Selling is mostly straightforward. These habits keep it that way.
Writing the ad
- Use your own photos and describe the car honestly. Faults you mention up front rarely put a genuine buyer off, and they avoid arguments later.
- Keep your home address, full name and registration plate details out of the photos where you can. Blur or crop what you do not want public.
- Use the phone number you are comfortable sharing. On Shake On It, buyers contact you through the number on your listing, so consider a number you can silence if needed.
Dealing with buyers
- Be wary of offers sight unseen, buyers who want to pay by unusual routes, or anyone who pushes you to deal outside the site.
- Agree a time in daylight and a public place for viewings. Do not let a stranger turn up at your home if you can avoid it.
- Take a friend, or tell someone when and where.
- Stay with the buyer on test drives, check their licence first, and make sure your insurance allows it.
Getting paid
- Do not hand over the car or keys until the money has cleared in your own account.
- Write out a simple receipt: date, price, car details, both names and signatures. Each of you keeps a copy.
Keep a record. Save the ad, the messages and the receipt for a while after the sale.
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These are general tips, not legal or financial advice. Shake On It is a listings site: we do not inspect cars, check sellers or handle payments, so always do your own checks.