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[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

An old friend, who knows nothing about selling cars has asked me to help him sell a rather special MGB.
I want to help as much as I can, but Im far from an expert on such matters. Anyone have any advice about the best way to go about it please ?
Tia.

[BazaJT]

MG owners club could get some interest or perhaps a dedicated classic car auction-with suitable reserve price.Depends what's special about it as to any other avenues such as classic car magazines.

[henryd]

Is it special to him,or a limited edition/owned by someone famous,as Baza says a specialist classic auction or dealer may be best place for it

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

An old friend, who knows nothing about selling cars has asked me to help him sell a rather special MGB.
I want to help as much as I can, but Im far from an expert on such matters. Anyone have any advice about the best way to go about it please ?
Tia.

Special in what way?

Anyone remember the 3 litre MGC?

[Viral_Jim]

If it is *genuinely* special, I would put it with a marque expert to sell on your behalf, chances are they will more than pay for their fee. And you don't run the risk of being taken for a ride.

For example, when the e-type goes, it'll be sold via CMC Jaguar, they give it a health check, stick it in their showroom, look after it, manage test drives etc and take 10% as a fee. Extortionate? Probably, but the cars on their website command a very healthy premium over those in the classifieds, so you probably come our about even, but with none of the aggro.

[aaronjb]

For example, when the e-type goes,

Back up a second.. you have an E-type? And a stately home in Kidderminster? I think you've just one upped the Lord of Lincolnshire!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

For example, when the e-type goes,

Back up a second.. you have an E-type? And a stately home in Kidderminster? I think you've just one upped the Lord of Lincolnshire!

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.  

[zirk]

I would say AutoTrader, most of the serious Buyers whether Classic or not are on there.

No harm on putting on eBay as well just to generate interest as long as you dont mind putting up with the Window Shoppers, Tyre Kickers and the Im used to shopping on Amazon so I'll probably change my mind, cancel it or send it back type of peeps, but you never know.

[Doctor Gollum]

A classified in the back of Classic and Sports Car if it's of significance 

[Viral_Jim]

For example, when the e-type goes,

Back up a second.. you have an E-type? And a stately home in Kidderminster? I think you've just one upped the Lord of Lincolnshire!

Pha! nope, my father has one, although I think this year's Le Mans Classic will be its last big trip under his ownership. He's been recently looking into how to sell it, hence the bit about CMC.

My own rather more modest stable consists of one 14 year old volvo and Pilgrim Sumo cobra kit that hasn't had an MOT for about a decade. 

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.  

As a card-carrying member of the millenial generation, this comment triggers me. And I intend to hold a vigil for myself.

[aaronjb]

 

I always assumed the '944' at least meant you had a 944 in the stable..

[Viral_Jim]

At one time I did, I'm too lazy to think of/remember a new username, so I've had jimmy944 since I first wanted a Porker, then bought one.

TBH I wish I had never sold it. As is often the way.

[aaronjb]

There's always the "one that got away" .. cars, women..

[biggriffin]

Special,, is there Provence to prove this, if so approach a specialist in mg's, and what ever he says add £2k.
Tracing MG is quite easy due to the large enthusiasts clubs and books on them.

[TheBoy]

If memory serves Jimmy also attended a fee paying boarding school........where being 'rogered senseless' was no doubt part of the curriculum.

Not that I ever attended a fee paying boarding school, but I remember my first day at secondary school, stood at the urinal, and hearing some strange noises and groans from one of the "number 2's" cubicle. As I was washing my mitts, out of said cubicle walked a 5th former and an unhappy looking freshblood like me.

I never, ever walked into the bogs at that school again.  There are things that a naïve, traditionally raised kid should never have to hear or see...