You want to sell your car and preferably as quickly as possible. Nowadays, there are many ways to sell your car. In this article we will discuss the most common ways and highlight some of the pros and cons.
Selling a car to a private person
In the Netherlands, hundreds of cars change hands every day. Private individuals arrange this among themselves and use websites such as Marktplaats, Autoscout24, Autotrack etc. to offer their cars for sale. This usually goes very well and in most cases you get a better price than when you offer your car to a dealer or trade it in for a new car. This also makes sense because the garage or dealer also wants to earn something from your car.
Advantages of selling your car privately
Offering your car is a piece of cake these days. This is of course due to the use of smartphones. Using Marktplaats's app, you can have your car online within 10 minutes and receive messages from potential buyers and make an appointment.
As indicated, you will often get a better price from a private individual compared to a dealer or garage. Of course, this does depend on the make and model. Older diesel (Euro 3), for example, fetch very little as they are no longer welcome in most inner cities. In addition, large and heavy cars often depreciate faster than more compact models. After all, the market for a Volkswagen Polo is much bigger than that for a Volkswagen Phaeton, which is why it can take much longer to sell the latter.
Disadvantages of selling your car privately
The biggest disadvantage is "you just have to feel like it". And by this we mean that it can simply take a lot of time to sell your car to a private individual. First, you have to answer questions and probably meet several times before someone finally ties the knot. Finally, you need to have a bit of a trading spirit, as most people will negotiate the price. So with this, you need to be comfortable.
Selling cars to a trading platform
Your sell a car on a trading platform is usually simple; you register the car and, if necessary, drive to the location to have it inspected. OSW is an example of this, the system is simple and you do not have to spend much time on the hassle.
Depending on the make and model, the amount you get for the car will be slightly lower than when you sell it privately. Nevertheless, it can be worthwhile because you can get rid of your car quickly, as the road tax and insurance costs are almost immediately cancelled.
Selling a car to a dealer
When you put your car on, for example, Marktplaats, you will almost always be approached by traders. They usually approach you with a low price and don't say much about it. Some people find these traders irritating and put in the advertisement that they do not want to be approached by these types. This can be a missed opportunity, first of all you should not take the low price personally. These people do nothing else all day and see it as a game. Therefore, if you make a reasonable offer, you can often get the price up. If they are really far below your asking price, it is better to thank them. Finally, you can check how much residual BPM there is on your car. As soon as a dealer exports a car, he gets the remaining BPM back. If you know this, you can tell the dealer and he will have an extra argument in the negotiation.
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