Hi folks,

Think the time has come to sell the Scoob as I just won't be using it enough now I have some German muscle in the garage.

Haven't sold a Scoob for years so which site is the best bet - Autotrader or Pistonheads? Sold my Jag on Pistonheads easily enough so leaning that way, but just wondered what anyone else thought?

Thanks in advance!

Why not both?

Seems a waste of money if one is much better than the other that's all!

The last time I sold a Scoob privately Pistonheads hardly existed and Autotrsder was the place, but now Pistonheads seems huge!

Stick a classified ad on ebay and another on here as well. Cheap and chearful. Always had interest from ebay punters if the description, photos and price is right. And on here the more knowledgeable and enthusiastic potential scooby owners will see it.

Hadn't thought of Ebay - good idea, cheers

Not selling it on here for 3 reasons:

1) the for sale police that feel the need to pick apart every ad on here despite having no intention of buying the car and in some cases not even owning a Scoob in the recent past

2) a few people on here have a hard on for me so will just spam the thread like the one in the gallery!

3) too many scammers on here and the problem doesn't seem to be being addressed IMO!

Mine will go on eBay first and then maybe on here. Pistonheads is the cheapest out of the 3 though IIRC.

Isn't Pistonheads free anymore?

pistonheads hasnt been free for a while now

might aswell throw an ad on gumtree aswell as thats free.
i got my car from an ad on gumtree
and when i sold my old car, i got alot of intrest from the gumtree ad rather than pistonheads ad

Cheers, another good idea

Gumtree is the best place now imo but i have always found autotrader a good place for geniune buyers. may have more interest on pistonheads and ebay but to many timewasters all imho of course

Regardless of where you advertise you will get timewasters.

I predict a ranting thread some time soon when this happens

And if you think SN has too many scammers....better avoid gumtree and ebay!! They don't just have a scammer problem, there's a smogasbord of theives ready to ruin your day (and bank balance).

Remember that thread on here about someone's car being stolen recently(ish)?...guess where his car ended up five days later...well, parts of it at least. Yes, EBAY! (we had to remove the thread from SN as to not spook the seller pending police action - presuming the plod even bothered. ).

Thanks for that, but I'll not sell it on here for the reasons stated and that is my decision as it's my car!

Can't see how you can be scammed on an ebay classified ad as long as you only take cash, don't meet in the middle of nowhere etc.

Last time I used Pistonheads all I really got was Chavs wanting to swap their knacked , poorly body kitted unfinished asthmatic corsas, cavaliers and various other dross, with cash in THEIR direction FPMSL

Autotrader getting blooming expensive too.

Good luck.

Bring some kind of forgery detection if you're taking a large amount of cash

That goes without saying, whether it's fleabay, autotrader, pistonheads or whatever.

True.
Maybe stick the car up on here then http://mercedescarfinder.co.uk/

Er.... it's a Scoob

Think you missed the joke

Scammers everywhere these days.... especially online!!!

So if its here, ebay, autotrader or where ever, just be sure to take extra care!

Not sure I get the joke to be frank, maybe you can explain it?

Well the scoob is obviously better than the Merc, so it'd make sense to sell the Merc

Oh right Hey if the day job ever lets you down you can always fall back on the stand up

Classified on eBay is a great way, sold my classic turbo 3 months.....went in 3days :-)

There are many ways; One is simply turn up at your house with an accomplice, threaten you/your family etc demanding the keys. Bye bye car.

SaraSqaures had her car stolen in a similar manner via advert IIRC...buyer and his mate went to look at it, one distracted her, other grabbed the keys.

I'm just warning you of gumtree and ebay. Yes, I've been scammed on both (albeit nothing major).

You stated you are worried about scammers; If your scale of logic says this place isn't safe, then these two places most certainly aren't either.

Fair enough, but not selling it on here will at least save you guys from clearing up the thread of all the off topic coments from the usual suspects that will no doubt see fit to post all over it

Point taken

Fair enough (and my sympathies to SaraSquares), but it's not exactly an ebay classifieds specific scam, could just as likely happen if you place an ad in the local free press/autotrader/pistonheads.

And this sort of theft has been happening for decades before ebay or the internet was even heard of. Take the usual precautions. Meet at your home in daylight, have a couple of mates on hand with another car, have less than a quarter tank petrol in the car that's for sale, have the buyer deposit the cash at the local bank so they can detect the fakes etc. Been doing it this way for years and never had any bother.

Point I was making was you are less likely to run into trouble with an ebay classified than an ebay auction where the paypal and feedback systems can be abused. Although I have sold cars this way with no bother either, but the listings and the fees are far higher than a straight classified that attracts the same level of interest. And the Autrader fees are astronomical.

The only truly safe way is to take the paltry sum a reputable dealer will offer you, but who wants to do that?

I sold my old car back in September,

Advised the car on pistonheads, Gumtree and on here. Sold it on here after a short period of time to a guy in Sweden.

I would say the most important thing is to have a really good ad with good quality pictures and to be realistic with the price. I had no negative comments on my ad on here

My current car I got through an ad on Gumtree

Ive had no issue;s with pistonheads and always sold my cars on there.

What scooby selling out of interest?