RichardK
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 10:15 PM |
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Why hasn't this sold?
My lads had his motor on the bay a couple of times and its not sold, so if you've got any suggestions as to why it hasn't and we've
possibly missed something obvious, let us know!!
eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
Think we shouldn't have included the picture of the ripped seat and just left it in the description and wait for them to ask for a picture if
they want to see it??
Cheers
Rich
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 10:31 PM |
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Seems like a really good advert to me & a good starting price too.
Maybe its a sign of the times?? my 17 year old nephew who is a car nut has been given so many insurance quotes of over £3500/ year for standard little
1st time driver type cars that he has decided to not bother for a couple of years. Maybe this is affecting the small affordable car market ??
Good luck though, i will ask around if anyone i know is after a good little car.
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dhutch
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 10:39 PM |
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I think i would leave the photo of the seat. Better to have less reponce than tyre kickers who are not going to buy.
However i might mention rust less.
- What you have done sounds fair, but no one wants to here about it, and it with scare people who dont know about cars.
- Instead just state it has limited rust, that have been repaired t a high leval. Or just not even that. Most people dont care about it as long as it
passes an MOT!
Daniel
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 10:39 PM |
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Dunno, looks like a good deal for the money, a rip in the seat on a car at that price and from that era is surely not a major issue. If possible
stress the positives and as you suggest reduce the negatives to a couple of bullet points which people can ask about once they are hooked.
Perhaps e bay isn't best place - what about trying the local cruisers sites which tend to be populated, on the whole, by young people who may be
tight for cash and limited in their choice by insurance costs and the ad can run for a good while until some one turns up just looking for a
runaround. We use the local Cruise west Cumbria site and have boughtand sold quite a bit of stuf throught it- they don't allwear baseball caps
back to front.
hth
Mike
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mark chandler
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 10:44 PM |
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I purchased a pretty much immaculate 106 independance over a year ago on a W plate for £400 for my daughter had full s/h around 80,000 miles and 4 new
tyres 11 months MOT.
These do not seem to make much, not sure why as they are nice rust free cheap cars.... so price I guess 
She passed her test at 09:30 in the morning, the fire brigade were cutting the roof off by 11.30 as she stuffed it up the back of a focus 
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 11:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dhutch
I think i would leave the photo of the seat. Better to have less reponce than tyre kickers who are not going to buy.
However i might mention rust less.
- What you have done sounds fair, but no one wants to here about it, and it with scare people who dont know about cars.
- Instead just state it has limited rust, that have been repaired t a high leval. Or just not even that. Most people dont care about it as long as it
passes an MOT!
Daniel
Agree, you've sorted the rust, no need to mention it
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stevebubs
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| posted on 8/9/11 at 11:13 PM |
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Reads like MOT until Sept 2011 at first glance.
[Edited on 8/9/11 by stevebubs]
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T66
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 12:12 AM |
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Ive just sold my Saab Turbo , was on 7 days with 23 watchers.
Answered a few emails, and texts - ended up going for £1200 on a Y plate. 290bhp absolute flying machine with all the right bits.
I was looking for around £1500 but failed, my view is people just dont want to spend their money.
If anyone else has noticed, some really good motors are not selling at all.
sign of the times.
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v8kid
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 03:29 AM |
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I've always had more luck using a low starting price to get watchers interested in bidding. Why not try putting it on at £100 starting and see
how it goes?
Cheers!
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 05:52 AM |
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I'd say way too much information. It almost sounds like your desperate to sell it before it dies/falls apart.
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snakebelly
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:11 AM |
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Sign of the times im afraid, people are keeping their money in their pocket and as already been stated this is an ideal first car....except youngsters
cant afford first cars becuase of the insurance rates, even with all the work and fresh MOT i reckon youll have to drop the starting price to £300 to
genrate any interest and even then it might not sell im afraid. Mate of mine is a breaker and he is swimming in small cars that are fine and
repairable but people scrap them rather than fork out for repairs and are doing without.....last one to leave the country please turn the lights
out...:-(
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DRC INDY 7
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:15 AM |
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as stated above the starting price is to high very rare do you sell a item with a price that is at market value
The young chavs these days seem to want a corsa as they are cheaper to insure and look beeter than a 106/saxo this come from our own young chav at
work
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:16 AM |
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We have an mg zr 160 for sale and we can't give it
away
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phelpsa
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:39 AM |
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Try 99p no reserve. It'll definitely sell and you'll more than likely get what it's worth even if its slightly disappointing to you.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
We have an mg zr 160 for sale and we can't give it
away
Yes you can, I'll be down by 10.30, I'm always up for a free car 
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 06:46 AM |
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Or try a classified advert? then people will contact you and make offers, some serious others daft. But it seems to generate more interest, plus it
doesn't sell until you have the cash. ie stops the timewasters who bid and disappear.
And as above, way to much info. Keep it simple, not too much detail.
And be prepared to take a lower price. Only worth what people will pay and all that.
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jabs
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 07:06 AM |
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As said before to much info re the repairs, "good condition for age" and "maintained to a high standard" covers many things
and too higher a starting price
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tony-devon
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 07:45 AM |
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sadly as others have said, sign of the times, the target audience cant afford to insure it
in my honest opinion, certainly for where I live anyway, £500 is too much, I paid only £200 more for an 02 plate seat ibiza with full mot, fsh, 4 new
tyres, fully working all electrics and air con etc
the car market at the lower end seems to have taken a nose dive, the amount of cars I see for less than £1000 is scarey, good top specced cars
the youngsters cant afford to insure them, and probably likely that the older drivers want something bigger or with all the creature comforts
I also agree that you have tried too hard, Im a victim of this, putting too much information, trying to be too honest and helpful
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:01 AM |
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its french and green  nuff said
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craig1410
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:04 AM |
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I agree that your description plants too many seeds of doubt due to excessive details on repairs etc. especially talk about rust and welding. Just
describe the facts and highlight the positive points. "Good condition for age" covers things like minor scratches.
Also as has been said, starting price is too high. eBay is an auction site and people want a chance at least to get a bargain. Failing that they get a
false sense of security when they bid against others. Nobody wants to be the sole bidder at close to market rate.
Read other ads and note popular language such as "long MOT", "low mileage", "good condition for age" and stick to
that.
Good luck!
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rallyingden
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
its french and green nuff said
+1
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 9/9/11 at 08:50 AM |
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Target audience either can't insure it (kids) or are doing without (can't afford the '2nd' car). I'm *actually* looking
for a car at the moment, but I've just been amazed at what is up for sale - condition and pricewise (bad and unrealistic). Our 280K mile MK1
Mundaneo really has had it. I have no car, it's the Wife's, it must be capable of high mileage and require little attention. Getting
people to accept that their tired MK2 Mundaneo, or an old Fokarse isn't 'worth' £3K means I'm a 'timewaster' when
I speak realism. I've given up looking.
Please don't be too lax on any description, etc., since you'd definitely upset me if I had to discover the faults when we met.
I don't believe you're being too greedy (unlike many others), but you'll have to have a further dose of realism to get the thing
sold.
Too many greedy, unrealistic people out there. From £500K 2-bed shoeboxes to £4K 10 year old rot box Transits. Ridiculous greed, and guess what,
no-one seems to want to acquire the over priced crap, they're all just 'timewasters'.
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RichardK
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| posted on 11/9/11 at 08:05 PM |
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Ok, we'll try again following your advice!
eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
If for some reason you watch it will you let us know so we know the amount of genuine watchers and not the amount of nosey buggers
Missed anything obvious can you let me know asap.
Cheers
Rich
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 11/9/11 at 08:24 PM |
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U2U sent (re the advert, not about buying it I'm afraid!)
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TPG
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| posted on 11/9/11 at 09:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Andybarbet
Seems like a really good advert to me & a good starting price too.
Maybe its a sign of the times??
Quote the above, Sadly this sums it up. That is, no money about even for a good buy.
Edit again...The amount of people that asked do you know of a cheap car for sale? £500 ish.
Answer no.Then 10 thousand turn up that don't sell!!!!??????? Its a crazy mad world at the minute.
I belivie (but don't have the danggles to do it) if you run a used front with a £500 limit you'd be rushed off you're
feet.I've heard a lot of people say that the goverment £2000 thing took all the cheap cars off the market.Yet case in point thay are still out
there.
I know that if you run a 5 door hatch into the 'yard at the moment you'll see £150 no worrries.So that SHOULD push the price of road legal
cheap cars up....but, cheap good basic cars can't be shifted for love nor money.
Class debate.
I said debate
[Edited on 11/9/11 by TPG]
[Edited on 11/9/11 by TPG]
[Edited on 11/9/11 by TPG]
..Which was nice..
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