Oleozz
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2006
- Messages
- 1,633
- Location
- Pa.
- Tractor
- International 1066 with Year Round Cab, Kioti DK 45S with Cab, 451 Loader
Ebay has gotten its share of bad publicity lately in the large equipment section, and rightly so, there are intelligent scammers out there ready to steal your money. I gave a lot of thought about listing my tractor on ebay before I did it but knew of not many other ways to target such a large audience.
I checked locally with dealers to see what they would give me for my tractor and they also gave me the blue book prices, I checked on the internet tractor sites to see what they were selling for. I took some good digital pics of my JD from different angles and then was ready to write my ebay ad. This part took a long time, you want to be descriptive and honest and tell the good and the bad. I did not put a Buy It Now Price, I had seen to many tractors that weren't sold because of a high Buy It Now price. I had my reserve set at what I considered was the lowest I would like to get for my tractor.
I started the ad in the evening and in four days my reserve was met, the man who had met the reserve emailed and asked if I would close the auction since he had met the reserve. We negotiated a bit more, he met my price and I closed the auction. (Which is perfectly legal to do). I had requested a cashiers check and he sent me all the info on the check so I was able to call the bank and have verified everything he had told me. A week later he arrived, handed me the check, examined the tractor and drove it, loaded it up and headed home.
All in all a good experience, one thing that really surprised me was all the "behind the scenes" manuevering that goes on when you are selling. I had people wanting a Buy It Now price, others requesting my reserve price, others wanting to trade equipment for my tractor. I was fortunate to have an honest man with an excellent ebay rating buy the tractor, you have to be on your toes and not be lured into something that seems to good to be true, both as a buyer and a seller. Hope this helps anyone else who is considering selling their tractor on ebay.
I checked locally with dealers to see what they would give me for my tractor and they also gave me the blue book prices, I checked on the internet tractor sites to see what they were selling for. I took some good digital pics of my JD from different angles and then was ready to write my ebay ad. This part took a long time, you want to be descriptive and honest and tell the good and the bad. I did not put a Buy It Now Price, I had seen to many tractors that weren't sold because of a high Buy It Now price. I had my reserve set at what I considered was the lowest I would like to get for my tractor.
I started the ad in the evening and in four days my reserve was met, the man who had met the reserve emailed and asked if I would close the auction since he had met the reserve. We negotiated a bit more, he met my price and I closed the auction. (Which is perfectly legal to do). I had requested a cashiers check and he sent me all the info on the check so I was able to call the bank and have verified everything he had told me. A week later he arrived, handed me the check, examined the tractor and drove it, loaded it up and headed home.
All in all a good experience, one thing that really surprised me was all the "behind the scenes" manuevering that goes on when you are selling. I had people wanting a Buy It Now price, others requesting my reserve price, others wanting to trade equipment for my tractor. I was fortunate to have an honest man with an excellent ebay rating buy the tractor, you have to be on your toes and not be lured into something that seems to good to be true, both as a buyer and a seller. Hope this helps anyone else who is considering selling their tractor on ebay.