Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:17:41 +0200
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Wanted: ideas on good ways to sell a camper
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I found mine through an ad on westfalia.org - pretty good classifieds there.
Joy
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and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
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:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Dave Vickery
:::Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 5:33 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Wanted: ideas on good ways to sell a camper
:::
:::I'm selling mine and here are my thoughts. Use an online ad that you can
:::run for as long as it takes--it is a widely spread audience and can take
:::a
:::whle to sell. If you put on Craig's list, add a link to photos.
:::Thesamba.com is good but mostly people who read it already have vans.
:::GoWesty.com is worse. I am using Autotrader. I advertised a car on
:::Cars.com a while back and wasn't that satisfied. My ad has below too
:::much
:::info. Most ads have too little. Using a photo to get more text space is
:::pretty cool, but I overdid it.
:::
:::I will resort to Ebay if it doesn't sell at some point. There is a lot
:::of
:::weirdness on Ebay and you really have to know how to set reserves, $10
:::starting price, keep the reserve to yourself( but put one in) and no "buy
:::it
:::now" option, and write a good ad, or you can get burned (buying or
:::selling).
::: It is worth remembering that ebay is an advertising medium and you
:::don't
:::have to sell something if you don't like the way it is going. The best
:::advice there is to be honest and it should come through in your ad. It
:::is
:::hard to argue with the huge immediate audience you can reach on Ebay.
:::
:::My ad:
:::http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=197175080
:::
:::Good luck,
:::Dave in Denver
:::
:::
:::>From: Lee Kouns <LeeKouns@WEBTV.NET>
:::>Reply-To: Lee Kouns <LeeKouns@WEBTV.NET>
:::>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::>Subject: Wanted: ideas on good ways to sell a camper
:::>Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:40:22 -0800
:::>
:::>Hi Everyone!
:::> It's good to be back on the list after being away from it for
:::about
:::>6 months.
:::> I'm still in Reno and getting ready to sell one of my two campers.
:::>I'm not very experienced at selling cars and would appreciate any input
:::>on good ways to go about it (or good websites to use). I'm not in a big
:::>hurry, but would like to complete things by mid-July.
:::> I'd also like to hear from other list members living in the
:::>Reno/Tahoe area for possible outings or mutual support.
:::>Thanks in advance for your ideas.
:::>Lee
:::>'87 Westy
:::>'88 Westy
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