RE: [Chrysler300] putting a car on ebay

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know little about putting a car, a Chrysler 300, on ebay, but can give a 
few clues as to what scares, PUTS OFF, would be buyers - this just after 
this week when I just DID NOT buy a 58 Cadillac Limo on ebay, that I won, 
this the first time since age 14 that I have ever NOT completed buying a car 
I agreed to.
So if you want to attract buyers and then have them complete, here are my 
few clues/hints - others no doubt can add to this, or rebutt, if they feel 
appropriate.

1) if car has clear title, seeing a VIN number is good, but other US 300 
owners may give reasons not to include a vin, but as a buyer, you know it 
seemingly is a real car if it's vin is listed?!
2) do not just put up a few (4-6) photos - put up enough photos (10-15 if 
car is not a real low buck pile of rust) that show all exterior detail of 
car, plus few of interior, PLUS engine bay, trunk, and most highly 
recommended (if car not rusty) also is shots of underneath the car, 
especially around rear, the fuel tank, etc..
3) be honest, but maybe not too brutally honest - mention good points, and 
say 2-3 worst points, and if say a paint or panel/rust issue, include shots 
of what talking about. And if car is known to experts, Club, mention that if 
they will confirm/know it. Do not talk the car down, let the photos do most 
of the showing/explaining - and no car is likely perfect, so do not be too 
negative needlessly.
4) if you think it good, say it is up to bidders finally to decide the car's 
condition for themselves before auction ends, that all information given in 
good faith, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DISCLAIMER that says in effect 'whatever 
I say matters not a hill of beans after the auction because then it is yours 
and no matter what said or the condition it is in, you are stuck with it.'  
!!!?

My opinion is you do not want to waste time answering (basic/needed) 
questions from many who may not bid once they have more detail that it 
required your time answering their questions - so state what you think fair 
up front, and if that puts them off, at least you sorted them out more 
quickly. Likewise good photos sort bidders out.

I backed out of my purchase because the seller after a week still refused to 
provide any VIN, instead of paypal now asked I send a Money Order (which 
Ebay warns you never should do on a vehicle purchase), refused to list what 
I got with a car he never showed the engine bay of, and when I asked he 
confirm that the vehicle (re no bad rust) was as he responded in pre auction 
end questions, he now said all that was irrelevant, as his listing included 
a disclaimer.

Other 300 Members in the US may relate/know other 'near bad death car 
purchases', but I decided with the car up in Washington, a likely bad rust 
area even if he said car never used there, it was not worth the potential 
grief - too many red flag warnings.

It is the first ebay purchase in near 200 I have not completed, and I do not 
mind getting ripped off occassionally for the odd below $100 items, but to 
buy a resto car that would owe near 10K to just then find out it maybe total 
junk/rust framewise/inner rockers etc, it just too risky, even if it looked 
bloody great in photos/listing.  He may have been genuine, but the other 
thing that scared me was he suddenly seemed to know nothing about condition 
of the car which he said he had owned and worked on for 2 years, said he 
would have to look at it to find out - excuse me, how did he write his 
detailed listing description - so what I would suggest is really look at any 
car before listing, make notes, and have them with you during the auction, 
so you know, can tell, would be bidders ?!

So hopefully this helps any would be 300/other ebay sellers - this just the 
view of one who has as an 'owner/user enjoyer', not a reseller, bought over 
100 collector/sports cars 'off ebay' over 30 years, and is now perhaps a bit 
wary that many may use ebay to sell/unload a car that may not sell as 
easily/well if 'looked at in the flesh' before handing over any committment 
to buy?!  Obviously there are real bargain/genuine cars out there on ebay, 
and I have seen some of them arrive here in Australia, but are they the 
lucky ones, or really common on ebay?!


enough once more from Australia - lucky you guys seem pretty quiet over 
there on the Club site lately since Lawton - you all talked out, your 300s 
all parked with no dramas, or still just too excited/happy?!
Good luck to you all whatever - Christmas now only (8 ?!) weeks away, and my 
300Cs still needing some varying amounts of more time and money, plus news 
that the nice rust free ex CA 300D that just landed this month from US was 
purchased that arrival day by an already 300D owning aussie who traded in 
his not so rust free 300D. All pre 300F 300s in Australia pretty rare, still 
maybe only 3-5 of each year '55-58 here, with 59 real rare.
Christopher

>From: "JERRY LINDSAY" <jerrylindsay.300h@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "300 Club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [Chrysler300] putting a car on ebay
>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:40:33 -0400
>
>Club members,
>                         How does one go about putting a car (Chrysler 300) 
>on ebay to sell and what NOT to do ??. I have one I may put on and also I 
>want to help the Kevin and Sheldon Wernick who are selling the Green 300H 
>listed in the club classified website. any suggestions I will forward to 
>Kevin and Sheldon.
>
>We are blessed with members who really care about each other and I've seen 
>that demonstrated so many times in this forum. What is important to me in 
>this case is that a beautiful (not perfect) 1962 300H is sold for a 
>respectable price for a father /son that seem to me to very nice and 
>probably to honest in listed every flaw on the car. Thank to everyone who 
>answers in advance
>
>Jerry Lindsay
>11469 87th Ave No
>Seminole, Fl 33772
>
>727-393-9091
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