Re: Will it sell?

Ed White wrote:
> "Michael Johnson" <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:07WdnVe8f5vTnivanZ2dnUVZ_tuonZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> I decided to put my 1989 LX 5.0L on ebay and see what happens.  I never

>> thought this day would come but I really think it is time to move on to
a 
>> newer Mustang.  I need to get rid of the old one first since I don't
have 
>> the garage space for two cars that would be basically "toys" for the
most 
>> part.  Here's a link:  http://tinyurl.com/2acoet
> 
> It is a very nice looking car. However, it is my guess you won't be able
to 
> sell it on Ebay. The success rate on Ebay is pretty low, and I think
with a 
> $10k opening level, it is going to be hard to for an individual seller
to 
> generate any interest. When I looked tonight, there were 41 1989
Mustangs on 
> Ebay, and yours had the highest listed price of any non Saleen / non 
> convertible 1989 Mustang.  The mods are very valuable, but I think you
are 
> going to need to find a real enthusiast to get full value. The problem
with 
> Ebay is that you get a very limited time window. Autotrader or Cars.com
will 
> leave the ad up for a very long time, which works in your favor. Craig's

> List is a great deal too....
> 
> I spent almost a year shopping for a late model 2 seat Thunderbird on
Ebay 
> before I finally found one that was a "deal." During that time I tracked
the 
> sales of similar cars and only about 1 in 20 sold on the first try. Two 
> years later when I decided to sell the T bird, I tried Ebay, but got 
> nowhere. Eventually I sold it off an Autotrader Ad (interestingly to a
Ford 
> Dealer).
> 
> Good luck.

I put it on ebay because they had a great deal for listing autos last 
week.  I will put it in a local trader if it doesn't sell.