Request Comments on my ad

FranksPlace2 · 01-02-2007, 12:34 PM

I have done a number of things to fix up my '77 Targa and now I am ready to put it up for sale. To support my marketing, I am asking Pelican people to review and comment on my web page ad.

Take a look at this:

Frank's Targa ad

and let me know what you think.

Frank

madmmac · madmmac's Garage

In your first sentence you spell Porsche incorrect....yowser.

Make your bold picture and engine rebuild words actual links to them.

Include a photo of the rebuild sheet.

Lower that bad boy all the way around and feed your seats some conditioner.

Good luck....nice looking car.

Super_Dave_D · Super_Dave_D's Garage

Beware of crazy reflections of yourself in window pics.

Super_Dave_D · Super_Dave_D's Garage

Zuffenhausen

the · 01-02-2007, 01:04 PM

The biggest selling point is the $11.5K engine rebuild.

I think people are going to want to see the written documentation for that - the invoices for the parts and labor. You should scan those in and post them on the site. Buyers love that stuff.

holtjv · 01-02-2007, 02:08 PM

+1 on the rebuild invoices. best thing is to scan them in and present them as jpegs. There really isn't a lot of description on the maintainance or repairs you or the previous owners did.

If you are really motivated to improve your ad, ditch your interior photos--they make it look worn. Instead, turn the flash off your camera and shoot in medium light. You might add a shot of the odometer, the VIN, and the door jamb showing the paint code.

How about a topless shot? The exterior looks very good, by the way, as the light was good and not too bright.

Good luck, looks like a nice car.

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Nice Targa! Do what these guys have suggested and you'll sell it quick!

FranksPlace2 · 01-02-2007, 02:30 PM

Up until now, I was proud of my spelling abilities. Then two errors on the first page! I fixed those right away!

These are great comments! Keep them coming.

I am considering an eBay listing but I think most eBay bidders are bottom fishing. What do you think?

Thanks

Frank

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

These can be fun cars if all of the bugs and issues have been worked out. They never quite escape the 1974-77 stigma though, and always have been priced significantly lower than 911SCs.

I would swap out that fan strap - that doesn't look too good all covered with rust. Someone bead blasted that at one time, and then didn't recoat it (I made that mistake a long time ago).

-Wayne

randywebb · 01-02-2007, 02:38 PM

Explain that it is NOT a Katrina/Rita car! And say where it was when they hit.

re local expert - ask if he can be contacted & if so, give his phone & name of the shop

David E. Clark · 01-02-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by madmmac
... and feed your seats some conditioner.

+1! You might also want to take some emory cloth to the rust on the shifter and then touch it up. The outside looks great! I like the emphasis on the engine rebuild - BIG selling point! Good luck.

pozee · 01-02-2007, 04:06 PM

The only thing I would suggest is to note the deficiencies and the fact that you eliminated these - in the same paragraph.

Finally, I personally prefer bullet points rather than a lot of text. Keeps the listing clean and allows the reader to focus on what you feel they should focus on. But, there are those that like to read every detail the way you have it - so 6 of one........

Nice Porsche! Good luck with the sale.

jaydubya · 01-02-2007, 04:18 PM

There's another "Zufferhausen" in the second-to-last paragraph on the main page.

Jim Williams · 01-02-2007, 07:39 PM

Also if you wanted to finish out the links at the bottom of the page, you could have them actually connect to something, for example the "Contact Us" could open an email with your email address already in the Subject line. I could help with this if you'd like. Just small details like this that make a site seem more "professional".