Selling your car is never easy in Australia and especially so if you want to sell it privately. You’re going to need to advertise it in suitable places like bulletin boards in the local area, on social media websites and many other avenues. This will get your advertisement out to literally thousands of people in a very short space of time but with that will come consequences. Many people have too much time on their hands all around your local area and even though they may not be interested in buying your vehicles, they will make an appointment to come to see it anyway. These are affectionately known as ‘tyre kickers’ and you will experience at least one of them during the advertising process.
You will also experience people called ‘aircraft pilots’ who just want to be able to drive your car because it might be something that is on their wish list and they have absolutely no intention of buying the car from you in the first place. Then you have to contend with car selling scams that are growing in number and these generally start on the Internet and then go from there. This is why you need to learn about the top ways in which to sell your car quickly and safely in Australia and the following are just some of those.
- Sell to online dealers – There are some fantastic websites out there that will offer you instant cash for your vehicle. This offers you incredible convenience and they will actually offer you money online for your car based on its current condition and the features that you have added to it. They will either come out to your property to have a look or they will ask you to take it to them so that they can verify that the car does belong to you and then they will make the offer.
- You could trade it in – If it is your intention to buy another car then you might want to approach one of your trusted and reputable local car dealers who may be interested in taking your old vehicle in as a trade-in on a much newer one. You don’t always get the best trade-in price but this removes a lot of the paperwork involved in selling your car privately.
- Take the private route – If you want the most money for your car then this might be the best avenue for that. You can list your car online which will allow you to reach lots of potential buyers and you can set your own price. The thing to remember, however, is that this way is incredibly time-consuming, it is stressful and it can be risky due to the amount of scams that are going on.
These are just three ways that you might want to consider selling your car but always make sure to sell your car quickly and safely so that you do not get scammed in any way.
