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Where to sell used cars is the question youre asking? Youve just bought another car, inherited a car or decided to get rid of an extra car so: Where to sell used cars?

Sometimes when youre buying a new or used car the dealership may not want your old car. There are many reasons for this. Your car may be a model they do not sell. They may not have room for another used car or who knows why they didnt offer you enough money?

Now youre faced with disposing of your car.

Again youre asking: Where to sell used cars?

You could list it in the local paper. They usually offer a better price to you than they will a dealer. You may or may not want to deal with the telephone calls or people coming over to look at it.

You could sell it on ebay. If you will sell the car as a No Reserve auction, it will definitely sell. On eBay lots of good pictures are a must. If you do not know what you are doing you may take less for the car than it is worth.

You may still want to list a phone number or at least respond quickly to questions. There are a few things that are must knows about selling on ebay motors. Use a low starting price to get immediate notice. If yours is just a plane jane auto that can be bought on any street corner then ebay may not be the place to sell it.

To sell on ebay lots of good pictures are a must. Using ebay's photo hosting is expensive. I prefer Photobucket.coms free service. Make sure to take clean photos of all sides of the car as well as all detail of the interior. Have the car washed and waxed and cleaned inside before taking the photos.

List all the good points about your auto. If its never been smoked in that is a good buying cue for those with allergies. Since no used car is perfect, be honest and tell all the bad points. Like the dent on the side from the lady at the grocery store parking lot.

Use paypal to allow a quick deposit and be specific about how long the winner has to come pick the auto up. Usually 10 days is sufficient. Require the buyer to call and discuss the details. I would follow up with an e-mail to make sure and confirm the details in writing.

You could list on AutoTrader or other online and print auto magazines. Autotrader.com has a service where your car ad runs until sold. First, research what others are asking for the same car and see what Edmunds.com says it is worth.

Be realistic and do not expect to sell for hundreds over retail or private party pricing. An overpriced car could set forever and not sell. Remember the car is going down in value everyday. The only exception to this are rare and collectible automobiles.

Advertise Free on Craigslist.Craigslist.com is available for most major metro areas. It is a good free service to put a classified on. Since its free a lot of people put their cars there. To get attention again you car needs to be priced right

Give the car away and take a tax deduction. There are many deserving organizations like Goodwill Industries here in Florida. M.A.D.D., Cars for Kids and others who will happily come pick up your used car and use the funds to improve the lives of others. They will give you a receipt to use when doing your taxes.

What should you fix? If your car has a major problem like a blown engine or transmission then you may want to sell for parts to an individual or auto salvage yard. Here it will bring only a fraction of what a similar running auto would bring. If it has a safety problem like bad brakes or inoperable wipers I would fix them before selling the car. Little things like a cigarette lighter not working should be mentioned, but are not that important.

After reading this list you now know where to sell used cars. So lets go sell that extra car and get it out of the driveway. Youll save money by taking it off your insurance and be a hero with the neighbors.

Darryl Van Kirk has been self employed the majority of his life and working from home 9 of the last 10 years. One of his current projects is the web site resource: start-a-work-at-home-business.com Newest business is Car Business Web Site

www.UsedCarsSarasotaFlorida.com He is also involved in other home based business ventures.