers fighting over it at 7:30 in the morning the first day in the paper. First guy pealed of 23 $100s without driving the car. Had over 50 calls on that car, you just never know, guess it was too low of a price.

 

would you take $2000 for it?









I keed

 

dude, if I had the money, I'd give you asking price for your car RIGHT NOW. I've seen it people, beautiful car.

 

well im goona pull it off the lot on sunday or monday for a while to see if i can clean up the niterior a little bit better. lol 2,000...... thank god no one has offered me that for real, it would be bad. its starting to rust in some sopts, so now i have to go by some blue touch up paint, and put it on there. 8700 is just what i would like to get, but i would take 7600 if someone offered it.

 

ok well due to recent up health issues in my family, if you know anyone that wants one 7500 and its gone.

I would like to sell it to someone who is trust worthy and knows how to take car of a classic, but now i cant be picky.