The easiest way to sell your car from home.
One of the main consequences of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns has been that people are doing more and more from home. Shopping, catching up with friends, and even working is now increasingly done without leaving the house. And now, with website like Motorvate, it is even possible to sell your car from home too.
Selling a used car is renowned for being a difficult task. Traditionally, there have been two routes to go down: either find a private seller or go to a dealership.
Selling to a dealer.
Selling to a dealer has the advantage of being easy. Instead of having to find a buyer yourself you can simply take your car to a dealership and sell it on the spot. You can also part-exchange it to offset the cost of a new vehicle.
However, car dealers are expert negotiators, and they often have access to more information than you. They will use these advantages to knock down the value of your car, oftentimes resulting in a deal that does not work in your favour.
Selling privately.
The other route, selling privately, in theory allows you to get the best possible price for your car. But it comes with its own pitfalls. For starters, it will fall to you to cover all costs for advertising the vehicle without any guarantee it will lead to a sale. This can mean you end up spending money with nothing to show for it.
Additionally, you will have to give up your free time to arrange viewings and test drives. And if you do find a buyer you will likely have to haggle over the price.
The impact of the internet.
The invention of the internet opened up new avenues for selling your car. For the first time ever it became possible to sell your car from home. Marketplaces like eBay allow you to reach a wide range of potential buyers easily and relatively cheaply. This makes selling privately significantly easier, although it can still take a while to find the right buyer, and the service isn’t free. There is also the issue of arranging collection/delivery.
For those looking to sell more quickly, online car buyers like WeBuyAnyCar can generate an instant quote for your vehicle. However, you still have to take the car to one of their branches to complete the sale. At this point it is common for the value of your to be knocked down for things like minor scratches or tyre condition.
Selling with Motorvate.
Motorvate offers a new way to sell your car from home. By gathering more comprehensive information about the vehicles history and condition, a much more accurate valuation can be given. Motorvate will then approach their network of carefully selected dealers and specialist car buyers and actively work to achieve the best price possible for the car, haggling on your behalf.
The service is 100% free for customers. Instead, dealers pay a fee to work with Motorvate. Once a sale has been agreed, the approved dealer will collect your car from you at a time and place of your choosing. The value will never be knocked at point of sale, and you will be paid in full before the car is driven away. The whole process can be incredibly quick, sometimes taking a single day.