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lowside67 · 01-16-2012, 05:16 PM

Since you are asking $17,000, I assume you would probably accept $16,000 for the car.

Since they appear to be willing to offer you $13,500 for the car, they are probably willing to pay $14,000 for the car.

If they pay $13,500 for the car, you are actually getting $15,120 for the car after the tax credit since you won't have to pay HST on that amount on the next car.

You are only $880 apart, is it really worth that to meet with a bunch of (flaky) buyers, test drive the car a bunch, and have to waste a bunch of time? If they go $14,000 on your car which seems to not be a total stretch, you are getting $15,680 for the car which makes it pretty much a no brainer to me.

Also, if you decide to ignore the above advice and are actually serious about selling your car, you need some new pictures. You have 3 photos showing basically the same part of the car - you need three exterior photos and one interior photo at bare minimum, though a gallery of higher resolution photos would be even better.

Good luck,
Mark (used car salesman)

01-16-2012, 05:16 PM	#2
lowside67 Old School RS Join Date: May 2004 Location: Port Moody Posts: 4,641 Thanked 4,157 Times in 1,262 Posts Failed 130 Times in 80 Posts	Since you are asking $17,000, I assume you would probably accept $16,000 for the car. Since they appear to be willing to offer you $13,500 for the car, they are probably willing to pay $14,000 for the car. If they pay $13,500 for the car, you are actually getting $15,120 for the car after the tax credit since you won't have to pay HST on that amount on the next car. You are only $880 apart, is it really worth that to meet with a bunch of (flaky) buyers, test drive the car a bunch, and have to waste a bunch of time? If they go $14,000 on your car which seems to not be a total stretch, you are getting $15,680 for the car which makes it pretty much a no brainer to me. Also, if you decide to ignore the above advice and are actually serious about selling your car, you need some new pictures. You have 3 photos showing basically the same part of the car - you need three exterior photos and one interior photo at bare minimum, though a gallery of higher resolution photos would be even better. Good luck, Mark (used car salesman) __________________ I'm old now - boring street cars and sweet race cars.