Advertising your Car for Sale

Advertising your Car for Sale

If you are planning to sell your Glassic/Replicar, here are some tips.

These are unusual cars, not something to be sold to the mass market, and when people decide that they want one, they often know what the cars are, and they search for them on the internet. Many of the local papers with websites have a national search feature on the web which will report back on ANY ads in the country which match the buyer’s specifications. (Be sure to include the key words below)

Here are some places that I have found Glassics advertised.

Glassic Annex --

Premier Gallery -- pre-paid ads with photos feature your car. These ads can be used to supplement your own newspaper ads.

Free listing on the owners page. Registered cars can have their listing marked "For Sale", along with the price. The listing background is changed to yellow.

http://www.ebay.com/ Cars generally (but not always) seem to sell for a lower price, but they DO sell if the opening bid is low enough. Probably the quickest way to be sure your car is sold.

http://www.collectorcartraderonline.com/ -- has featured a number of Glassics for sale over the years.

http://www.xtremetraffix.com/default.asp -- here I found one under 1932 Ford. If you are selling, use the correct year (1931) if you are buying, search 1928 to 1932 to have the best chance of finding one.

KEYWORDS

A buyer will search for key words, so your ad will be seen most often if it includes the words that a buyer is most likely to request. The terms below, in my estimated order of importance, should be in your ad to get the best exposure to someone searching for a Glassic.

Replica

Ford

Model A

1931

Although the terms Glassic, or Replicar, or the year of manufacture of the replica are useful in an ad, they should not be INSTEAD of the key words above, but in addition to the suggested keywords.

The lower your selling price, the quicker your car will sell. I know of one car that has remained on the market (and advertised) for well over a year. It was overpriced by about $2,000 to $3,000. It may well find a buyer eventually, but the process is slower.