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[mijfife]

I've currently got the GLS on ebay as a classified ad, not an auction. The thing that's confusing me is that I've got 22 watchers   :-?  What's the point in watching a classified ad? There's no bidding so you can't tell what it sells for. I'm hoping that the watchers are going to bombard me with questions after the new year   Had some interest already so here's hoping  

Cheers Jim

[tunnie]

probably idiots who forget its not an auction  

You put it on Autotrader? - I found them excellent for my project cars, i put my '98 2.5 V6 Reflection on there with 9 high res pics, sold within 24 hours  

Had about 6 calls in one day asking about it, the first guy who rang bought it  

[mahony]

The 22 watchers are probably hoping you dont sell it then they will e-mail you when the classified ad finishes with a  lower price than your looking for the car.

[Markie]

i think thats a bargain at that price Jim   simply out of intrest Jim, why did you decide to classified it rather than auction it on ebay?

[mijfife]

Hi Mark,
            Glad you think it's a bargain Mark, I wasn't sure on pricing as it's only a GLS but does have the lpg. Hopefully, it's a fair price.
I used the classified ad as it as it worked well with the Scirocco. With an auction, if you live a fair bit away from the car, you have to either buy it blind or take a trip to view then another to collect. I know this puts me off a lot of cars that I see on eBay. The Classified format is just like advertising in Autotrader ect with the advantage of a more in depth description and 12 photos. I opted for larger photos and it only cost me £11 for 28 days of advertising . Also, once you sell, there is no final fee. By the time you use an auction format with a reserve and final fees, it would cost a lot more.

Cheers Jim

[tunnie]

Hi Mark,
            Glad you think it's a bargain Mark, I wasn't sure on pricing as it's only a GLS but does have the lpg. Hopefully, it's a fair price.
I used the classified ad as it as it worked well with the Scirocco. With an auction, if you live a fair bit away from the car, you have to either buy it blind or take a trip to view then another to collect. I know this puts me off a lot of cars that I see on eBay. The Classified format is just like advertising in Autotrader ect with the advantage of a more in depth description and 12 photos. I opted for larger photos and it only cost me £11 for 28 days of advertising . Also, once you sell, there is no final fee. By the time you use an auction format with a reserve and final fees, it would cost a lot more.

Cheers Jim

With standard auctions you can have unlimited pictures if you host them elseware  

Autotrader is only £5 for 2 weeks on their website, think i will use only them when advertising in the future  

[mijfife]

Hi Tunnie,
               I didn't realise that autotrader was that cheap on their website, I know it's about £30 to use the mag  

I'll certainly keep it  in mind for the future, thanks  

[tunnie]

Hi Tunnie,
               I didn't realise that autotrader was that cheap on their website, I know it's about £30 to use the mag  

I'll certainly keep it  in mind for the future, thanks  

Yeah its stupid prices for the mag, and you have to wait for printing.

Online only for 2 weeks was about £5/6 ish i think. I had 9 pictures on the ad, all good high res images & a huge description!  

[Markie]

Good luck Jim - i can see your logic - never really investigated the classifieds on ebay but i reckon this is where my vectra estate will be going  

Didnt realise that autotraders www was that cheap either.

Best of "Luck" Jim  

[TheBoy]

Project TB1 was sold within days on a £5.99 autotrader web only ad....

[Tony H]

does anyone know if all the ads in the auto trader mag are available on line?

[TheBoy]

does anyone know if all the ads in the auto trader mag are available on line?

Sometimes, sometimes not....  ....I think the mag fee allows you to enter web ad for free, but not entirely sure....