Hello everyone , my name is Vince , I live in Hemingway South Carolina and own a 1988 Jaguar XJS convertible that I am looking to sell. I have had no success on Facebook market place or hagerty classifieds which brought me here to this website (way too many tire kickers) basically with no reasonable method to pay for the vehicle or have it transported as well as unacceptable offers or counter offers. I understand times have changed as did payment methods however I can and only will accept cash. If you are looking for what I have then please contact me. I will make a listing in the classifieds when I am able. I do not have a computer or home internet. thank you for understanding.

 

Welcome aboard Vince, here’s a link to private sale section…please read carefully…good luck!

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/p...classifieds-9/

 

thank you , I appreciate your well wishes. this is a beautiful car that has given me joy but it us now time to find a new home.

 

Thing about this forum is generally most everybody on a forum like this one already has their Jaguar and aren't looking for another. I've not had much luck ever posting a vehicle for sale on a forum. Not to say don't do it, just not to expect much. I've sold several cars to members of the marque clubs I've belonged to just by spreading the word that a car everybody knows is now on the market, but never by posting an ad. That only works tho if you've been an active member of a car club or online community. FB Marketplace tho to me seems a terrible option. I've tried to shop for vehicles on there without any luck. I'm told sellers look at your profile and if they don't like you, or you don't seem gullible enough, they won't reply. I assume buyers do the same with sellers profiles.

I have however both bought and sold classic cars through a couple of the largest consignment dealers and a small local one. Yes, they are going to take a commission off the top, but I think they earn it. Number one benefit is that you drop the car off at their warehouse showroom and they take care of absolutely everything. For you, that means no dealing with no shows, tire kickers or joy riders. No taking off work to wait around while the shipping company truck gets days behind schedule and can't commit to a date, then shows up when you least expect. The consignment dealer has regular business hours and people can come anytime they are open to inspect the car (tho it usually requires an appointment for a test drive). They take professional photos and post them online and do all the advertising. There's no risk of getting a bad cashiers check or anything like that. The dealer takes that risk and you get paid as soon as your car sells. And they have a much better chance of selling it than you do. One of the little secrets is that something like 25% of the time, they sell cars to buyers who weren't even looking for a specific model. Many people go to those classic car dealer warehouses just to browse, then fall in love with something they didn't even know they wanted till they saw it.

I would like to say there's no low-balling but that's not always the case. The way it works is you tell them a price that you are willing to take but they need get 15 to 20% more in order to pay the rent and stay in business. Of course, as a dealer, they CAN get more for it than you can because of all the service they provide.like arranging shipping, offering financing (yes, even for budget classic cars), putting the car on a lift for inspection, and for just having those convenient regular business hours. Plus they take some risks on behalf of the buyer too, such as if the car were discovered to have some sort of title fraud, a dealer is going to promptly refund the buyer's money. Still, if you insist on asking too much for your car, they may still agree to try selling it for you. Having a large inventory brings in those "window shoppers" so they may want to "borrow it" for a while even if they know they can't get your asking price. If you ask too much, then you can expect they will call you every time they get a "reasonable" offer and try to convince you to lower your reserve price. One manager admitted to me that more than half their cars owners were asking waaaay too much but that they needed the inventory to keep the building full. Usually there is a limit to how long they will try, maybe three to six months if it hasn't sold, then you would have to come get it or start paying storage fees because they need to rotate their inventory in order to bring those window shoppers back for a second look. But if you are quite reasonable on your asking price so that they can make a decent profit, then your Jaguar will sell pretty quickly and you didn't to do anything except drop it off and sign some paperwork.

If you've got a local classic car consignment dealer nearby, I would recommend you investigate them as a potential avenue for selling your classic Jaguar.

 

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Welcome to the Forums.

 

Hello, Vince,
Welcome to the forums form ElinorB.
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Welcome and best wishes Vince.

Cheers,

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!!!!!!

 

Thank you all and thank you Pdupler for the in depth reply. I understand completely and have done research for this avenue . I was just hoping to do a private sale without any middleman and commission fee but I recognize what I would like and get are two different things. I will still post ad on here when allowed but I will accept your suggestion and possibly list with the sources you mention. I'm not looking to get rich as it has some cosmetic issues but I also cannot just give it away either. thank you again for time and good info.

 

Doug DeMuro pitches for this auction website (carsandbids.com). Anyone here have experience with it and think it might be a worthy option for this seller?

 

I bought a 68 Mustang through an online auction, but it was a local car that I was able to thoroughly inspect. Those auction sites are specifically designed to lure in the sellers. They are actually not that great for the buyers because you only have seven days to drop everything you were doing, cancel or reschedule a bunch of meetings and appointments, beg off deadlines at work, coordinate a time with the seller (who is ALWAYS out of town or otherwise unavailable for most of the week), and arrange to fly all the way across country to inspect the car before the seven days are up. If you happen to be wealthy enough to be able to gamble, bidding on classic cars sight-unseen, I've talked to a lot of people at car shows who've done that and its about 50/50 whether they feel like they got a fair deal or the car arrived with lots of undisclosed problems that were not obvious in the photos and videos. No matter how clear the picture, its an illusion because your phone or laptop screen only has so much resolution. I once traveled hundreds of miles to inspect a 67 Mustang that was supposed to be a fresh repaint in the original color. The pictures looked great, but when I arrived, I could tell from some distance away that it was not the factory color I wanted. Upon pressing the seller, he said it was the original base color, but admitted that he'd instructed his painter to use a larger metal flake than original to "make it pop" at the car shows he said. Sure burst my bubble.. You couldn't tell in the photos but it was obvious in person. I walked away and didn't even consider it. And those videos only prove that the car moves under its own power. I went to see another car offered by a very popular Youtuber who posted a video extolling how wonderfully the car drove and everything worked. However upon my test drive, I learned that you cannot feel a mushy brake pedal or loose shifter in a video. When I tried the power window (it was a convertible), the glass rolled all the way up and out of the door. He had practiced letting go of the button right at the top. Yes, you could probably get your Jaguar listed on one of those auction sites, and it will likely sell in seven days (for sure if no reserve). But as a buyer, I would always prefer to buy the old fashioned way, negotiating while standing in front of the car and looking the seller in the eye.