Advice on selling 2010 Caddilac Escalade ESV

[bolosmith59]

Hello All,

Aside from offering it here as I’m not qualified to do that yet, where/what would be best way to sell an Escalade?
I’ve literally had such bad experiences on Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, etc. that I just have to avoid them.

Thanks in advance and regards,

Bob
2010 Escalade ESV

 

[j91z28d1]

I sold my tahoe on here. it was a bit of a rare older 2 door and the had been looking for about 6 months and happened to be local. so might have been an outlier but it was much nicer than dealing with Facebook.


good luck.

 

[swathdiver]

If you're not willing to go through the motions to sell it yourself, try CarMax or someplace like that. Sure, you leave money on the table but you save yourself from the unwanted hassle.

 

[Doubeleive]

Hello All,

Aside from offering it here as I’m not qualified to do that yet, where/what would be best way to sell an Escalade?
I’ve literally had such bad experiences on Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, etc. that I just have to avoid them.

Thanks in advance and regards,

Bob
2010 Escalade ESV

what kind of bad experience could possibly have with CL? it cost's $5 and you will get trolls just like anywhere, but pretty sure anywhere else will cost more and still have trolls.
give people a specific time frame to show up if they don't make it then go about your day, don't waste your time or effort.

 

[SpareParts]

Clean it. Take a lot of CLEAR pics, list all the work you have done to it and what still needs done, ask a real price.
Cash only.
I have great luck selling on cl my self.

 

[petethepug]

I used TRED to sell my 08 YXL Denali for $12.5k with 140k miles to purchase my 09 Esky Platinum ESV w/ same mileage for $14k. Autotrader bought TRED after that.

Autotrader - page unavailable

They handle the payment, broker it, direct deposit to your checking account, do all the Lic, DMV, Reg, Pink slip. You simply hand over keys. Lady from Las Vegas drove to SoCal to get it.

All communication is through their portal so no spam, spit or weirdos. They had a promo that paid $125 towards proof of professional detail job.

I found a Pro resto place from my auto body shop that spent two days color sanding & polishing inside & out for $800. Hated to sell it after the detailing so I picked the right place.

If they give you a referral discount, pm me for info. It’s must be pro detailed or you will not get over $6k. Depending on milage you’ll get $10-$16k but only if pro detailed. People want to pay that much vs a new $100k Esky but it must be Cadillac clean.

Autotrader - page unavailable

 

[petethepug]

Uh oh? You get cold feet on selling the Caddy @bolosmith59

 

[PPV_2018]

what kind of bad experience could possibly have with CL? it cost's $5 and you will get trolls just like anywhere, but pretty sure anywhere else will cost more and still have trolls.
give people a specific time frame to show up if they don't make it then go about your day, don't waste your time or effort.

I had a very, very bad experience selling a car on Craigslist once. Methheads.. a guy and his girlfriend. They had a bad trip ( or something was wrong with them idk).. the lady went psycho.. and they ended up calling the police.. on ME.. accusing me of stealing her purse. LOL.. I laugh about it now but it was NOT funny then.

Sheriff’s deputies came out.. saw she was full of chit, her story made no sense, I did not have her purse, I let them search me and my truck. The deal was already done, as in I had the cash and they had the title. Sheriff pulled me to the side and asked me what the hell was going on. Told him the truth, that after the deal was done they just lost it and started screaming and jumping around accusing me of stealing from them. Sheriff walked up to them told them to kick rocks .. Interestingly enough, after cops told them to get lost they totally dropped the issue like nothing ever happened.. man people suck!

That was the last time. Never again.

@OP … Go sell The car to CarMax, but beware.. any vehicle over 10 years old, they send to “auction”.. as in, it won’t be sold on their lot and therefore they will lowball you with price. The upside is they cut the check Same day and you are done with it.

 

[Doubeleive]

I had a very, very bad experience selling a car on Craigslist once. Methheads.. a guy and his girlfriend. They had a bad trip ( or something was wrong with them idk) and they ended up calling the police.. on ME.. accusing me of stealing her purse. LOL.. I laugh about it now but it was NOT funny then.

Sheriff’s deputies came out.. saw she was full of chit, her story made no sense, I did not have her purse, I let them search me and my truck. The deal was already done, as in I had the cash and they had the title. Sheriff pulled me to the side and asked me what the hell was going on. Told him the truth, that after the deal was done they just lost it and started screaming and jumping around accusing me of stealing from them. Sheriff walked up to them told them to kick rocks .. Interestingly enough, after cops told them to get lost they totally dropped the issue like nothing ever happened.. man people suck!

That was the last time. Never again.

@OP … Go sell The car to CarMax, but beware.. any vehicle over 10 years old, they send to “auction”.. as in, it won’t be sold on their lot and therefore they will lowball you with price. The upside is they cut the check Same day and you are done with it.

that really has nothing to do with the selling platform, that's just "people" that could have happened from simply having a for sale sign in the window and parked in front of your house.
you want less risk? tell them to meet you in the parking lot of the local pd. give them a 20 minute window if no one shows up keep on trying.
a person like myself is more concerned with people lying about the condition or not being truthful about any problems or complete lack of any morals of any kind and generally this is the case so you have to be diligent with your inspection and test driving. people lie and will continue to lie even when caught red handed.
it's in great condition!
you show up and the rear side glass is busted out, full of dog hair and ripped up seats, you fire it up and it sounds like a lawnmower and blows a big puff smoke
but....we just changed the oil
ya....... that's a thing. f-k people

 

[j91z28d1]

I had a very, very bad experience selling a car on Craigslist once. Methheads.. a guy and his girlfriend. They had a bad trip ( or something was wrong with them idk).. the lady went psycho.. and they ended up calling the police.. on ME.. accusing me of stealing her purse. LOL.. I laugh about it now but it was NOT funny then.

Sheriff’s deputies came out.. saw she was full of chit, her story made no sense, I did not have her purse, I let them search me and my truck. The deal was already done, as in I had the cash and they had the title. Sheriff pulled me to the side and asked me what the hell was going on. Told him the truth, that after the deal was done they just lost it and started screaming and jumping around accusing me of stealing from them. Sheriff walked up to them told them to kick rocks .. Interestingly enough, after cops told them to get lost they totally dropped the issue like nothing ever happened.. man people suck!

That was the last time. Never again.

@OP … Go sell The car to CarMax, but beware.. any vehicle over 10 years old, they send to “auction”.. as in, it won’t be sold on their lot and therefore they will lowball you with price. The upside is they cut the check Same day and you are done with it.

that's sounds miserable. I'm also not a fan of humans in general and would probably never want to sell anything on CL again.

only upside to fb is if someone messages you, you can atleast look at their profile. if it doesn't look like a normal person just don't reply. you will have to pay something thou. fb has got so they don't show your ad to very many people if you don't pay for it. blah.


other thing is if you're not tyring to get top dollar for it. go on kelly blue book and get a price. it will make you sign up and give you phone number. once it gives you a price your phone will ring within mins with a local dealer willing to buy it. it's a service they pay a good amount of money for and it allows them to avoid paying auction fees for cars.

some big company basically bought up all the auctions and made one big Monopoly and raised all the fees and made everything worse. because humans.. so they will do just about anything to avoid buy auction cars these days, just gotta be enough meet on the bones for them. so you can definitely haggle a bit if you enjoy that sort of thing. I personally hate it but I know some guys get off on it

 

[j91z28d1]

that really has nothing to do with the selling platform, that's just "people" that could have happened from simply having a for sale sign in the window and parked in front of your house.
you want less risk? tell them to meet you in the parking lot of the local pd. give them a 20 minute window if no one shows up keep on trying.
a person like myself is more concerned with people lying about the condition or not being truthful about any problems or complete lack of any morals of any kind and generally this is the case so you have to be diligent with your inspection and test driving. people lie and will continue to lie even when caught red handed.
it's in great condition!
you show up and the rear side glass is busted out, full of dog hair and ripped up seats, you fire it up and it sounds like a lawnmower and blows a big puff smoke
but....we just changed the oil
ya....... that's a thing. f-k people

crazy story, this happened in Louisiana, so it might be just their state laws. but I worked with a guy that sold his wife's mini van. it had a powersteering leak, like obvious dripping on the ground. the rack bolts to the firewall and was a hard fix, so he sold it instead. he says he told the guy about the leak, that's why he sold it cheap.

a month later the guy calls back and said he's stuck in the side of the road because the pump locked up and wanted his money back. he of course said no, I told you about it and hung up. dude takes him to small claims court. everyone is like wtf you can't do that, nothing will happen. well the buyer did, and won. he ended up having to pay the amount of the repair bill. which was more than he sold the truck for.

crazy world sometimes... who would even know to try something like that over like a 2k car?

 

[Doubeleive]

crazy story, this happened in Louisiana, so it might be just their state laws. but I worked with a guy that sold his wife's mini van. it had a powersteering leak, like obvious dripping on the ground. the rack bolts to the firewall and was a hard fix, so he sold it instead. he says he told the guy about the leak, that's why he sold it cheap.

a month later the guy calls back and said he's stuck in the side of the road because the pump locked up and wanted his money back. he of course said no, I told you about it and hung up. dude takes him to small claims court. everyone is like wtf you can't do that, nothing will happen. well the buyer did, and won. he ended up having to pay the amount of the repair bill. which was more than he sold the truck for.

crazy world sometimes... who would even know to try something like that over like a 2k car?

that is WHY you clearly state on a bill of sale "SOLD AS-IS" "SALE IS FINAL"
you make 2 copies, you both sign both copies and you keep a picture of there drivers license.
they get a copy and you keep a copy.
this is pretty basic, otherwise yes anyone can bring it back or take you to court etc, etc.
it's called "covering your ass" legally.
THEN THEY HAVE NO LEGAL RECOURSE.
You also fill out a transfer of ownership and file it immediately with the dmv, this is so if they drive it out your driveway and crash into to someone then you are no longer legally responsible for the vehicle.
some people have to learn the hard way and it is why when are looking at used cars on a car lot almost always in the window is a sales slip that says in GIANT letters SOLD AS-IS

 

[j91z28d1]

that is WHY you clearly state on a bill of sale "SOLD AS-IS" "SALE IS FINAL"
you make 2 copies, you both sign both copies and you keep a picture of there drivers license.
they get a copy and you keep a copy.
this is pretty basic, otherwise yes anyone can bring it back or take you to court etc, etc.
it's called "covering your ass" legally.
THEN THEY HAVE NO LEGAL RECOURSE.
You also fill out a transfer of ownership and file it immediately with the dmv, this is so if they drive it out your driveway and crash into to someone then you are no longer legally responsible for the vehicle.
some people have to learn the hard way and it is why when are looking at used cars on a car lot almost always in the window is a sales slip that says in GIANT letters SOLD AS-IS

it's weird too since Louisiana requires every sale to be signed by a notary, which I was told at least, that being a notary wasn't a simple thing like in other states and his wife ran a small business.

I think he just didn't expect any trouble from a quick sale. either way, I get that selling stuff is stressful for the OP.

 

[mikez71]

I had a girl buy an old '86 toyota supra from me.. I already took the transmission/clutch pedal out for another project. Motor had a blown headgasket. Interior was dirty.. She still wanted it.. Said her brother can fix it.. I'm not sure if she was over-estimating her brother or what (because the repairs were not worth buying that car to rebuild) I told her.. she still wanted it..

Sold and bought many vehicles on CL.. but that was a good couple decades! ago..

Always 'AS-IS', and maybe 'FOR PARTS ONLY'

I also never sent in the seller registration card.. (Because LAZY, and paperwork is for suckers!)
I frequently did that as a courtesy to the buyer, they could use up the remaining registration before paying for a new one.

Once a notice showed up because they never registered it, and it was found on the side of the road. (about 1.5 years later)
All I had to do was write a note that I had sold it already, and I was not on the hook for towing/storage/disposal. Thank God!
Considering the risk nowadays, I guess I better fill it out in the future..

 

[mikez71]

Just remembered something at a local community college near me, an 'Auto Fair' where they sell cars over the weekend.
Owners have to pay a small fee, and they park it over the weekend with a flyer. Buyers can look and contact the owner directly for the sale.
Works well, serious buyers and fast turnaround there.. Might see if there is something similar in your area.

 

[petethepug]

It’s a dice roll selling to private parties.

There’s a few guys that cruise our neighborhood wanting to buy our cars, cash, right now. They all seem related to each other and eventually low ball and disappear.

Autotrader Private Seller that advertises nationally across 10-15 different sites and uses a secure communication portal and brokers THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION ain’t looking so bad now.

Autotrader - page unavailable

 

[Doubeleive]

I had a girl buy an old '86 toyota supra from me.. I already took the transmission/clutch pedal out for another project. Motor had a blown headgasket. Interior was dirty.. She still wanted it.. Said her brother can fix it.. I'm not sure if she was over-estimating her brother or what (because the repairs were not worth buying that car to rebuild) I told her.. she still wanted it..

Sold and bought many vehicles on CL.. but that was a good couple decades! ago..

Always 'AS-IS', and maybe 'FOR PARTS ONLY'

I also never sent in the seller registration card.. (Because LAZY, and paperwork is for suckers!)
I frequently did that as a courtesy to the buyer, they could use up the remaining registration before paying for a new one.

Once a notice showed up because they never registered it, and it was found on the side of the road. (about 1.5 years later)
All I had to do was write a note that I had sold it already, and I was not on the hook for towing/storage/disposal. Thank God!
Considering the risk nowadays, I guess I better fill it out in the future..

Parking tickets and unpaid tolls go the last registered owner......
,

 

[mikez71]

Parking tickets and unpaid tolls go the last registered owner......

Phew, sometimes we don't know how lucky we are...
Don't be like me. Do your paperwork!

 

[wjburken]

@bolosmith59

If you’re going sell this in your own, responsiveness is important. For example, if you post it somewhere on Tuesday, don’t wait until the next Sunday to come back and see if you have any responses. It makes people think you’re ghosting them.

 

[bolosmith59]

@bolosmith59

If you’re going sell this in your own, responsiveness is important. For example, if you post it somewhere on Tuesday, don’t wait until the next Sunday to come back and see if you have any responses. It makes people think you’re ghosting them.

Thanks, I understand.
Really hoping to find someplace online where buyers are slightly knowledgeable and not rude.
Regards,
Bob