using Ebay to shop for planes

[Joe]

I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
(specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
used car sites COMBINED.

I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?

comments?

[Dave Butler]

Joe wrote:
> I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> used car sites COMBINED.
>
> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>
> comments?

Try to sell it locally first. Put an ad in your local paper, post a notice on
the FBO bulletin board. OTOH, with the outrageous prices some people get for
things on eBay, maybe eBay's not a bad idea.

[Dave]

I used Ebay for advertising. It cost more for a vehicle of course, but for
me it was only about $3.00 per ad.

I used to collect silver coins from Nevada. I created my own website
listing all the coins I had for sale. I would choose one of those coins,
and list it on ebay. In my ad, I set it up to look like my website pages.
There was a link in that page "Click here for more coins". This would take
people to my website where my information was listed and they could purchase
coins.

I got a lot of contacts this way and made a lot of sales on the side. It
probably wouldn't work with just one plane, but if you had a few, it could
send a lot of people your way for just the cost of one ad. Maybe you could
make your reserve price high.

Dave


"Joe" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> used car sites COMBINED.
>
> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>
> comments?
>

[Steve Foley]

I found my plane, but did not buy it through ebay.

I did not like the terms of the sale, so did not bid. After the auction was
over, I emailed the seller and told him I was interested if the original
buyer backed out. He did. He thought he could get 100% financing for a 35
year old plane, like he did for his brand new SUV.




"Joe" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> used car sites COMBINED.
>
> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>
> comments?
>

[kontiki]

Joe wrote:
> I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> used car sites COMBINED.
>
> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>
> comments?
>

I believe that selling things on Ebay (or something like it) is the
way of the future. I would have no qualms about selling my plane on Ebay.
As a previous poster stated, the terms of sale may not be acceptable
and in that case bids might be discouraged, but the ability to reach
such a wide audience is very appealing. Since you write the ad and set
the terms of the sale you are pretty much on your own. Novice buyers
or sellers might be better off going through a broker or one of the
other on-line aircraft sellers (not sure what services they provide)

That being said, I believe there will always be a place for selling
aircraft on Ebay and it will continue to increase in viability over time.

[TripFarmer]

Is that within the ebay rules?


Trip

In article >, says...
>
>I used Ebay for advertising. It cost more for a vehicle of course, but for
>me it was only about $3.00 per ad.
>
>I used to collect silver coins from Nevada. I created my own website
>listing all the coins I had for sale. I would choose one of those coins,
>and list it on ebay. In my ad, I set it up to look like my website pages.
>There was a link in that page "Click here for more coins". This would take
>people to my website where my information was listed and they could purchase
>coins.
>
>I got a lot of contacts this way and made a lot of sales on the side. It
>probably wouldn't work with just one plane, but if you had a few, it could
>send a lot of people your way for just the cost of one ad. Maybe you could
>make your reserve price high.
>
>Dave
>
>
>"Joe" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
>> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
>> used car sites COMBINED.
>>
>> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
>> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
>> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>>
>> comments?
>>
>
>

[John Doe]

"Joe" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> used car sites COMBINED.
>
> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>
> comments?
>

I've been shopping for a plane all summer and I check ebay every weekend to
see what's posted. Several planes have sold this summer so it is possible.

Be flexible and talk with everyone who's willing to bid. Offer refundable
options after the end of sale but put time limits in place.

Now that you can lower your reserve during the auction, it's a good medium
to negotiate your sale price in front of miliions of people. I would study
all the airplanes currently being listed and take the time to post a
complete ad. Those do much better than someone who basically posts a
classified ad. Post as many pictures of the plane, both interior and
exterior as you possibly can. All those things will help it sell.

There are so many planes for sale right now, you really need to make yours
stand out.

Good luck.

[John Doe]

"Steve Foley" > wrote in message
news:nq%Ve.10919$c27.10852@trndny01...
>I found my plane, but did not buy it through ebay.
>
> I did not like the terms of the sale, so did not bid. After the auction
> was
> over, I emailed the seller and told him I was interested if the original
> buyer backed out. He did. He thought he could get 100% financing for a 35
> year old plane, like he did for his brand new SUV.

Yea, gee, cause they only require 10% down. Sad reason to not buy a plane.

[Ande]

I bought my C150L on ebay..
After months of looking, it turned out that I found one listed on ebay being
sold less than 50 miles away.
(however, if I had not seen it on ebay, I'd never known it was for sell)
Went and looked at it.. Bid high enough, and won the auction.
I too suggest that you advertise on Ebay, and be sure to set the reserve
higher than you actually want to sell the plane for. That way, you may get
'after-auction' offers. (Plus, you can re-run the auction free if it doesn't
meet reserve on the original auction)
"John Doe" > wrote in message
news:NY0We.23174$8q.17446@lakeread01...
>
> "Joe" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
>> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
>> used car sites COMBINED.
>>
>> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
>> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
>> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>>
>> comments?
>>
>
> I've been shopping for a plane all summer and I check ebay every weekend
> to see what's posted. Several planes have sold this summer so it is
> possible.
>
> Be flexible and talk with everyone who's willing to bid. Offer refundable
> options after the end of sale but put time limits in place.
>
> Now that you can lower your reserve during the auction, it's a good medium
> to negotiate your sale price in front of miliions of people. I would
> study all the airplanes currently being listed and take the time to post a
> complete ad. Those do much better than someone who basically posts a
> classified ad. Post as many pictures of the plane, both interior and
> exterior as you possibly can. All those things will help it sell.
>
> There are so many planes for sale right now, you really need to make yours
> stand out.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
>

[NW_PILOT]

Nope, them ad's will be canceled by ebay if some other seller rats him out.


"TripFarmer" > wrote in message
...
> Is that within the ebay rules?
>
>
> Trip
>
> In article >,
says...
> >
> >I used Ebay for advertising. It cost more for a vehicle of course, but
for
> >me it was only about $3.00 per ad.
> >
> >I used to collect silver coins from Nevada. I created my own website
> >listing all the coins I had for sale. I would choose one of those coins,
> >and list it on ebay. In my ad, I set it up to look like my website
pages.
> >There was a link in that page "Click here for more coins". This would
take
> >people to my website where my information was listed and they could
purchase
> >coins.
> >
> >I got a lot of contacts this way and made a lot of sales on the side. It
> >probably wouldn't work with just one plane, but if you had a few, it
could
> >send a lot of people your way for just the cost of one ad. Maybe you
could
> >make your reserve price high.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >"Joe" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> >> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> >> used car sites COMBINED.
> >>
> >> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> >> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> >> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
> >>
> >> comments?
> >>
> >
> >
>

[TripFarmer]

Does anyone have Integrity anymore in this world?


Trip

In article >, says...
>
>Nope, them ad's will be canceled by ebay if some other seller rats him out.
>
>
>"TripFarmer" > wrote in message
...
>> Is that within the ebay rules?
>>
>>
>> Trip
>>
>> In article >,
>says...
>> >
>> >I used Ebay for advertising. It cost more for a vehicle of course, but
>for
>> >me it was only about $3.00 per ad.
>> >
>> >I used to collect silver coins from Nevada. I created my own website
>> >listing all the coins I had for sale. I would choose one of those coins,
>> >and list it on ebay. In my ad, I set it up to look like my website
>pages.
>> >There was a link in that page "Click here for more coins". This would
>take
>> >people to my website where my information was listed and they could
>purchase
>> >coins.
>> >
>> >I got a lot of contacts this way and made a lot of sales on the side. It
>> >probably wouldn't work with just one plane, but if you had a few, it
>could
>> >send a lot of people your way for just the cost of one ad. Maybe you
>could
>> >make your reserve price high.
>> >
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >
>> >"Joe" > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>> >>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
>> >> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
>> >> used car sites COMBINED.
>> >>
>> >> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
>> >> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
>> >> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>> >>
>> >> comments?
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

[Dave]

Sure, if you intend to really sell the item, which I do, but I get a lot of
leads and side purchases too.

"TripFarmer" > wrote in message
...
> Is that within the ebay rules?
>
>
> Trip
>
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>>I used Ebay for advertising. It cost more for a vehicle of course, but
>>for
>>me it was only about $3.00 per ad.
>>
>>I used to collect silver coins from Nevada. I created my own website
>>listing all the coins I had for sale. I would choose one of those coins,
>>and list it on ebay. In my ad, I set it up to look like my website pages.
>>There was a link in that page "Click here for more coins". This would
>>take
>>people to my website where my information was listed and they could
>>purchase
>>coins.
>>
>>I got a lot of contacts this way and made a lot of sales on the side. It
>>probably wouldn't work with just one plane, but if you had a few, it could
>>send a lot of people your way for just the cost of one ad. Maybe you
>>could
>>make your reserve price high.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>"Joe" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>>>I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
>>> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
>>> used car sites COMBINED.
>>>
>>> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
>>> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
>>> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>>>
>>> comments?
>>>
>>
>>
>

[Mike Spera]

Given the very limited audience interested in buying an airplane and the
tremendous coverage of e-bay, why not? The competition for your plane is
right in front of you and the potential buyers. If your asking price is
not supportable, you get no bids. If reasonable, you have the
opportunity to get buyers to bid it up. When you sell locally, you have
to create the "competition" by telling buyers that they are not alone.

I would imagine you get the same number of kooks, kids, tire kickers,
serious buyers etc. on e-bay as anywhere else.

Good Luck,
Mike


Joe wrote:
> I saw something on the news the other day that said Ebay Motors
> (specifically the automobiles) gets more visitors than all the major
> used car sites COMBINED.
>
> I am thinking about listing my airplane, a C-172 Skyhawk, on Ebay for
> that reason. Do you guys think that Ebay is presently a good medium
> for re-selling airplanes? Or should I stick to Trade-A-Plane, etc?
>
> comments?
>