What do you think is a fair price for my Boxster?

Blink should buy your car and 3.4 it. Give him a PM. Hed still be under 25 grand.

[Wonko The Sane]

Thanks for the great responses, guys.

Boggtown - I couldn't bear to part her out, it seems silly to part out a car that runs and drives perfectly fine, even if its' worth more dead than alive.

Mikefocke - Thanks for the ad ideas, I'll try to change it around a bit to shift focus. I realize that it's getting colder in PA, but I've been trying to sell it since July with no dice...

At least you guys seem to agree with my train of thought that it is already a great price on the car (probably too low for me!), that's what my concern was, that I was unrealistically high, somehow.

[NickCats]

Wonko,

I hate to say it, but I think your asking price is still just a little high. A 97 Boxster with 102k miles private party should go for around $10,825.

IMHO,

Nick

[Wonko The Sane]

Riiight, and how many cars have you bought that were face value?

[Perfectlap]

why sell it all?

[NickCats]

Wonko,

I stand corrected

I did a quick check on AutoTrader. There are seven 1997 Boxsters for sale in the US with over 100k miles ranging in price from $12,000 to $16,735 ( average price $14,200 ).

I had my buddy check and see what they are going for at auction and he said about $11k.

I would say that $11,250 is a great price !

Nick

[Burg Boxster]

three things, if I may, that I hope will help.......

1 - get some pictures of your car in bright sunlight so it's shiny. Yes it looks clean and reflects well, but not shiny. Bright sunlight and shiny will make it look FUN! Get that sun sparkling of the AS paint.

2 - scrub the tires and put some tire shine on there. Again shiny and eye catching......like a fishing lure . In your photos, your tires now look like you accidentally hit them w/ polish or wax from the buffer. Those not as fanatical about cars, might think it looks like you just repainted the whole thing carelessly for a quick sale...

3 - Try autotrader.com and spend the extra couple $ to include picture(s). The car's age and mileage w/out a picture is going to turn away more people than it will attract. Thus, IMNSHO, regular newspapers are a waste for high mile cars over $4K. FWIW, in Jan I sold my wife's '02 Volvo S80 w/ 95K on the clock thru autotrader. Guy who bought it loves higher mileage cars (b/c others like me already ate the depreciation). Anyhow, he told me he doesn't even call if there's no pic. Reasons being:
- seller is either asking way too much and just trying to get more for car than it's worth or what dealer would give them wholesale or
- seller didn't take good care of it and knows picture might hinder an interested party from looking at more closely

I just did a search on autotrader for 200 miles around St. College and only 8 showed up. Needless to say, your asking price (even w/ mileage) is below the lowest one out there: 97 w/ 107K asking $13,997 (at a dealer so take 10% off ask price)
Autotrader 97 Boxster Serach 200mi St. College

JM2C and hope it helps. And as Mike said, stress the positive and fun factor!

Good luck

[Dr. Kill]

Originally Posted by boggtown

Blink should buy your car and 3.4 it. Give him a PM. Hed still be under 25 grand.

This is actually a really good idea, and the car could stay within the family.

[Topless]

The guys are right. It's not the price. Get the car to really shine and take AMAZING pictures (DJlomas style). Tell the story, sell the sizzle not the steak. These cars are all about fun. Make it fun. What do you love about this car. Share your maintenance history only when they ask. Post this new package with pictures on every cheap or free website. Craigslist, Cars.com, Recycler.com etc. Local newspaper on Sat. if reasonable.

The calendar is against you right now and most Porsche roadster buyers have gone into hibernation for the winter. Be patient and a buyer will come. If you cannot wait you can always trade it or wholesale it to Carmax. Good luck.

[Wonko The Sane]

Thanks for all the great responses, guys! I should have asked this question in July when I posted it originally.. I just waxed it last weekend, so it's super shiny, I'll try to get out to do some "glamor" shots this weekend while the trees are still nice.

Nick - Thanks for doing all the checking around, I do feel better knowing that I'm asking a fair price.. I don't want anyone to get ripped off, but I also don't want to under-value my box...

[fatmike]

How else and where else -- are you advertising?

Mike

[Wonko The Sane]

I have the car listed on cars.com, craisglist here and a few surrounding cities within a couple hours drive, obviously here and renntechs' classifieds. I had it on ebay twice, but it never got past $9,300..