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Try listing it on the UCR Porsche site first , it should keep the tire kickers away for a while ... if you're not in a hurry list it on the Porsche US magazine as well.
I hate listing anything on Kijiji or marketplace , too many idiots !
^Buying and selling used stuff in toronto used to be easy. Now Kijii is just another troll site. You list something worth $200 for $50 and someone will offer you $10 and then not show up and you end up throwing it away
I'm going to have to solve this problem. In a few years we'll likely move into a condo and I'm going to have to get rid of thousands of dollars worth of tools. How do you do that now? I really don't want to just toss it all into a bin. My kids are condo types, so they will not really want anything.
^Buying and selling used stuff in toronto used to be easy. Now Kijii is just another troll site. You list something worth $200 for $50 and someone will offer you $10 and then not show up and you end up throwing it away
I'm going to have to solve this problem. In a few years we'll likely move into a condo and I'm going to have to get rid of thousands of dollars worth of tools. How do you do that now? I really don't want to just toss it all into a bin. My kids are condo types, so they will not really want anything.
I used to mainly move items on Kijiji and Trader (cars) but not as lucky with actual parts or items recently. Most people I talk to now only use Facebook marketplace. My Wife puts alot of our old stuff on there and I am shocked how quickly it moves (some lowballs here and there but most of deals end up at a fair price.) - I have yet to try.
Might be the better bet for your tools, maybe because actual personal profiles are attached when people message. Can't be as anonymous as the other two sites. Also the algorithms seem to help (once someone looks up tools, your listing will probably just show up for them in their marketplace, even if they aren't searching for it)
^ Thanks for the tip. I don't consider myself a facebook person (wife either) but will ask one of my kids to show me what it looks like, and if promising, take the plunge
I sold on bat in 2022. Got about fair value considering FX. About 43k CAD for my 2006 Cayman S with 66km.
Local audience much smaller and indecisive. My car was probably worth 45-50k CAD at the time to the right buyer.
Selling a US car back to the US via bat is easier than a Canadian car to the USA, I'd imagine.
The only benefit financially is if the car was imported to Canada less than 3 years before the sale. If so, it can return duty free. Other than that, a speedo in kms is a huge turn off to most US buyers. Some states mandate a switch to miles.
I agree with Canadian cars being difficult to sell on bat. When I wanted to list 993 tip there and they basically told me it would sell for much less since it was located in Canada (and it was a US car). I sold my 67 Camaro on Bat in 2021. It brought about $5k less US than it would have if located in the States (it was a US car too).
The only benefit financially is if the car was imported to Canada less than 3 years before the sale. If so, it can return duty free. Other than that, a speedo in kms is a huge turn off to most US buyers. Some states mandate a switch to miles.
I agree with Canadian cars being difficult to sell on bat. When I wanted to list 993 tip there and they basically told me it would sell for much less since it was located in Canada (and it was a US car). I sold my 67 Camaro on Bat in 2021. It brought about $5k less US than it would have if located in the States (it was a US car too).
it’s my understanding that any car previously registered in the USA can go back duty free without any time constraint. Am I wrong?
I had heard that PCNA had tightened up on issuing recall clearance letters as of late. If this is indeed true it certainly won’t help any Canadian sellers.
That only applies to some one who took the car from the US and returns with it. I’ve done this numerous times including twice in 2023. I’ll look for the three year rule.
The key words in the paragraph above are “on your return”. This is the full link to the page and the section on returning within 3 years. I shipped a 93 Harley back last year under this provision. FYI…TFX will not guarantee that this provision will always work and charges extra brokerage to attemp it. I lost a deal when trying to sell my C2 Tip to a lady from NJ last year because TFX told us that she had to pay the 2.8% duty. The car was a US car. I had them check with their broker and they confirmed. It appears US customs tightened the loophole on the “on your return” part of the above. In 2016, the guy who bought my 97 C2S reimported it without paying, but he did say that they gave him a real hassle over it when he trailered the car across at Detroit. I would certainly still try if I was crossing the border with the car myself, but I know TFX won’t do it that way.
who cares anyway ts 2.5%.
but new rules make it more difficult to import to US, speedo must be US, images for check engine must be uniform (many have to change this) and even bonded holding times in certain instances.
If you use a broker, it's 2.85% including MPF plus $395 brokerage. On my tip which was US$78,500, that amounts to US$2,632...not one American was interested in paying that "additional" charge. I guess they figure that there is likely a similar car in the US that they can buy without those fees. I agree...it is definitely more difficult to sell items cross border now. When I sold one of my 1965 Harley's a few years ago, I had to get "Heritage Clearance" from the government. This basically certifies that the item did not hold significance with respect to Canadian Automotive Heritage. WTF? The bike was made in the US???
In the past two years, one of the fellows who works out of my shop has had 20+ vehicles on BaT, with a sales success rate of 90%+. There is definitely a concern on the part of some buyers around shipping and duties, but a unique car that's well-presented gets a LOT more eyeballs on BaT than any Canadian sales channel. https://bringatrailer.com/member/lromanosky/
02-25-2024, 09:41 AM
