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Originally Posted by gshiwota

+1 mreid

I've sold two cars on BAT and am really pleased with the results. In both of my cases, I had to deal with "idiot experts" who tried to bash my cars. In both cases the "community" stood up for my cars and helped me put them inline.

My advice to you.

1) Be as transparent as possible and be active in the comments. I commented almost every day and shared feedback / Q&A I received from emails and people that came and looked at the car in person.

2) Provide a public viewing of the car. I made sure my auctions coincided with a local Porsche swapmeet / shows so I could encourage people to see the car in person before the end of the auction. I got many positive posts from this as the community backed up the condition and quality of my cars. This also give others a chance to stand up for you when someone starts bashing you for no reason. I'd suggest you take the car to a Cars N Coffee event in your area during the auction so you can show it to the masses.

3) Don't worry about the lack of service records... just explain that you simply don't have them and that while this car is a collector now, it was just an ordinary car. It's awesome that it's a 1-owner car. Any stories / memories you can share about the car from early in its life will make your car more desirable - this is better than service records in my book.

4) Take lots of pictures, especially in common 911 problem areas. When I look at a car I always want to see the following: 1) Is it leaking oil? 2) Does it have all of the AC components? 3) Is there rust in the suspension pan, door jams, around the windows, around the turnsignals? 4) Dash, seats, steering wheel and carpet condition, 5) Recent service - is it ready to go - oil/belt/brakes/ valve adjust, tires decent. 6) Does it have the full tools, books, keys and tire pump?

5) I think BAT is perfect for your car. The mileage, color, and condition will be appreciated by the BAT masses. If you can, you may want to hold off until after winter as I find its easier to sell an open car when the weather is warming up. You have a low mile g50 car so the value is not going down and you have time on your side.


Good luck and great car!

Thanks pal I think I'm back on the BAT train! I'm going to wait til about March for obvious reasons.