astraboy

Right, I've put my AE86 on ebay. Its on a 7 day auction and i've set the opening bid at 3k which seems reasonable for a very competative 86.
However, I'm down to 4 days on the auction and still no bids.
Got about 10 watchers, but still nothing.
Only ever sold 1 car on ebay and that was with no start price so i got plenty of bids straight away.
Is it normal to have zero bids for the first three days of the auction?
I wouldnt ask, but I would like to sell the car sharpish cos my M3 is looking a bit shabby and I want to go to town on it. Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
astraboy.

Lust4Life

If it was me I wouldn't bid yet so I reckon they are just waiting and don't want to 'tip their hands'.

If it is a fair price and you've done a good advert with photos I expect you'll get people contacting you for a deal outside of ebay as that's the most usual thing.

When I put mine on it was really only to generate interest as I wasn't that bothered about actually selling it via ebay.

Cheers,

Phil

bpm1588

hiya,im a power seller myself,not of cars but do shift a lot of pricey items.

smart buyers and usually the serious buyers will wait till the last min....no point getting into a bidding war with some headcase that no more wants the car than your 80 yr old neighbour!

if 3 g's is around what your after let it sit,ae86's will allways fetch good money,even for tatty heaps.but if your after a lot more put a reserve on it,dont be surprised if it goes to ireland either"we're nuts about them over here!".....have a look at the irish auto trader to see whats being paid.

had one myself 12yrs ago,paid 2350 for it and sold it for 2500 2 yrs latter...should have held onto it!......good luck with the sale

RON

I recently bought a Discovery off ebay, i was the only one to actually bother to go and see the car, although there wer 37 people watching it..... i waited til 20 SECONDS before the end to bid...... and i won it.... thankfully!!

Allan

iTrader: (1)

I sold a set of wheels recently, had loads of questions but no bids. Were eventually sold to the only bidder with 3 seconds to go.

Allan

astraboy

I get it, so what you're saying is patience is a virtue
Thanks a lot
astraboy.

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

Just checked your advert mate and for a start it doesn't stand out because you've not added a gallery picture, it only costs 15p and makes a big difference in getting your listing noticed.