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using Ebay to shop for planes
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? |
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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. |
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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? |
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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? |
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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. |
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"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. |
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"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. |
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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. |
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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 roups.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? |
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