Road King

Gorgeous car. Ambitious price....

Dock

Hope it sells for asking price.

Carlo_Carrera

Bring it to Barrett-Jackson and he/she might get that price.

Freddie Two Bs

That's a big price. Maybe if it were a delivery mile museum piece it could be worth even more, but $95k for a black on gray car with 18k miles, I don't know.

pfbz

[insert $95K 996 Turbo with crappy pictures here]

Not. Going. To. Happen.

Dock

Pictures do not determine the worth of a car.

pfbz

Bad pictures do not convey the condition and quality of a car, but you already knew that didn'tcha...

manimal

It's slate grey (rare) and black is a desirable interior, IMO, but I still don't disagree.

Dock

Bad pictures do not change the fundamental condition of the car, so the car's worth doesn't change if there are bad pictures.

While "bad pictures" may cause someone not to investigate the car, the pictures do not change what the car is worth.

Freddie Two Bs

Says Atlas grey actually. Slate would have been amazing. But still, you're correct - I got it wrong, those bad pictures had me thinking it was black outside and grey interior. Grey on black is a better combo.

FRUNKenstein

Come on, Paul, you KNOW you gotta have crappy pics to get top dollar. It's true. I read it here in the 996tt forum.

Dock

Maybe some here don't remember the day when one of the ways you advertised your car for sale was by listing it without a picture in the classified section of the newspaper. People didn't show up to look at the car and say "Your car isn't worth your asking price because you didn't include any pictures in your advertisement".

There is a difference between someone not investigating a car that is for sale because of "bad pictures", and what a car is worth. "Bad pictures" do not decrease a car's actual worth.

I sold a Porsche years ago by listing it on Autotrader with one strictly average picture. I don't think the listing was even on-line, and was just in their paper book available at gas stations and book stores. I asked top dollar for the car. I received a couple of calls about the car, and one guy asked to see the car. After seeing it he bought it for my asking price. The average single picture did not affect the value of the car.

Big Swole

I remember news paper ads, as well as Autotrader books. In fact, I worked for Autotrader magazine for 2 years (dealer ad side).

But, in todays world, good pics DO help. Times change. Hence the Autotrader magazines being a thing of the past.

Dock

Pictures can help, but should not affect the value of the car.

Carlo_Carrera

These days quality of pictures effects the interest in a vehicle. Like it or not a majority of the time reduced interest reduces sale price and thus reduces "value".