OT--Selling cars on Internet

Anyone who has sold a car on the Internet, thought of it, bought one, read web pages, or has an opinion...What is the best way, to sell a car on the Internet? My wife got tired of the old FJ40, and bought a 2002 CRV. Now I have three off-road capable vehicles, and a Honda Civic, all to myself. I originally thought to restore the FJ40 to original stock condition, but I just don't have the energy or inclination to do that any more. The car never became a part of the family, like the Jeep or the Suburban did, either.

We put the FJ40 in the Durango Herald, but the number of calls I got was pathetic. I found this strange, because you can't swing a dead wolf carcass around here, without hitting a couple of Land Cruisers, some of them in cherry condition. They're not all driven by thirtyish Trustafarian dreadlocks types either. But then one guy named "Philip" from "Longwood Industries" called, claiming to run an Internet listing service, similar to Ebay Motors. The deal is $89.95 for a listing, fee refunded in the case of no sale. He said something interesting, "Your kind of vehicle tends to sell for a higher price on the Internet." I had suspected as much, when the Honda dealer said, "This is worth a lot of money, but I can't sell it."

Anybody know anything about Longwood Industries? Or any other Internet listing service? I have sold stuff on Ebay, but nothing this big. When I sold my restored Bug, I just sold it to someone I knew in the Bug newsgroup, who I figured would take care of it. Now I don't care how they take care of it. I just want the money.

Never heard of longwood. I sold a YJ on EBAY, had no problems, buyer brought it cash. Funny the day he was coming down to pick it up it would'nt start. Thought I would have to haggle on the price but no problem, he was towing it back anyway as the clutch was gone.

Just make sure that your paid in a secure manner before turning over the item, while it can be expensive to sell you will get a lot of exposure on ebay.

Friend of mine bought an absolute mint condition 1967 (I think) Ford country squire off Ebay last year, said the transaction was one of the smoothest he ever had. The only hang up was with the shipping company the seller used, took two weeks longer then was claimed to have the vehicle sent from Arizona to Buffalo where he picked it up. The seller sent him a bill of sale, title and other paper work he needed to bring it North across the border. Other then your local paper the next best options you have are Ebay and Autotrader.com.

Snow...

Have you considered the online trader? It's where I actually located my Jeep.

And by the way, what's the price of the FJ?

Ralph

The Missus wants $4,500 for it. That's what we paid. I will have a bunch of photos, once I figure out how to get the format Ebay wants.

We originally bought the vehicle, with the idea of restoring it to new stock condition, or monster off road, we didn't know which. That was in 1998. After I did a brake job, a few minor repairs, installed new seats and a new CCOT rain gutter, we just drove it. Drive train is all original. Roof doesn't leak. (Big problem with FJ40s.) Body is "generally" solid, with the usual need for minor rust repair in fenders, corners, etc. Floors are

**not** of the Flintstone type. Manufacture date Nov. 1973, 3 speed, factory AM/FM.

Gas mileage is 15 or so. I just got back from driving it to Farmington and back, from here. That is a six hour drive, more or less, both ways. Now I know why modern cars are so sissified, with insulation, power steering, highway gearing, etc. ;^)

Earle

Earle,

The internet may be the best bet for selling your Toyota as I am assuming the real market for them is in California.

Y'think?

Earle

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Earle

earle, give me pictures and price on your fj40, i might just make a trip to colorado. ive been looking for an fj40 to leave on my rural mountain property.

earle, id be interested in seeing pictures, as im looking for an fj40 to leave on my rural property. how about some pictures?

(possible duplicate, my original hasnt come through)

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active in your area?

is a great, free place to list all kinds of things. I sold my stang in less than 24 hours. The only place it was listed was craigslist.

Carl

Earle, I have purchased a GPz550 motorcycle & my Baja Bronco, and sold a

4Runner and a Tahoe on the Internet, none on EBAY...TraderOnline.com is your friend for selling. Had great luck on all counts, however, my purchases were not through TO.

tw _____________________________________________________________________

2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. _____________________________________________________________________

Earle Hort> Anyone who has sold a car on the Internet, thought of it, bought one, read

The closest local areas are Denver, Albuquerque, and Salt Lake! I am six to eight hours from any of these. I think the advice on the Craigs List site, against buying out of town stuff, puts a damper on advertising in any of these.

I cleaned it up, and put it on the corner with a For Sale sign in the window. A number of people looked at it already, but no offers yet. I bought the lot next to mine last year, to prevent anyone building there. Now it's a one vehicle used car lot! Next month we're fencing it in, so the corgi has a place to run around. Country life is great. The town I used to live in, would probably have issued a non-conforming use citation, for either activity.

Earle

The Trader has always been a good way to sell, but unless the vehicle is rare, you are looking for a local crowd. There must be some little advertiser papers out of Montrose and Durango that would cover the local market. At least parking it at the "Y" where you enter town would get it seen by travellers. So, can i camp in your lot next time im in town? lol. I was there again last August, saw someone building a house in two cabooses end to end. Weird.

The two cabooses are on a "half lot", which is 25 by 100. Town code requires 50 by 100 to build a house, but the owner called the cabooses a "manufactured" or "mobile" home, and so the town let him put it there. This ticked off his neighbor no end. The neighbor had had the opportunity to buy the lot, but figured no one could ever build on it. He neglected to take greed into account, and the fact that laws are regularly bent for people with money. I think that you can rent the cabooses now. The Wyatt Hotel has one for rent too. It's supposed to be real fancy inside. Tourists will pay for anything. I am glad when they go home in the fall.

I am going to put a fence around the yard, let the corgi play in it, and enjoy the wide open spaces. Damn! I have an ideal vantage point, for viewing the Independence Day fireworks now! There is an ordinance against camping on private property, for longer than 20 days a year. The locals regularly break it, including the sheriff. What many don't know, is that you can legally camp on the **street** as long as you want. The sheriff, for example, "stores" her trailer in the yard during the off season, and then parks it on the street when the snow melts. What kind of rig do you have?

Earle

I am always travelling by Goldwing when i come out that way. I go to an annual event at Cedaredge, up from Delta, and have inlaws in Mancos. We spent 4 days in Ouray camped a short walk from the hot springs last year, but may be going to Alaska this year. Someday I will haul the Jeepster out with a motorhome, but would want to make a month trip, too many places to Jeep out there.

The only thing 'rare' about my vehicles was the condition. They were in excellent condition. Some gal came down from IL to buy the '89 4Runner and a guy from AL bought my '99 2dr Tahoe, sight unseen. A solid FJ40 will always get an audience.

tw _____________________________________________________________________

2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. _____________________________________________________________________

Stupendous Man wrote:

Yep, that's why I moved here. Too much to do, not enough time to do it in.

Earle