When selling a used car, the average time the car is usually sold is within 60 days but can be sold a lot quicker depending on how professional the advertisement looks and how well you conduct yourself towards customers as this may also have a massive impact on how fast you sell a car. The first thing that need to be done when selling a car is making sure that car is cleaned to the highest degree as when a customer purchases a car, they want the feeling that they are driving a new car. This means cleaning every part of the car inside and out, this can also be done by taking it to a car wash and getting a mini valet but will cost you more than if you did it by yourself. Once the car is clean the next step is making sure to take plenty of good picture try use a higher end camera or phone camera as this will giver off better picture which will be more appealing to the customers eyes. When taking the picture, it is essential that they are taken in the daylight as the customer has no reason to believe that there are scuffs and scratches when taken them in the dark. The final step is when taking a picture is to make sure that the picture is taken in a nice clean rural area as this is known to make cars look more appealing as they are a delight for the eyes.
As the pictures are now taken it is time to create the ad. When creating the ad it is essential to create it in a professional manner which means adding all essential information and additional information as this can improve the chances of selling a vehicle. If information is missed then there is always a chance whereby the customer returns with the car and demands a refund, where there is no debate as information specification was missed. Before listing the car, it is also a good idea to compare prices to other dealers so that you know approximately what price the car will be sold for. The next step would be listing the car online. There are many different places where the car can be listed whether it be for free on websites like Facebook marketplace, gum-tree or places where you pay a slight listing fee like eBay and auto trader. When listing a car, it is better off to list them on the free marketing site like Facebook and gum-tree as sometimes it can sell very quickly on these sites. As you go through various stages of listing adding all the information and plenty off picture set the price a few hundred higher as this marketing technique can work wonders as most people never will pay the asking price and will always negotiate with you, do not exceed the price too much as customer may not consider looking as price is too high. If after two weeks off listing the car has not sold then look towards listing on eBay with a listing price of £12 and auto trader with a listing price off £35.
When offers are made try and negotiate with the customer and conduct yourself in a professional way as good manner and professionalism can snatch you a sale. There can also be multiple customers that offer to buy the vehicle in this case it is better to accept them all and request the lower end offer to come later on in the day as if a sale is made then you can message another buyer and tell them it is sold. This is a good way multiply the chances of a sales and not put all your faith in one person as they could also be looking at multiple other cars. The last and final thing is the payment method, when receiving payment most people will pay cash as this is the best way to purchase a car from a private seller as customers have a look at the car take it for a test drive them proceed to buy or reject purchase. The next payment is a bank transfer this can also be a way to purchase but customer must bring their id so that you can confirm this is there bank card. The final method is online methods like PayPal this method should be completely avoided as there is no guarantee that the customer will not request their money back from the online provider stating that the car was damaged when in fact was in perfect condition.
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