TimC
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 04:50 PM |
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Selling a specialist (non-kit) car..
Hi All
Looking to your collective wisdom. I am selling my much loved Alpina B10. I have it advertised on
Pistonheads but I'm conscious that I'm missing a good portion of even the
enthusiastic motoring population. Where would you suggest I advertise?
- eBay?
- Auto Trader?
- Top Marques?
- BMW Specialist Mags?
Cheers
TC
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 05:10 PM |
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Unfortunately eBay is full of messers, and you'llprobably get lots of "£50 offers" for your pride and joy. Having said that, you
can put it up as a classified listing, and try to avoid potential morons.
Auto trader is a good bet - magazine and online usually attract a fair amount of people, but I would have to say your best bet (in my opinion) would
be a BMW specialist magazine. At least people there will appreciate it for what it is, and not view it as merely a '5-series'.
I personally sold my last 528SE on eBay using classified ad, but when I bought my recent P38 Range Rover, I looked in the back of 4x4 magazines as I
was quite specific about what I was looking for.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity!
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bmseven
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 05:25 PM |
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Have you tried the 5forum
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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tomprescott
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 05:35 PM |
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I would avoid ebay imho, whenever I go on ebay I expect to pay less then half of what anythings actually worth, I also suspect things to be slightly
dodgy most of the time - neither are assumptions that you want potential buyers to have when you're trying to sell a nice car!
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mad4x4
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 06:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomprescott
I would avoid ebay imho, whenever I go on ebay I expect to pay less then half of what anythings actually worth, I also suspect things to be slightly
dodgy most of the time - neither are assumptions that you want potential buyers to have when you're trying to sell a nice car!
If it's a binger then = EBAY otherwise what about the owners club website / magazine
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 06:10 PM |
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Completely OT, but isn't that avatar from Noggin the Nog?
Memories.......
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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franky
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 06:44 PM |
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when I asked you before about price etc my friend ended up paying 5k for a one owner car with 100k on the clock. Its like new so a lot is to do with
pricing I think.
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iank
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 06:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Completely OT, but isn't that avatar from Noggin the Nog?
Memories.......
Is that not Idris the dragon from Ivor the Engine? (another Oliver Postgate production so close)
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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TimC
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 08:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
when I asked you before about price etc my friend ended up paying 5k for a one owner car with 100k on the clock. Its like new so a lot is to do with
pricing I think.
Well then he's done incredibly well - you don't see many of those.
quote:
Is that not Idris the dragon from Ivor the Engine? (another Oliver Postgate production so close)
Good spot - I have a bit of an Ivor addiction/problem. 
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franky
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 11:12 PM |
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bloody great cars mind too
with it being so specialist the buyer will come along its just not like selling a focus.
Good luck with the sale, it looks great!
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Steve G
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| posted on 3/3/10 at 11:18 PM |
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You missed off Pistonheads by the looks of it. Otherwise its got to be a specialist BMW site surely. How many of the general public know what an
Alpina is??
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 12:44 AM |
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What does the law inUK says about putting vinyl Pound or Euro signs on the windows and driving around?
I do that with my cars in Mexico and within a couple of months I´ve always had something real close to my asking price.
My 2 cents
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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iank
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 07:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve G
You missed off Pistonheads by the looks of it.
It's already on pistonheads (link in OP)
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 12:45 PM |
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I stand corrected yet again. Well done iank
Guess I must be even more senile than I first thought. Now, where was I?........
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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bmseven
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 12:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve G
How many of the general public know what an Alpina is??
And there is a lot of pretend Alpina's especially on E32's
Try contacting Chas C on my site (Need to register)BMW 7 Resource
He's a bit of an Alpina addict and maybe able to help
[Edited on 4/3/10 by bmseven]
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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TimC
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 06:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bmseven
Have you tried the 5forum
Cheers - now on there - and price dropped £500.
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bmseven
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| posted on 4/3/10 at 10:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TimC
quote:
Originally posted by bmseven
Have you tried the 5forum
Cheers - now on there - and price dropped £500.
LOL - An absolute bargain at £500 
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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