[alfa] Where to sell a Spider

[Charles King <chas_a_king@xxxxxxxxx>]

In Digest 1203, Carla wrote:

> I'm a lurking alfadigest reader and the owner of a
> 1984, very clean, very nice Spider 2000 for sale.
> Does anyone know where the best place to advertise
> my car would be?  People have suggested
> AutoTrader.com, but I'm not sure how many people
> actually shop on-line for an Alfa, as opposed to the
> ol' paper Auto Traders, or those car sales lots. 
> Also, Cars.com was suggested.  Is there an Alfa-
> specific place I might advertise too?  Just
> curious.  Love my car, it's my mid-life crisis gift
> to myself, but I've recently suffered a divorce and
> it now needs to go. 

I can't speak for the world at large, but when I was
shopping for a Spider last summer, I did all my
searching on line.  I located cars through both
cars.com and autotrader.com, so I at least would say
those are good places to advertise.  But the car I
ended up buying, I bought from a digester who posted a
message RIGHT HERE.  So, I would say, post where you
are and how much you want for the car on the
list---you might get lucky.

Re Alfa-specific sites, the Alfa BB (www.alfabb.com)
has a "Cars for Sale" forum.  There is also
alfaclassifieds.com, which as I type this appears to
be down, but they usually have lots of Alfas listed
for sale. Next time (Always Looking For Another) I
will certainly check both of those sites.  Another
option is eBay.  At the very least, it puts a picture
of your car out where a lot of potential buyers will
see it.

If you want to advertise in print media, besides the
Auto Trader magazines there's also Hemmings.  I don't
know that I would spend much money advertising in
those mags, since a Spider is not the kind of car a
buyer is likely to come across the country to find,
and for local buyers your local newspaper would
probably be cheaper and more effective.

Good luck!

Chuck King
Chicago, IL
86 Grad
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