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How to Sell Cars Online

By: Andrew Ng

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Been thinking about sell cars online but are not sure how to? Then this is the guide for you. Before you get started make sure you have these items in order to sell your car online.

Materials Required:

  • Digital Camera
  • Car

Now that you got those materials let us get started.

  1. The first step to sell cars online is to take pictures of your car. Make sure you take nice pictures that point out every detail of your car good or bad. You do not want to cover up a dent only to have a potential customer see it when they come and look at your car. It makes them wonder what else you could be lying about.   Save the pictures on a computer and do not just put the pictures anywhere, make a folder and label it car pictures for easy uploading.
  2. The second step to sell cars online is to find an online site that sell cars online. Some sites like popular auction sites and car specific auction sites charge a fee, make sure to factor that into the cost of your car. Now, create an ad for your car on the site of your choosing. Make sure to have a vivid description of your car and make sure to put the exact miles and the maintenance you have done on the car. If you are still driving your car make sure you put something on your ad saying that this car is still in use and that mileage will vary. If you put a lot of miles on your car in a short time, be sure to update your ad.
  3. The last step is to wait patiently for someone to call you about the car. Once that happens bring them in for a test drive and answer all their questions. Hopefully they buy it and you can sit back and drink a beer.
Posted on: Jun. 04, 2010