Carlisle Car Corral
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Carlisle Car Corral
I'm planning to sell my 80 Corvette in the car corral at Carlisle in August. Does anybody have any experience with selling at Carlisle? If so, could you provide me with tips?
Regards,
Dave K.
Regards,
Dave K.
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...there are good points & bad. Yes, many cars do sell there, but as a seller you'll have a bunch of competition too. It's great for the buyers as there are so many cars to choose from with varying prices, colors, options, etc.
#1 thing is PUT THE PRICE ON IT. Many people do not put a price on their car and people walk away not knowing it was a car they COULD HAVE afforded. Do not put an unrealistic price on it or you'll just be wasting your time. Have it nice, clean and presentable, but don't over do it to the point AMORALL is running off the dash & tires.
Check small simple detail stuff-do you have all your valve stem caps on? Are there any leaves & debris in front of your radiator/AC condensor that can be cleaned out?
Think of how picky you might be looking at a car for sale then make sure your's is that way. Plus, on Micrsoft Word you can make a nice, neat, one page informative placard about the car listing the positives about the car. Don't put stupid stuff like "One of 12,800 White 1980 Corvettes Made"(or what ever year you have). Or better yet, "Rare, one of 8800 Black 1979 Corvettes made blah ,blah, blah...
I only use the term "rare" if it truely is. 99% of the people looking at mid to late C3s are looking for a nice cruiser to drive and enjoy AS-IS, not to trailer & restore.
#1 thing is PUT THE PRICE ON IT. Many people do not put a price on their car and people walk away not knowing it was a car they COULD HAVE afforded. Do not put an unrealistic price on it or you'll just be wasting your time. Have it nice, clean and presentable, but don't over do it to the point AMORALL is running off the dash & tires.
Check small simple detail stuff-do you have all your valve stem caps on? Are there any leaves & debris in front of your radiator/AC condensor that can be cleaned out?
Think of how picky you might be looking at a car for sale then make sure your's is that way. Plus, on Micrsoft Word you can make a nice, neat, one page informative placard about the car listing the positives about the car. Don't put stupid stuff like "One of 12,800 White 1980 Corvettes Made"(or what ever year you have). Or better yet, "Rare, one of 8800 Black 1979 Corvettes made blah ,blah, blah...
I only use the term "rare" if it truely is. 99% of the people looking at mid to late C3s are looking for a nice cruiser to drive and enjoy AS-IS, not to trailer & restore.
