Let us say you are sick and tire of the car that you have right now. It still works fine but after 2 years or let’s say 6 years with it, you are ready for a new one and you are raring to go to the dealership to buy your new one.

But what about the old one? What are you going to do with your used car? Maybe to help you finance you buying your new car or maybe just to help you out financially as a whole, you have decided to sell your used car. It basically needs no major overhauls and as it is, it is ready for sale.

Now what?

To sell used car in United States, the usual route for some will go to dealerships and have them sell your car for you. However, that might not be a good idea as a dealership may offer you lesser (think $1000 or more) than the fair market value of your car. And that is if your car is around 1-4 years old only. If the car is older, then expect something below than 50% of the market price. Talk about undercutting to the highest level.

A better idea in selling your used car is to find used car listings in US and have your car listed yourself. These are usually seen in magazines and newspapers. You can have your car listed in the local rags. For a one to two week run, the magazine or newspaper will charge you up to $35 to $40 depending on the coverage of the magazine or newspaper. But what if your future buyer was out of town in those two weeks? What if he or she forgot to read the papers or he or she just didn’t have time during those weeks your ad was running. Thus, you say good bye to those hard earned dollars because you missed the potential buyer’s attention.

The best idea, by far, is to have your ad run in an online classified ad that is known for selling cheap used autos for sale in US. You can try Cars.com, Auto4America.com or CarsDirect.com. Your add will run longer in their site, they have added features and best of all, they have a wider range of coverage, beyond the number of subscribers that any newspaper can ever have.

Like for Cars.com, a fantastic feature that they have is that you are able to update your car’s picture for free and it includes more than 10 pictures as best. For Auto4America.com, there is no time limit as to how long you can have your ad up and running. So long as it is in the market, your ad stays there! You get to update it anytime for free as well. And for Car.com, there are no limits as to how many words you can put on the ad. Way better than that in newspaper classifieds where you have to abbreviate everything just o your details can fit.

Author: Maxim Let
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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