Used car prices

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Originally Posted by FPV414

Another observation - Yes Carsales ads have dwindled, but is anyone actually buying off there? Free platforms like Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace have taken off. Most people don't want to spend the ridiculous money Carsales are asking to advertise now. I have found most of the cars I currently own off market or through Facebook.

I prefer to use Carsales when selling, yes they're not cheap to advertise on anymore, but I find that the 'quality' of enquiries is better, no way near the number of scammers and messages from 'final price' lowballers that I seemed to get when advertising on Gumtree. Taking the time to give the car a good clean to take lots of good quality photos is also a must to get a good result.

When my uncle passed on a few months back, we got the job of selling his tidy GQ Patrol Ti. Gave it a good clean, got it roadworthy, we thought we were a bit cheeky putting it on Carsales for $17.5K. First person to look at it bought it, for the full asking price.....