Tips to sell your car online
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Tips to sell your car online

Looking to upgrade to a new set of wheels? Here are some tips to sell your old one quickly through the magic of the internet
Tips to sell your car online

Wheels

Rahbar Al Haq
18 June, 2022, 10:30 am
Last modified: 18 June, 2022, 10:30 am

Related News

  • A guide to buying preowned cars
  • Top five hacks with Vaseline
  • Freelancers to get cash incentives on earnings from 55 marketplaces
  • Online wholesale fish market offers farmers bigger profits
  • Online agri product marketplace “Sadai” launched

Tips to sell your car online

Looking to upgrade to a new set of wheels? Here are some tips to sell your old one quickly through the magic of the internet

Rahbar Al Haq
18 June, 2022, 10:30 am
Last modified: 18 June, 2022, 10:30 am

The Internet has made shopping for old cars a lot easier. In the olden days, buyers needed to wade through scores of classified advertising listings in newspapers and magazines, containing only a basic description of the car and maybe a grainy picture. 

Nowadays there are many car buying and selling websites, filled with hundreds of car listings from all across the country. 

In such a flooded market it is a bit hard for individual sellers to be noticed by a prospective car buyer. With this in mind, here are some tips to make your car more click-worthy in online marketplaces. 

Give it a wash

First impressions are important, especially when you are making a purchase. A mechanically sound yet dirty car will give off the impression of a poorly maintained vehicle, leading to a poor first impression and in turn, a lower than expected offer.

Getting the car detailed by a professional detailer is a viable option since you are at most spending thousands to get a better deal on something that will be sold for lakhs. That said, you can always pick up a bucket and a brush and do it yourself. 

We wrote an entire article about how to wash your car on your own, but here are the main points: don't wash it under direct sunlight, use a microfiber towel and two separate buckets for clean and dirty water, and dry the car after the wash. A pressure washer and vacuum cleaner makes the job a lot easier. 

After the car becomes presentable, keep it under a tarp to prevent it from becoming dirty again.

Take some pretty pictures

If you are one of the many people in this country who did business studies in the secondaries, you will know that packaging is one of the most important steps of marketing a product. 

In the online marketplace, that translates to a set of pretty click-enticing pictures. Much like detailing, you can probably pay someone to take the pictures, but if you want to do it yourself here are some quick tips. 

Take your car to a bit of open space, a clean empty road will do fine. Park the car at a 45-degree angle if possible. Pull out your phone, move back 5 steps, squat down and start taking pictures. Take advantage of your phone's panoramic lens and grid lines if it has them, using the latter to guide the frame of the pictures. 

Team Wheels did an entire story on how to take pretty pictures of cars, written by one of our best photographers. Pick up a copy if you want a better, more comprehensible guide to automotive photography. 

Mention the details 

Registration, engine displacement, paper status, fuel and transmission type are all important information when buying a new vehicle. Some people factor in the cost of papers when making a purchase decision, others like to consider the AIT (Air Inlet Temperature) as part of the long-term upkeep. 

While a manual gear, petrol run car might not be appealing to a general buyer looking for personal transport, but it can be perfect for auto enthusiasts looking for an engaging driving machine. 

Speaking of enthusiasts, if you are among the small group of like-minded folk who like to tinker with your car's internals, do disclose that in the sales post. The best practice is to list all the installed aftermarket parts on the sales list, so any potential buyers know what they are getting into. 

Information such as these is vital to making a purchasing decision, and is actively sought by anyone looking to buy a used car. Lack of such information on sale posts causes people to become suspicious, with many opting to disregard the post entirely. 

Post an actual price 

All purchasing decisions, no matter how big or small, depend mainly on one critical thing, the price. It doesn't matter how good the pictures look or how thorough the description is, the lack of actual asking price in the seller's post automatically makes any prospective buyers suspicious. 

Since it usually means either the seller has an unreasonable expectation about the value of the car or there is something else awry with it. 

Take a brief look at what cars similar to your model are selling online if you need a rough idea about the current market value of your car. 

When posting, consider asking a little over what you are actually expected to get, as it will give you some room to negotiate. 

If you are posting in a social media marketplace such as Facebook, you can either turn off the comments section to avoid hecklers or keep it on to drive up the engagement rate. 

Features

used car / online marketplace / online market place / car selling / tips and tricks

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • This won’t last forever.Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg
    Minimum wages are going up. Jobs may disappear
  •  A Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
    Two Rohingya leaders shot dead in Ukhiya
  • Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower the day after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York City, U.S., August 9, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
    Trump uses FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home to solicit campaign donations

MOST VIEWED

  • The Civic EK3 comes with a smooth manual transmission, with a very soft hydraulic clutch. Photo: Collected
    Honda Civic EK3: One of the best starter cars for enthusiasts
  • Photo: Saikat Roy
    Honda CBR 150R: The most comfortable sports bike available 
  • Photo: Collected
    Honda reveals the 2023 Civic Type R
  • Photo: Collected
    A guide to buying preowned cars
  • Huawei unveils the AITO M7 hybrid SUV
    Huawei unveils the AITO M7 hybrid SUV
  • History on wheels: Vintage and restomodded cars of Bangladesh
    History on wheels: Vintage and restomodded cars of Bangladesh

Related News

  • A guide to buying preowned cars
  • Top five hacks with Vaseline
  • Freelancers to get cash incentives on earnings from 55 marketplaces
  • Online wholesale fish market offers farmers bigger profits
  • Online agri product marketplace “Sadai” launched

Features

The elevated ground is made out of soil on which grass and trees have grown. This grass-covered elevated ground extends to the perimeter of the establishment. Photo: Maruf Raihan

Aman Mosque: Where form and function complement each other

23h | Habitat
Photo: BSS

Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib . . . woman of moral power

1d | Thoughts
Will Glass Cosmetics be your next skincare holy grail?

Will Glass Cosmetics be your next skincare holy grail?

1d | Brands
Akij Tableware: More than just dishes on a table

Akij Tableware: More than just dishes on a table

1d | Brands

More Videos from TBS

Why Donald Trump buried ex-wife Ivana at a golf course

Why Donald Trump buried ex-wife Ivana at a golf course

12h | Videos
In absence of groom, his brother stands by the bride

In absence of groom, his brother stands by the bride

15h | Videos
Tajia procession of Muharram

Tajia procession of Muharram

16h | Videos
Importance of Ashura in Islam

Importance of Ashura in Islam

18h | Videos

Most Read

1
Dollar crisis: BB orders removal of 6 banks’ treasury chiefs 
Banking

Dollar crisis: BB orders removal of 6 banks’ treasury chiefs 

2
Diesel price hiked by Tk34 per litre, Octane by Tk46
Energy

Diesel price hiked by Tk34 per litre, Octane by Tk46

3
Housing projects sprouting up by Dhaka-Mawa expressway
Real Estate

Housing projects sprouting up by Dhaka-Mawa expressway

4
Infographic: TBS
Banking

Dollar rate will be left to market after two months: Governor

5
Photo: Collected
Transport

Will Tokyo’s traffic model solve Dhaka’s gridlocks?

6
Bangladesh to resume talks for Ukrainian wheat import
Economy

Bangladesh to resume talks for Ukrainian wheat import

The Business Standard
Top
  • Home
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Bangladesh
  • International
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Economy
  • Sitemap
  • RSS

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net

Copyright © 2022 THE BUSINESS STANDARD All rights reserved. Technical Partner: RSI Lab