FS: 1997 Boxster 5-Speed, Porsche Tech Owned $11,500

[CJ_Boxster]

Hopefully these pictures will inspire some interest in my Boxster...

[Gary in BR]

Thats a beautiful Boxster you should have no trouble selling.

What are you "upgrading" too?

[CJ_Boxster]

Thanks Gary., Yup I will be upgrading, Ill be picking up this 02 996 pictured below.

[John V]

If I can make a couple suggestions...

Get some nice pictures taken with a quality camera. Your pictures look like they were taken with a cell phone camera or in very low light, because they're very grainy. People want to see how beautiful the car is and it doesn't convey from those pictures. I would probably pick a different location with less distraction in the images as well. Maybe a deserted road or a park where there isn't so much background clutter?

Have you listed the car on cars.com, autotrader, craigslist and eBay? Listing it here is great, but most members of this board already own a Porsche and it doesn't seem to generate a lot of traffic from buyers.

Looks like a nice car and a good price. Good luck.

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by John V

If I can make a couple suggestions...

Get some nice pictures taken with a quality camera. Your pictures look like they were taken with a cell phone camera or in very low light, because they're very grainy. People want to see how beautiful the car is and it doesn't convey from those pictures. I would probably pick a different location with less distraction in the images as well. Maybe a deserted road or a park where there isn't so much background clutter?

Have you listed the car on cars.com, autotrader, craigslist and eBay? Listing it here is great, but most members of this board already own a Porsche and it doesn't seem to generate a lot of traffic from buyers.

Looks like a nice car and a good price. Good luck.

Thanks for the suggestions, I've already listed the Box on Craigslist, 6speed, Autotrader and pcars. The pictures were the best i could do since i dont have alot of time or money to buy a professional camera. the light out when the pictures were taken was good but the camera isnt exactly professional grade.

I figure if a buyer is genuinely interested in the car, they will come look at it to a closer look, but if i need professional grade images just to get a little response then chances are that this isnt the car for the person and i wouldnt want to deal with someone that might ask me to jump through hoops cause i've done that before and usually the result is I never hear from them again.

[John V]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I figure if a buyer is genuinely interested in the car, they will come look at it to a closer look, but if i need professional grade images just to get a little response then chances are that this isnt the car for the person and i wouldnt want to deal with someone that might ask me to jump through hoops cause i've done that before and usually the result is I never hear from them again.

You don't need professional grade pictures. You just need pictures which show the car in its best light. You don't have a buddy with a digital camera?

And sure, someone local will want to come see the car. But what if it's someone from 100 miles away coming to see it? There are a lot of Boxsters on the market - your goal is to try to make yours stand out.

[Topless]

Nice car CJ.

+1 on the pics. It is a tough time to sell a car right now unless it's a Prius. If you want to sell it quickly take just 4 or 5 AMAZING shots (djlomas style) at a park, at the beach, or in the mountains on a beautiful day. Surely you know someone with a decent camera and a good eye for composition. Sell the sizzle, not the steak. Buyers want to envision themselves with the car in an exciting location, not at the repair shop . Great pics might mean the difference between selling it this week or selling it in January.

Check these out for ideas:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/2483000-2483999/2483995_113.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/2483000-2483999/2483995_122.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/2483000-2483999/2483995_105.jpg

Good luck!