How did you sell your car?

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Lifer
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Okay, so my car has been on the market for about 1.5 weeks now. A few calls yes, but people usually withdraw after hearing it's a 5-speed.

I've got it listed online (see sig) and have placed ads in AT's FS/FT forum, Mazda3forums.com, ATL Craigslist, the local paper, and the city paper (AJC).

Any ideas on what else I can do short of lowering the price or selling to a CARMAX, Dealership, etc.? I know the latter would rape me.
 

Adica

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I just left it sitting in my driveway, and waitied until someone asked me about it. I really didn't want/need the pressure of selling the car, so I let it come to me. It sold about 3 months after I took it off the road.
 

Black88GTA

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Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

I won't let people bid a max of $5K for my car LOL!
 

Black88GTA

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Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

$710 - for an 18 year old car that wasn't running, I thought it was fair :p
Although, it didn't hurt that it was a rare, kind of hard-to-find car with a really good body.
 

intogamer

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Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

$710 - for an 18 year old car that wasn't running, I thought it was fair :p
Although, it didn't hurt that it was a rare, kind of hard-to-find car with a really good body.

local?
 

Black88GTA

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Originally posted by: intogamer
Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Ebay w/ no reserve. Guaranteed gone in a week! That's how I got rid of the car I sold a couple weeks ago...

for how much

$710 - for an 18 year old car that wasn't running, I thought it was fair :p
Although, it didn't hurt that it was a rare, kind of hard-to-find car with a really good body.

local?

Kind of. The guy came from ~150 miles away with his own truck / trailer to get it.
 

OS

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heh, so much for the stick shift whores

why the sale of a basically new car
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: OS
heh, so much for the stick shift whores

why the sale of a basically new car

Click the link? Job is relocating to DC = don't want one for a year or so.
 

brtspears2

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Autotrader unlimited listing where it will stay up until you sell it.

It took me 3 weeks to sell my 1999 Chevy Malibu. Not a sexy car or very desired car, but there will always be a buyer. I managed to sell my car near dealer retail price to a sucker, but ymmv.
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: brtspears2
Autotrader unlimited listing where it will stay up until you sell it.

It took me 3 weeks to sell my 1999 Chevy Malibu. Not a sexy car or very desired car, but there will always be a buyer. I managed to sell my car near dealer retail price to a sucker, but ymmv.

Okay. I will register with them tomorrow.
 

rise

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i listed on craiglist and had like 10 calls immediately. sold it to a dealer who called so i didn't need to deal with any crap.
 

rise

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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: rise
i listed on craiglist and had like 10 calls immediately. sold it to a dealer who called so i didn't need to deal with any crap.

What was it?
acura integra