In the past couple of months, I’ve been dealing with car issues, and it came to a point where I saw it best to just sell my car and look for something better. When preparing to sell my car, I had to do the typical things to get the car ready to be sold, like cleaning it out and removing all personal belongings from it. One of the big parts of selling a car on Facebook is having a quality listing post. In order to achieve that, I needed to take quality pictures of my car and write a quality description of the car that included all the important details about the car, like mileage, needed maintenance, number of owners, etc. This part of the selling process was very important in order for people to notice my post, as well as take me as the seller seriously. After posting it, I received many messages with numerous low-ball offers and people with unrealistic expectations. Most of these potential buyers, I had to simply say no to because I learned that I had to be patient to find the right buyer, not just the first one. After about a week and a half, I had no legitimate potential buyers, so I decided that it would be best to drop the price of the listing to hopefully get more action on the car. This tactic worked well and I was able to connect with a person that was eager to check out the car and wasn’t trying to low ball me. The following day I met with the person and I brought a friend who had much more mechanical expertise than me to help me with the sale. The buyer looked at the car and took some time to think then offered me a price that was higher than I was expecting. In this moment I thought about trying to get more out of him but It was a good offer and they were planning to put the car to good use. I accepted the offer and they loaded it up on their trailer and took off. Throughout this selling process I learned the importance of being patient and waiting for the right buyer, I also learned how important trust and proper communication is throughout a sales process.
RMcIlwain
I think I would have done the same thing in your position. Waiting and not jumping the gun at the first offer allowed you to get the car to someone who needed it and at a good price for you.
This post is a perfect example of the “right fit” philosophy that Pink alludes to in his book, where as a salesperson, you’re not trying to sell the client, but rather uncover pain and find a solution to the customer’s problem. As it turns out, you were able to find the right fit for the sale of your car, and you left the experience feeling good about the interaction.