[Vwdiesel] Used Jetta diesel pricing
S Boser
java at xprt.net
Wed Dec 21 15:48:38 EST 2005
Personally I think the Owner of the $5400 is probably not far off from the
current value of the vehicle. However he's most likely wasting his time
trying to sell this vehicle on Craigs list. I've found CL is great for
bargain shopping but the wrong venue for trying to get the maxium value for
a car. What's the cost to advertise on CL? Nothing right. Well sometimes you
get what you pay for. A friend showed me how she bought and sold cars when
she was in college, she would always look in the free classified ad papers
(like Nickel ads or Penny Saver) to buy a car. She would clean it up and
resell it through the local paper or the auto trader. It paid for her tution
so it must have worked. Her theory and I believe her completely, is sellers
who sell with little to no investment in advertising have lower expectations
in what they get for their item they are selling. The seller that's willing
to invest in his / her product will usually turn a better profit. Of course
there is an entire multi-billion dollar industry based on that belief and as
long as a business can keep an advertising budget in perspective they can
sell almost anything.
If the seller of the Jetta is serious he would put it in the Auto Trader or
list it on eBay. My guess is this car is owned by someone else and the
business trying to hawk this car is someones part time job or friend or
relative to the owner that said, "Hey I can sell it for you on Craigs list".
Check out the email address this business does not have its own domain name.
Also this listing is in violation of CL's rules as it is being represented
as a business yet it says it is posted by-owner. Finally a search of
"AUTOMOBILE IMPORT SERVICES" in Craigs list only shows the Jetta nothing
else Searching the phone number shows the Jetta again here
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/117119768.html
Search the phone number in vancouver bc Craigs list you see 3 more diesel
listings with our 90 Turbo Diesel here
http://vancouver.craigslist.org/car/117120294.html again being offered by
owner
Picky yes but these details are important when you want to make the big
bucks
Here's another example of wasted time and space, this guy has been offering
this same truck for months, if it was worth anything you'd think it would
have sold by now. He either needs to give it a rest or find some other place
to sell it or part it out. http://portland.craigslist.org/car/119511937.html
Anyway thats my opinion for what its worth.
Steve
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