Selling your Boxster on Craigslist

[Jake D]

Here is a link to my ad. I know my ad isn't probably detailed with info as some of you might put into an ad if you were trying to sell it. Honestly the idea was just to see what would happen/ if anyone would hit on the ad.

2000 Porsche Boxster S-Triple black

[MileHighBoxster]

I guess it's how you list the items. I've never had offers like that for anything. I've always had great success selling things on Craigslist. Good luck. Honestly, if you want serious offers, I would put some quality, well lit photos.

[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by MileHighBoxster

I guess it's how you list the items. I've never had offers like that for anything. I've always had great success selling things on Craigslist. Good luck.

Aren't folks in Colorado really nice and honest

[jbs986]

I have had great luck with selling and buying cars on Craigslist,I sold my 99 Box on it for a $3,100.00 profit after driving it for a year and a half.

I also bought my 2002 Boxster W/68k miles on it for $9,000,00 in Oct. of 2011.
I love Craigslist,It's been good to me.

[WhipE350]

Jake - sorry to see you are selling...seems like you just got it! Craigslist is annoying, get so much crap when posting there. The most dangerous is the fake login screen, watch for that one closely.

You know the funny thing, I actually got my car off of it. I had been searching for weeks traveled all over central and western NC looking for a car, all the good ones got a way. I had really given up and pulled up Craigslist and there she was...a red 2000 'S'.

[vitaminC]

Originally Posted by Jake D

Here is a link to my ad. I know my ad isn't probably detailed with info as some of you might put into an ad if you were trying to sell it. Honestly the idea was just to see what would happen/ if anyone would hit on the ad.

2000 Porsche Boxster S-Triple black

I would leave out the third paragraph. If you don't want to sell it, why is it listed on CL? Putting in the bit about losing a job etc will certainly bring in the lowballers and scammers. Not to mention the part about a sports car being owned by a kid fresh from college...

The ad should be about the car, not you!

[Ghostrider 310]

Jonny, check this out, I was looking at a spyder that carfax had as being owned 3 times. The last two owners had the car 29 days next owner 30 days, sounded dubious. Before I could even find out what the deal is it's sold. Boxsters are totally hot and overpriced right now because of the model year break. I think I might have to wait or give up on buying one the prices are stupid, way over list.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Jonny, check this out, I was looking at a spyder that carfax had as being owned 3 times. The last two owners had the car 29 days next owner 30 days, sounded dubious. Before I could even find out what the deal is it's sold. Boxsters are totally hot and overpriced right now because of the model year break. I think I might have to wait or give up on buying one the prices are stupid, way over list.

Usually when a car is owned for 30-60 days it means that the owner (private party or a dealer) bought the car with the intention to immediatley re-sell it (flip it) and the next owner likely intended to do the same.

Their business model is basically churning over cars as fast as possible while making ~$500 per car. Move 10 cars a month and you've got a decent business that you can run out of your cousins empty storage lot or warehouse. They won't get rich but it might be better than working a 9-5 digging ditches.

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by thstone

Usually when a car is owned for 30-60 days it means that the owner (private party or a dealer) bought the car with the intention to immediatley re-sell it (flip it) and the next owner likely intended to do the same.

Their business model is basically churning over cars as fast as possible while making ~$500 per car. Move 10 cars a month and you've got a decent business that you can run out of your cousins empty storage lot or warehouse.

Got ya, I have a line on the car I want 2,300 miles. My money doesn't arrive for six weeks. Trying to get a dealer to take a substantial down payment to hold even with a purchase commitment is a tough sell. I might have to just watch the other cars I like sell for six more weeks unless the sales guy I'm talking with can sell his sales manager..

[Johnny Danger]

Ghost,

The dossier that I have on you indicates, as a teenager you defrauded Columbia House Records for approximately $66.00 . Is this true ?

[Jake D]

Originally Posted by vitaminC

I would leave out the third paragraph. If you don't want to sell it, why is it listed on CL? Putting in the bit about losing a job etc will certainly bring in the lowballers and scammers. Not to mention the part about a sports car being owned by a kid fresh from college...

The ad should be about the car, not you!

I guess you missed the part about not really needing or wanting to sell it and just putting it on there to see if I get some hits. The situation is I love this car and its been really good to me but if someone wants to take it off my hands at 14gs, that's 14gs less debt I'll be in.

Honestly I can't imagine not having this car, so I'm thinking of using my tax $ to do the IMS retrofit and just keeping it...


To add to the first list I got an offer today for a 1990 Supra making "800hp"

[vitaminC]

Originally Posted by Jake D

I guess you missed the part about not really needing or wanting to sell it and just putting it on there to see if I get some hits. The situation is I love this car and its been really good to me but if someone wants to take it off my hands at 14gs, that's 14gs less debt I'll be in.

I didn't miss it. That was the point- if you don't want to sell it, why is it on CL? Potential buyers and tire kickers are not the only ones wasting peoples time out there in classified land...

Have fun either way

[Jake D]

Originally Posted by vitaminC

I didn't miss it. That was the point- if you don't want to sell it, why is it on CL? Potential buyers and tire kickers are not the only ones wasting peoples time out there in classified land...

Have fun either way

Cause to me, everything is for sale. I don't want to not have my boxster but if someone offers me 14gs it wont be in my garage anymore. Then I go the complete opposite way and start building my 63 Chevy panel truck instead.

[Jake D]

Update: Have some guy who came out and looked at the car and offered me $12gs for it. I think thats a little low, but I might just take it and move on. Meeting with them again tomorrow, and we will see what happens