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My husband passed away in May of 2018. I have kept his 2013 60th Anniversary Edition 427. It has been garage kept, registered, insured, and has been driven by friends since I feel the car is way too powerful for me to handle. It has been posted for sale on VetteFinders with only one interested buyer. Suggestions? Would like to sell it and purchase something that I can enjoy driving.
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Condolences on the loss of your husband. 
Moving this over to C6 General for some comments to your question.
Moving this over to C6 General for some comments to your question.
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My Condolences to you also
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm The price looks right but pictures would surely help. Also, not sure how many cars sell from Vette Finders, as I really do not see them mentioned much. Seems like years ago they were famous for scammers (I could be thinking of another sight).
Wish you the best of luck and I’m sure others can provide you valuable information.
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm The price looks right but pictures would surely help. Also, not sure how many cars sell from Vette Finders, as I really do not see them mentioned much. Seems like years ago they were famous for scammers (I could be thinking of another sight).
Wish you the best of luck and I’m sure others can provide you valuable information.
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If you really want to sell the car and get the most out of it the car needs to be listed in multiple locations... Craigslist, eBay, Autotrader, in the 4 sale section of this forum....
You have a very desirable car, but it requires a specific buyer, the trick is to help that buyer find the car... the more coverage the better.
You might also check and see what Carvana will give you for the car. They pay surprisingly high dollars on certain speciality cars, particularly if they are low mileage. If nothing else it will give you a bottom dollar figure and takes less then 10 minutes online.
Good luck...
You have a very desirable car, but it requires a specific buyer, the trick is to help that buyer find the car... the more coverage the better.
You might also check and see what Carvana will give you for the car. They pay surprisingly high dollars on certain speciality cars, particularly if they are low mileage. If nothing else it will give you a bottom dollar figure and takes less then 10 minutes online.
Good luck...
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Agreed on pictures. Without pictures, most buyers will skip over it thinking it's a scam. If you were selling a 91 tercel or other pile of junk it might be OK, but not for a high end sports car.
Carvana tends to come in cheaper than dealerships, but it's a lot easier. As said, it's a easy bottom dollar. Carmax is similar but you would have to go in, same as a dealer but carmax is a lot lower pressure.
The other thing I would consider is a specialty car sales place. Streetside classics, Texas hot rides, and a few others sell cars like this almost exclusively and might be worth looking into. There's also a vette specific dealership in Georgia that specializes in the best of the best in vettes, so it may be worth checking into them as well.
My condolences about your husband. Selling his car must be very hard on you.
Carvana tends to come in cheaper than dealerships, but it's a lot easier. As said, it's a easy bottom dollar. Carmax is similar but you would have to go in, same as a dealer but carmax is a lot lower pressure.
The other thing I would consider is a specialty car sales place. Streetside classics, Texas hot rides, and a few others sell cars like this almost exclusively and might be worth looking into. There's also a vette specific dealership in Georgia that specializes in the best of the best in vettes, so it may be worth checking into them as well.
My condolences about your husband. Selling his car must be very hard on you.
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The big concern for me selling yourself to a private party is the test drives. You have 2 choices, and in my opinion, both are bad. Let the potential buyer take off with your 500 HP car all alone and hope he does not wrap it around a tree, or, you get in the passenger seat for the test drive and hope he does not wrap it around a tree with you in the car.
Unless you need to get every last dollar out of this car, take it to Carmax and let them buy it. Not top dollar, but they will give you a fair trade in price and you will have a check in an hour. No stress.
These are my exact instructions for my wife if I die while I still own the Corvette.
Unless you need to get every last dollar out of this car, take it to Carmax and let them buy it. Not top dollar, but they will give you a fair trade in price and you will have a check in an hour. No stress.
These are my exact instructions for my wife if I die while I still own the Corvette.
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My condolences on your loss. You might try contacting a Corvette club in your area for some advice. One of their members might even be interested in our late husband's car, or know of someone who is. You could start with the Central PA Corvette Club: http://centralpacorvetteclub.com/contact/. Their email address is CPCC_Mail@comcast.net I'm sure they would be helpful.
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My Condolences to you also
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm ...
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm ...
Find a local wannabe photographer HS or college kid and pay him $50 to take really good pics of the car, then put an ad here for $39,500 firm. Forget Craigslist, cars dot com, etc. That's not anything you want to get involved with.
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Too high for a '13 427 convertible? I'd add pictures but I wouldn't change the price yet. Change one variable at a time right now. It's cold in PA right now & the convertible buyers are still hibernating. Come April/May there will be more people looking for a new toy car. See how interest is and then modify the price if needed.
Craigslist I'd ignore, but I wouldn't skip cars or autotrader dot com.
Problems with test drivers? lol. It's a car, not a priceless vase. I'd want to know they could afford it, but 99% of the test drivers will treat the owner and car with respect. And if the driver wraps it around a tree then chances are she'd get more out of it from the insurance than Carmax.
Craigslist I'd ignore, but I wouldn't skip cars or autotrader dot com.
Problems with test drivers? lol. It's a car, not a priceless vase. I'd want to know they could afford it, but 99% of the test drivers will treat the owner and car with respect. And if the driver wraps it around a tree then chances are she'd get more out of it from the insurance than Carmax.
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My Condolences to you also
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm
FWIW you're bottom dollar from Carvana is $35,754.
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For a private party car to compete at high retail with ones listed at dealers with half the miles, it has to be spectacular and the seller will need some showmanship and a lot of patience. I don't see that happening here.
This one's been for sale here for a month, down south, with 10k less miles, from a longtime member: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...lue-in-al.html
This one's been for sale here for a month, down south, with 10k less miles, from a longtime member: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...lue-in-al.html
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Try finding a local car broker, ones dealing in upscale import/domestic vehicles.
Agree on what you need out of it, whatever they get above is theirs.
Let a seasoned car sales pro earn their $ dealing w/ buyers, paperwork & taxes.
AE C6s are highly desirable, one would be happy taking it on consignment.
Agree on what you need out of it, whatever they get above is theirs.
Let a seasoned car sales pro earn their $ dealing w/ buyers, paperwork & taxes.
AE C6s are highly desirable, one would be happy taking it on consignment.
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For a private party car to compete at high retail with ones listed at dealers with half the miles, it has to be spectacular and the seller will need some showmanship and a lot of patience. I don't see that happening here.
This one's been for sale here for a month, down south, with 10k less miles, from a longtime member: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...lue-in-al.html
This one's been for sale here for a month, down south, with 10k less miles, from a longtime member: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...lue-in-al.html
The irony is this is the only forum I've been to that devalues their cars like this. Go to a 350z forum, viper forum, tbss, jeep srt8.. They're all asking top dollar and get tons of support from their forum. Here you post something at market and you get a troll army saying it's overpriced because they saw one on Craigslist that said it was perfect for 15k so all of them should be that cheap.
I agree with Landru, find a specialty consignment lot and let those guys do their thing.
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So, which ad is hers? Does anyone know?
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My Condolences to you also
I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm
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I’m not sure if this is your ad, color and location look correct https://www.vettefinders.com/index.c...e-for-sale.htm
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See above. It's assumed that's the car, it meets previous descriptions.
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Not sure if that ad is hers or not but 48K is not out of line for any 427 as a starting point if the condition is very good and the miles are not excessive. The real 60th cars seem to command a premium but it's not that much above the other "regular" 427's.