DBDlloyds 18 Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) Hi All, Just a question as to your thoughts on selling your cars via Ebay on a classified ad.... The cost is £14.99 for 28 days, this seems reasonable. I have looked at some of the classified adverts that traders have put on and they look really good. Basically as I am only advertising a small amount at a time it compares very favorably compared to AT that require £44.00 for 3 weeks per car. I understand it would not be attractive to the guys stocking lots of cars that have accounts with AT but for me it looks as if could be an option. Kind regards Dean. Edited July 13, 2017 by Dlloyds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted July 13, 2017 Hi Dean, it's a lot cheaper if you become an eBay Motors Pro Seller. I'm paying £140 per month for up to 20 adverts at any one time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBDlloyds 18 Posted July 13, 2017 Hi, Arfur... Thanks for reply, if you have 20 cars for sale that fantastic value.... Cheers Dean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justina3 518 Posted July 13, 2017 Big Problem i find with Ebay is there default viewing which is set to best option, it used to be set to closest first and we used to do well on Ebay. The way it is set now for example if someone wanted a Fiesta for there son / daughter they type in Fiesta 1.2 and get cars displayed 150-200 miles away, i recall some silly arguments over price where someone is telling me there is a similar car to mine in Scotland for £50 less yes Mr customer but Scotland is a 5 hour drive each way ! Sounds like a little thing but honestly it killed Ebay for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrC 142 Posted July 13, 2017 I sell everything on eBay classified ads. Its my preferred place to advertise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBDlloyds 18 Posted July 13, 2017 Hi Justina, I must admit I have been looking at it myself, personally I would always set a different sort preference and look at cars within a reasonable distance but I know a lot of customers may not realise you can reset the default. Hi Mr C, that's positive news. Thanks both for the feedback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dealer research 4 Posted July 13, 2017 Whats AT charge for dealers with more than 20 cars? surely still not £44 for 3 weeks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justina3 518 Posted July 13, 2017 53 minutes ago, Dlloyds said: Hi Justina, I must admit I have been looking at it myself, personally I would always set a different sort preference and look at cars within a reasonable distance but I know a lot of customers may not realise you can reset the default. Hi Mr C, that's positive news. Thanks both for the feedback. trying to find that function on my iphone is a nightmare Have you looked at gumtree it does depend on what level car your selling, again as all things in life it works for some people but not all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBDlloyds 18 Posted July 13, 2017 Hi Justina, I must admit I have been looking at it myself, personally I would always set a different sort preference and look at cars within a reasonable distance but I know a lot of customers may not realise you can reset the default. Hi Mr C, that's positive news. Thanks both for the feedback. Hi Justina, I have had a quick look at Gumtree but will investigate further. Many thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Branning 149 Posted July 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Dealer research said: Whats AT charge for dealers with more than 20 cars? surely still not £44 for 3 weeks? For a 20 car package you would be looking in excess of £1000 per month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dealer research 4 Posted July 13, 2017 Cheers Max, Not too bad value for money i suppose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mojo121 229 Posted July 13, 2017 If it's sub £2k it's worth a shot on eBay. If it's over that and odd-ball/ rare/ performance it's worth a go aswell. Like others said, I'm on a package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Branning 149 Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Dealer research said: Cheers Max, Not too bad value for money i suppose. Not sure how many traders would agree with you there ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHill 16 Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Max Branning said: For a 20 car package you would be looking in excess of £1000 per month. More towards the 2k mark! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted July 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Dealer research said: Whats AT charge for dealers with more than 20 cars? surely still not £44 for 3 weeks? you should know you work for them hows it hangin bethany? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dealer research 4 Posted July 13, 2017 1 minute ago, s and b said: you should know you work for them hows it hangin bethany? Sorry no idea what your talking about. Im here to find out about the dealer market and fundamentally, why the heck people still us AT when it does many things against a dealer and TBH why very little of Dealers have moved to an alternative like motors.com, car gurus etc. (not to mention as "Max Branning" alludes too....its pretty expensive) Your thoughts? Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted July 13, 2017 4 hours ago, justina3 said: trying to find that function on my iphone is a nightmare Have you looked at gumtree it does depend on what level car your selling, again as all things in life it works for some people but not all Scroll down to the bottom, click on classic site and use as a desktop site. eBay mobile app is rubbish, 42 minutes ago, DHill said: More towards the 2k mark! Yes, I'm on 22 cars and it's nearly 2k a month. That's the basic package. 6 minutes ago, Dealer research said: Sorry no idea what your talking about. Im here to find out about the dealer market and fundamentally, why the heck people still us AT when it does many things against a dealer and TBH why very little of Dealers have moved to an alternative like motors.com, car gurus etc. (not to mention as "Max Branning" alludes too....its pretty expensive) Your thoughts? Dave AT sell cars and they know it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mojo121 229 Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, s and b said: you should know you work for them hows it hangin bethany? ?? Is Dealer Research a spy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dealer research 4 Posted July 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Mojo121 said: ?? Is Dealer Research a spy? Sorry no idea what your talking about. Im here to find out about the dealer market and fundamentally, why the heck people still us AT when it does many things against a dealer and TBH why very little of Dealers have moved to an alternative like motors.com, car gurus etc. (not to mention as "Max Branning" alludes too....its pretty expensive) Your thoughts? Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betginge 73 Posted July 16, 2017 In my line of subprime all or marketing goes into lead generation via google and social media. we spend about £160 per a week at the mo and we get a lot of leads, most crap but others good. However this week I have decided to try ans increase the sales, by advertising some of the sticking stock at competitive retail on Car gurus and AT, at £50 for 3 weeks for an ad on AT its ridiculous but if the car sells it will be easier to stomach. I could never see myself having a fixed account with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
