Hi all, I'm just in the process of selling my 848 on the forum here but now want to reach more people. Never sold a bike privately before and am looking for the cheapest, safest and most effective medium. I guess the contenders are Autotrader, Gumtree, MCN and E-Bay but not sure of the cost, exposure to idiots and exposure to genuine potential buyers these platforms entail. Any advice from experienced sellers out there? Cheers,
Avoid Facebook market place if you don’t want to be dealing with a ‘whose who’ from the shallow end of the gene pool!
Use eBay for the largest crowd. Study what very similar bikes to yours sell for over a couple of weeks. Get great pics ( same style as those bikes that sold). Price your bike the same or slightly less than the ones that sold, I'd try first with a classified ad. You won't have to deal with too many people as the bike will likely sell quickly.
Any idea how much they charge? E-Bay seems to have the biggest audience and I like the idea of a classified add.
According to this its not very much. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/motors-fees?id=4127
He messaged you but got no reply and he messaged you again this morning but had no reply as of earlier tonight.
Just had a thought we've had notifications problems on this forum and the computer geeks are looking into it i think, @Ducbird
Cost me under £20 ( if i recall correctly) to sell an old Gsxr750 for £3K last year on Ebay, and it sold pretty quick with no real time wasters, Fees possibly depend on the value of the bike/vehicle being sold though.
@Ian149 check your messages Anyone with hotmail/bt email your notifications via email aren’t working so check your PM’s here don’t rely on a notification at the moment
To check sales prices for similar items, search 'Ducati 848' as per usual in 'Motorcycles & Scooters' section. Then in the left hand margin, where you'd narrow the search to e.g. UK only, scroll down to find 'Completed Items'. Tick the box and you'll see what has sold and the price realised, either as a Classified, or in auction. At present fees for a Classified (to run for 28 days) are £19.99 all in.
