Is it just me or is the market for selling a skyline really crap?

[Bleach1]

Ok, i need to sell my car. I have had it in the trading post for the past few weeks and have gotten 1 whole call. Now i have sold a few cars before through the trading post and ussually i cant stop the damn phone ringing. Anyone had any similar experiences recently or have any tips on good places to place adds?

[dale]

www.carsales.com.au is a good one

also might be something to do with your car maybe high price or something like that ?

im just speculating so dont take it literally if this isnt the case

[T0nyGTSt]

The import scene is a buyers' market for as long as I've been interested.

Unless there is something particularly rare about your car, it's very hard to sell.

I'm not too bothered by it as I have no intention to sell for quite a while.

T.

[wld808]

i had the same trouble and still do. i was called by a car locator at some yard on parra rd in syd and they have my car for 2 weeks. he reckons he has a buyer, if u like i can get you their details so they can sell your car. you tell them how much you want for it and they will get it for you. they just take a $300 fee and thats payable whether you sell it or not, they properly detail the car and advertise everywhere so the money is worth it i think. and while they have the car it is fully insured.

[dale]

wld808 wheres this at ? the got an interenet addy?

[Duncan]

hey bleach1, my cars been for sale for about 3 months as well.

In my experience people aren't willing to pay for an import, they believe that they can get low klm, uncrashed cars cheap. So many damaged r33s were brough in at the end of the old system 12 months ago, repaired, clock wound back and put on the roads. Very hard to compete with that.

My suggestion (and my answer) has been to have it sold on consignment by a dealer. You'd be surprised how much they can get for exactly the same car....

[Merli]

i had the same trouble and still do. i was called by a car locator at some yard on parra rd in syd and they have my car for 2 weeks. he reckons he has a buyer, if u like i can get you their details so they can sell your car. you tell them how much you want for it and they will get it for you. they just take a $300 fee and thats payable whether you sell it or not, they properly detail the car and advertise everywhere so the money is worth it i think. and while they have the car it is fully insured.

Yes, and they also charge you a few hundred dollars for the COMPULSORY detailing (even if your car is in concours condition, you still have to get this done ) and if they can't sell your car and take it back you still have to pay them for the advertising and the detailing.

I think they make more money of ringing up suckers and charging them detailing and advertising fees and having the owners asking for the cars back in 3 weeks time when they find a buyer themselves.

I had that National Car Connection place call me up about my white Skyline, which I had advertised for $37,000 and they claimed they had a buyer who was looking for that exact car. They wanted me to bring it there and leave it there on consignment... They tried to sell me the detailing speil but I saw right through and asked

"What if I want my car back? I have to pay you $300 for the detailing that the car didn't need right? ...... and the $500 storage fees to display on your lot? and advertising fees? So if you don't sell my car I'll be out of pocket about $1000."

"Oh... but it's a great deal, and I'm sure we'll sell your car we have a buyer ready to go!!!"

"Is that right? What can you tell me about my car? It's a $37,000 GTS-t, are you sure you have a buyer for such an expensive GTS-t? Do you know why my car is so expensive?"

"Errrr.... Well yeah... of course... I called you right? We have a buyer for your car!"

"No you don't. You don't even know what modifications my car has had done to it. Do you know what an HKS GT3040 turbo is? What about a Tial wastegate?"

"Ummmmm... I'm going to have to get back to you... We go through a lot of cars everyday I can't remember each one"

"If you knew anything you're talking about, you'd remember this one, trust me.... And you hit the nail right on the head there... You spend all day calling people up with ads in the trading post/car sales websites and tell them you have interested buyers so they bring you their car to sell on consignment, meanwhile you rack up a bill as long as my arm for "detailing", "advertisement" and "storage" fees don't you? Fcuk off."

[Merli]

My suggestion (and my answer) has been to have it sold on consignment by a dealer.  You'd be surprised how much they can get for exactly the same car....

I agree with this.

People who are willing to buy from a REPUTABLE dealer are a very different breed to that who wants to pay $5000 for that once-in-a-lifetime bargain import from Japan. They are very discerning buyers and know what they want, and are usually willing to pay for it.

Dealers also usually present the cars in immaculate condition, fix little tidbits here and there that all add up to a much nicer package for the buyer to look at.

Dealers also offer a warranty on the cars they sell, which is why they take a chunk for commission. More often that not they will need to fix up a few extra things on the car after the sale.

[Blitz]

Bleach, UAS always has customers looking for clean GTS-T's.

Its might be worth giving them a call and seeing what they can offer. Even just putting on on the UAS site could help you.

[Guilty]

Merli the 2 post you posted seem to contradict each other?

umm so how much did you end up selling your gts-t for?

[wld808]

Bleach, UAS always has customers looking for clean GTS-T's.

Its might be worth giving them a call and seeing what they can offer. Even just putting on on the UAS site could help you.

im just interested in this UAS, what is it and whats the website?

i probably look like an idiot asking but thats nothing new.

[Merli]

Merli the 2 post you posted seem to contradict each other?

umm so how much did you end up selling your gts-t for?

No, there's a difference between a company that goes through the trading post's "Second week running" list and ringing up all the owners pretending that they have an interested buyer just so they can get your car on their lot, and a REPUTABLE dealer who sells cars on a consignment basis when approached by customers wanting to sell.

It sold for $37,000 through Unique Autosports.

[Tosh]

im just interested in this UAS, what is it and whats the website?

i probably look like an idiot asking but thats nothing new.

Unique Auto Sports

www.nismo.com.au

[fatz]

there a prick to sell skylines

[Bleach1]

Ok, I have now had 2 kids come check out my car. Both straight from punchbowl and it basically went like this.

Go for a drive, let them ask a few questions about the car (mosty stupid questions like, Would it do 250kmh's? how fast does it get to 100)?, tell them im looking for $25000 with one of them replying, "bro, my brother can get one like this for $18000".

I hate selling cars.

The only reason in selling it is because i have to have a knee reconstruction and i will be off work for over 2 months so i wont be able to afford my repayments. So this is going to become a pain in the ass im guessing.

[wld808]

i had mine in the post and a few people rang. they wouldnt come to see it unless it was at my house and refused to come out after i told them ill meet them either at a servo or at their own place. heard bad stories trying to sell these cars so i think ill have to try more car yards to sell it, lucky i know a couple yard owners who can help me out but these cars are a bitch to sell.

[rs73]

As a general rule, a buyer should look at the car at the seller's residence.

This is to prevent people offloading stolen cars. A thief stole a car, meet the

buyer at petrol station, sell the car there and when the buyer finds out

a few weeks later that its stolen, the thief (seller) has disappeared and buyer

has no means to track him down (e.g. fake driver's license, etc).

So your buyer is only protecting themselves against this possible scenario.

With all respect I'm not saying you're a car thief, but if you are buying a car

privately, you should do as what those people have done. Inspect the car

at seller's residence and verify the address against seller's driver's license.

I myself wouldn't buy a car unless the seller allows me to inspect the car at his/her place of residence. I sold my two previous cars privately with buyers

coming to my residence.

[siksII]

i sold my r33 gtst series 2 on carsales approx 2 months ago for 22k. barely got any interest, only 2 serious buyers. one was lazy with finance, the other(mature guy) came in the morning, had a good look, didnt even test drive it, called in the avo with an offer, and came the next morning with a bank cheque.,

he is lucky the car was perfect, because with him not even test driving it, it could have had problems and he wouldnt have even known.

[Duncan]

As a general rule, a buyer should look at the car at the seller's residence.

This is to prevent people offloading stolen cars. A thief stole a car, meet the

buyer at petrol station, sell the car there and when the buyer finds out  

a few weeks later that its stolen, the thief (seller) has disappeared and buyer

has no means to track him down (e.g. fake driver's license, etc).  

So your buyer is only protecting themselves against this possible scenario.

With all respect I'm not saying you're a car thief, but if you are buying a car

privately, you should do as what those people have done. Inspect the car

at seller's residence and verify the address against seller's driver's license.

I myself wouldn't buy a car unless the seller allows me to inspect the car at his/her place of residence. I sold my two previous cars privately with buyers

coming to my residence.

interesting point of view there rs73, because I would *never* allow a buyer to know my address until they are ready to hand over cash. There are way too many hijacks and thefts to take the risk...

They can check out the car thru the RTA to make sure its not stolen.

[rs73]

interesting point of view there rs73, because I would *never* allow a buyer to know my address until they are ready to hand over cash.  There are way too many hijacks and thefts to take the risk...

They can check out the car thru the RTA to make sure its not stolen.

Hmm... you guys seems to be from NSW, not sure how severe over there but down here in VIC seems still not as bad as up there. I know since a few ppl I know here in Melbourne allows buyer to inspect their R33, even an R32 GTR at their residence, and they don't have probs and sold the car eventually.

If hijacking/theft case is so bad, then perhaps should make it clear with buyer over the phone, that inspection is at seller's chosen location (a public place is safer I suppose), and if buyer agrees to purchase, address will be disclosed and transaction can be done at seller's house for peace of mind. Checking car through RTA may not be 100% accurate if the merchandise happens to be stolen while the original owner was on holiday and was not aware of it yet.

i sold my r33 gtst series 2 on carsales approx 2 months ago for 22k. barely got any interest, only 2 serious buyers. one was lazy with finance, the other(mature guy) came in the morning, had a good look, didnt even test drive it, called in the avo with an offer, and came the next morning with a bank cheque.

Good to hear you finally sold your car, siks. That guy may know his stuffs well, and perhaps buying it more as a private collection or maybe he is a middleperson? Import market is a niche market.