Posted by Eric B. [162.158.75.157] on Wednesday, August 08, 2018 at 10:37:14 :
In Reply to: W200 posted by Tom [172.68.174.19] on Tuesday, August 07, 2018 at 17:27:55 :
The value of the W200s really doesn’t compare to the WM300s unfortunately. I don’t watch the prices that closely. Hopefully someone else will step up who has more experience to help you with pricing, but I can give some generic advice.
1. You can always lower the price. If you think it is worth $25,000 there might be one person in the world that agrees with you and is willing to pay it. There may not be. If you start high you can always go down.
2. Selling a vehicle to someone who will be a good steward is tricky. I’ve heard too many horror stories of someone giving someone a good deal because they promised to baby the truck and preserve it, only to see the truck heavily modified or being beat to death off road a few months later. Not to say you can’t find a good caretaker, but maximizing the sale price and simultaneously finding a good home is tricky.
3. If you’re totally unsure of the value of what you have and you think it’ll be popular with lots of potential buyers you should list it on eBay. Take lots of good pictures, write a good ad, and set a reserve you can live with. Then if it is popular it might get bid to a higher price than you expect. That’s unlikely, but it does happen. Auction houses might be interested if it’s pretty, but that has its own costs and risks.
4. If you’re willing to set a price list it on the photo classifieds here on this site and on Craig’s List. Again, lots of good pictures and a good ad. That should get a decently wide audience. It would also be a good idea to join the 61-71 and PW Facebook groups to share it there.
5. Any value anyone gives you based on a couple pictures of your truck is a wild guess. These trucks don’t sell enough in a given condition for there to be a set value. Do you own research. Search the photo classifieds here along with the sold trucks. Search eBay completed listings. Search Craig’s List nationwide for a few months. You’ll start to see patterns and you’ll be able to judge with time how your truck compares to what’s up for sale.
Good luck,
Eric
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