[Norm K]

I've bought and sold on BaT.

It'll likely take a few weeks to get everything sorted, answer their questions and provide what's needed.

A pretty good working knowledge of the listed vehicle is important, as there will be lots of questions and comments - from both the peanut gallery and from legitimate potential buyers. A seller who closely monitors the comments section and responds appropriately will almost certainly get more for their vehicle than one who simply posts and waits to see what happens.

Get lots of very detailed photos. Start-up videos and ones of short drives can also be helpful.

What the bid rises to can be a mystery from week to week. Very similar cars can go for differences of many thousands of dollars from one week to the next. It just depends on who's watching the site and bidding at any given time. Get a couple of young Silicon Valley guys for whom money doesn't mean much bidding against each other and the sky's the limit.

One example from a week or two ago: a 1985 Corolla GTS (known to the young crowd as the AE86) that sold for $40K. Needs a full paint job, interior was refreshed, but to just a mediocre standard, has rust issues, etc. Just an okay driver. I have the same car sitting in my garage - absolutely bone stock, needs paint and interior, extremely little rust - and I have it insured through Hagerty for only $10K.

I don't see how the one that sold is a $40K car, but the market definitely spoke on it.

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