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Old 02-02-2006, 06:33 AM   #1
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Brucelee is right . . .

on everything. I would add that, in addition to national and regional PCA sites, you should put an ad on Autotrader. It costs about the same as ebay and you can keep it there until the car is sold. I was getting a few calls a week on my care.

As for tire-kickers, it comes with selling any car. I had one guy who spent two hours with me and did a lengthy test drive. I thought he was serious, but he never even called back to say he wasn't interested. The eventual buyer made me an acceptable offer over the phone, based on the pictures only. I was skeptical, but it turned out to be a great experience. You never know.
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Old 02-02-2006, 06:50 AM   #2
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Hi,

All Excellent suggestions. One more venue to consider listing the Car would be in Hemmings (Online, or Print Ad). This is probably frequented by more true Enthusiasts than Autotrader and you'll likely get some good traffic from an Ad placed there. Check them out at: www.hemmings.com

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Old 02-02-2006, 09:14 AM   #3
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My experience with selling a 911 was:
1.) Local newspaper ads were a waste of money.
2.) Best response was from on-line ads, in my case Cars.com.
3.) Most respondents were Porsche enthusiasts.
4.) Tire-kickers were weeded out the first time you briefed them on maintenance costs.

Cars advertised in Panorama must all be primo, because the prices tend to be over-the-moon.
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Old 02-02-2006, 05:44 PM   #4
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If you put it in AutoTrader or something like that, add something like "buyer must be a PCA member and present the card for a test drive". That may be a way to weed out the guys you don't want.
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Old 02-03-2006, 08:10 AM   #5
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Thanks!!

Thanks everyone for your help, there's some great suggestions there!!
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Old 02-03-2006, 09:17 AM   #6
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Sharke22, I too live in Houston.

Are you sure you don't want to take that 996 out with me for a spin before you sell it?
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