Scottd

Gents, life is taking me in a different direction and Im considering selling my Vette. Its nothing special (to anyone other than me), as a restomod, franken-vette with nice paint and a healthy 454. As its built and given its condition, its a car worth about 10K.

Im wondering what some of the more successful sales venues out there are? Im not on Facebook. Ive sold on Craigslist before but OH MAN does CL bring out the weirdos. As newspapers and paper print adds are no longer a thing, what else can I use? I dont have much time to 'show' the car and very few shops up here will do a 'consignment' sale.

Again, this isnt a high dollar car and will not attract collectors or purists. It WILL excite a guy who wants a Corvette with a strong engine and nice paint for a decent budget. Any suggestion?

pltmgr

Hemmings, Autotrader

Duane4238

List it here in the for sale section. Don't forget some pictures, too.
Duane

bazza77

Why not advertise it here on the c3 cars for sale section ? It's free as well.

Scottd

Maybe Im afraid people will pick on me. The car is a 72 frame, 82 body, 454 powerplant, Z01 seats.....I mean its enough that the purists here will feel a disturbance in the force and hunt me down.

You guys are right, Ill give it a shot here. It cant hurt.

CA-Legal-Vette

Actually sounds pretty good for $10k. You might be surprised about posting it on here.

For that type of car, Craigslist works well though it does bring out the crazies. I would actually suggest eBay. You’ll certainly get a ton of attention and that isn’t enough money to scare people away.

Cool95vette

You can consign it with a classic car dealer. I have a '23 T- bucket consigned with Streetside Classics right now. I've sold plenty of cars myself but sometimes it's worth it to get a little less money to save a lot of work and aggravation.

mark79,80

I sold my 1979 Corvette on Craig’s list two years go. I listed it on Hemmings, Auto Trader and on the Forum. Received a few responses from Hemmings and none from the others. I also listed on ebay for one week.

I listed on Craig’s lists in areas within several hours from my house. Sold it to someone about two hours away.

I did get the usual Craig’s list scammers, fishing for my email address and asking to ship the car with an agent.

vettebuyer6369

The forum has clear specific rules against Interference in a Sales thread. That means any commentary about price, condition, assembly or anything else that does not forward the sale of a members car results in a Warning or time off.

Interference was a major issue awhile back and we don't allow it. There were people who were afraid to post their cars, much like you are suggesting.

bazza77

Big block Chevy c3 ? What's not to like , especially for that price your asking . It would help the sale if your pics show there's no rust in the usual places of course.

kenba

Might try BRING A TRAILER online auction site. You can sell reserve or no reserve.

7T1vette

The answer to your original question depends on where you live. If you are in an area where there are many folks looking for a C3 (larger cities), local want ads, quick-mart car sales paperbacks, etc. can be a good way to make buyers aware of your car. If you are in a more rural area (not many potential buyers locally), you need to advertise in regional or national ad systems. This Forum (sales section), internet car sales, nearest large city newspaper want ads, etc. would be a better choice, IMO.

68/70Vette

I would absolutely positively recommend Hemmings magazine for sale section. They have several magazines, I'd recommend Muscle Car. Anyhow google Hemmings.

Also, restomods will sell on Barrett Jackson auto auctions. Of course, the restomods they sell which you see in magazines are big buck restomods, but they do sell cars more humble in appearance. It's pretty rare to see a 454 in a late model 82. With a 72 frame, you should be able to license it in a state like California which requires strict smog equipment compliance for 76 and up.

My next door neighbor makes his living selling expensive, upper end late model used cars. He's warned me to not use Craig's List to sell cars...to many scam artists.

My 68 Convertible is a restomod but still pretty "straight." The exterior is factory except for the 69 side mount exhaust and modified rear exhaust body panel (no exhaust openings). The interior is factory except for 69 seat headrests. It has factory duplicate shoulder belts with 69 seat back retainer clips. The shifter and shift pattern console plate look stock, but its really a Tremac 5 speed. The engine is a ZZ4 with the GM Performance Parts catalog serpentine belt drive. Except for the window roll up mechanisms, ring and pinion, roller bearings in the steering column, all moving parts have been replaced or rebuilt.

20mercury

Sell it on ebay.

Agree CL is full of some strange people depending on the commodity. Musical instruments are the worse. Auto and boat stuff have pretty good buyers I think.

I have bought and sold a number of Corvettes on ebay. Post with lots of photos, straight up honest good, bad, and ugly info. Post with a starting price that is the lowest you would take without a reserve (no games of a buyer guessing at your reserve). And there is a "reverse logic" with a no reserve pricing in that if you start too high (often the case), nobody will bid and you can then relist at a lower price if you like as you have learned something. If you start with too low a price, the market will bid it up which is also useful feedback. Ebay gives you a national audience for a reasonable cost I think. I avoid overseas sales as too risky for me, but that is just me.

Good luck and hope this might help.

Goody

Many variables to take into account when trying to sell a car. Your location will really determine what you can use that will move the car to a new home.
Classic Auto Trader, Hemmings and Ebay will cost you money but some have list it until it sells guarantees. If you do enough research you'll know what the car is really worth.
You'll need to be patient if the price is fair and not a fire sale.
I would use Craigslist but be very specific that joy rides will not be allowed. Serious cash buyers only... no trades, no help and all that disclaimer stuff.
If you don't want to haggle much, find a price that you will not go below and list it as your very firm price.... you can lose money this way but an overly high listing price with lots of wiggle room may deter interested parties.
Require phone calls only will keep the spammers away for the most part. Use lots of pictures to answer the most basic questions.

wer2xu

That sounds like a perfect car for BAT, Bring a Trailer.

vettebuyer6369

Not entirely sure, but even though the OP car is described as a “restomod,” I’m not sure most people would consider it one. Just sounds like a modified car. People call everything that’s not stock a restomod these days.

That being the case, Craigslist, eBay and a free ad at this site sound like the best places to start.

derekderek

Also need to do homework on emissions inspection. What state are you in and near?