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One Stop Motors Gives Detailed Tips for Selling Cars Online

BY Onestop Motors | 03-16-2010 | 12:50 PM
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One Stop Motors, an
online car sales authority, offers five tips for consumers selling a car online
and without the help of a third party provider.

 

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One Stop Motors , the web's most
reliable new and used car marketplace, isn't just great for their automotive
offerings.  Their expertise runs deep with knowledge on the "how
to's" and "do nots'" of selling a car online.  

Alan Gill, the
customer service manager for OSM, states that
"consumers who want to sell their car online need to ensure they provide
as much information as possible about the vehicle and themselves.  The
firsts element that needs to be established between the buyer and the seller is
trust, if information is sparse or missing, you can be sure that the consumer
will be wary."

To make sure that
consumers are doing all they can to successfully sell their car on the One Stop
Motors website, Gill recommends the following tips for building consumer trust
and optimizing a seller's listing:

·        
Use an Enhanced VIN decoder for every
vehicle manufactured after 1981 that ensure an effective posting of all vehicle
standard & optional features.

·        
Upload a current photos and a video of the
car to be sold. Narrate a virtual tour of the car . Ads with videos currently
sell at a rate 5 times as those without.

·        
Use 'Or Best Offer' in pricing strategy;
include a competitive price as well as an acknowledgement to accept the buyer's
best offer.

·        
Offer a complimentary Autocheck report;
Autocheck is one of the most reputable and trusted names in the used car
business.

·        
List at least 2 forms of communication;
some consumers prefer phone, some prefer email, list both if possible


These tips are more geared towards consumers selling their cars on a Craigslist
type of website.  One Stop Motors offers sellers
a broad spectrum of online sales tools, and OSM will not only build a complete
vehicle profile, but they will maximize its visibility by using SEO techniques
and promote through their affiliate websites.  They also handle all buyers
in a quick and efficient manner ensuring that they take the hassle out of the
consumer's hands.

For more information on how One Stop Motors can make the process of selling a
car online a little bit easier, check out their online sales tools and
offerings here:  http://www.onestopmotors.com/plat.aspx

About One Stop
Motors

One Stop Motors
specializes in the sale of used cars online.   The company offers
value added tools such as shipping, financing, extended warranties, insurance,
marketing and advertising support for sellers and fraud protection for
buyers.   

http://www.onestopmotors.org
 

Contact: 

Michael Juarez
Customer Service Supervisor
877-566-6686 (office)
customerservice@onestopmotors.com
http://www.onestopmotors.com
http://onestopmotors.blogspot.com/