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Title: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: mijfife on 30 December 2006, 11:57:58
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  ;D Had some interest already so here's hoping  ;)

Cheers Jim
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: tunnie on 30 December 2006, 12:02:17
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  :y

Had about 6 calls in one day asking about it, the first guy who rang bought it  ;D
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: mahony on 30 December 2006, 12:43:51
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.
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: Markie on 30 December 2006, 13:03:29
i think thats a bargain at that price Jim  :y simply out of intrest Jim, why did you decide to classified it rather than auction it on ebay?
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: mijfife on 30 December 2006, 13:42:44
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
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: tunnie on 30 December 2006, 13:57:42
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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  :y

Autotrader is only £5 for 2 weeks on their website, think i will use only them when advertising in the future  :y
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: mijfife on 30 December 2006, 14:17:24
Hi Tunnie,
               I didn't realise that autotrader was that cheap on their website, I know it's about £30 to use the mag  :o

I'll certainly keep it  in mind for the future, thanks  :y
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: tunnie on 30 December 2006, 14:30:43
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Hi Tunnie,
               I didn't realise that autotrader was that cheap on their website, I know it's about £30 to use the mag  :o

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

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!  ;D
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: Markie on 30 December 2006, 14:34:41
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  :y

Didnt realise that autotraders www was that cheap either.

Best of "Luck" Jim  :)
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: TheBoy on 30 December 2006, 16:33:34
Project TB1 was sold within days on a £5.99 autotrader web only ad....
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: Tony H on 30 December 2006, 16:48:42
does anyone know if all the ads in the auto trader mag are available on line?
Title: Re: Confused on Ebay!!
Post by: TheBoy on 30 December 2006, 16:52:52
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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....