Best Platforms for Selling Cars Online to Fund Fisker Ocean

@seancallahan  I have used AutoTrader, Nextdoor, and Craiglist, but for me it was a pain to find serious buyers that actually showed up for the appointment or to make sure we met in a safe place, or to guarantee they came through with full/valid payment or did not try to renegotiate on the 11th hour to put pressure on you to accept their "check" in hand.  For my last 3 cars however, I used Shift.com and Carvana.com, and although the offer I got was a little less than a private party (but higher than a dealer would offer) it was so worth it.  Quick and guaranteed quote, free home pick it up, and you get payment wired in a few hours on the next day depending on when the transaction is completed.  A lot more time efficient, and IMO much safer.

@seancallahan I am sure you probably already have thought of it but l will still list a few

1) posting on your friends and family social platforms like WhatsApp,  Reditt etc

2) Posts in Facebook marketplace, and other B2C platforms

3) Doesn't hurt to get a quote from a few local dealers to compare and benchmark against 

Many moons ago, the last car I sold was through Craigslist.  I was getting a lot of lowballers even when I said firm my my price, one came and tested drive the car, then tried to negotiate down from my asking price, wasted time.  At least I only met up with 3 perspective buyers and the 3rd one bought the car.

I am reading this thread now as I have been dragging my feet on listing a car I have for sale now that I have recently picked up my new truck... Seem like I will look into FB marketplace and then a couple local dealers.  

I've had pretty good luck with FB marketplace.  I've also used ebay (pricey) and listed with cars.com.

For my last private used car sale, I put my car on Craigslist, eBay, and cars.com.  I got the first response from Craigslist and sold the car to the first person that came to look.  I'll probably do the same this time, with possibly adding a few more like FB Marketplace, and FB Group Teslas For Sale By Owner.  I may skip eBay since they have increased pricing.

@seancallahan What did you end up using to sell your car?

Posted by: @ttrinchi

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@seancallahan What did you end up using to sell your car?

Sorry. I used all three platforms I mentioned above -- Auto Trader, eBay Motors, and Craigslist. On eBay I had a reserve of $37,500 and started the auction at $100. When I woke up the next morning after posting that the bid jumped to $37,999. At the same time, someone reached out locally from Craigslist where I had the vehicle listed for $38,999. After one test drive, the person from Craigslist agreed to buy the car for asking price and gave a $500 deposit. Then, I removed the listings including cancelling the eBay auction. The person that bought the car got an auto loan from San Diego County Credit Union and the bank cut me a check for the entire amount. Luckily, it was actually a very easy process.

Posted by: @mtn-ranger

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For my last private used car sale, I put my car on Craigslist, eBay, and cars.com.  I got the first response from Craigslist and sold the car to the first person that came to look.  I'll probably do the same this time, with possibly adding a few more like FB Marketplace, and FB Group Teslas For Sale By Owner.  I may skip eBay since they have increased pricing.

It took me basically three days to sell the car from the day I creating this forum post. Craigslist was the winner and it cost $5 compared to eBay Motors which I believe was $79, Auto Trader Marketplace was $99. 

Posted by: @seancallahan

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do you have any recommendations regarding which site(s) to use?

I’ve only leased cars I’ve had worth more than $3,000 but I enjoy seeing the teacher become the student 🙂 

I sold my Tesla Model X through https://www.findmyelectric.com … best and genuine responses. I had also listed it on cars.com and cargurus.com which have proven useful in the past for my ICE vehicle sales but not the best response for EV.