If it takes a little more effort to sell the classic car
As we all know, we are living in the automotive gold-rush era, or at least that's what classic car magazines, management journals and investors would have us believe. The demand for old cars is unabated and prices are rising and rising.
However, if you want to sell your car yourself, for example because you are getting on in years or want to look for something else after years of loyalty, you often find that it is not so easy to find a new owner for your classic car.
So you happily show and advertise your car and then? Zero response, hardly any interest, at most a few penny-pinchers on the hunt for a bargain.
So it's all garbage with the rising prices for old cars? Well, as always, the world is more complicated than that. If you want to sell your gem, in which you have invested many years and even more sweat, at a good price, you need patience and a bit of luck, as the right potential buyer is looking for exactly what you can offer at the right time. The expectations on both sides often don't match. A sale will then probably not work out.
Of course, it is easier with the models that everyone is looking for, but these include Ford Zephyr, Opel Olympia or MG TD, to name three examples, only to a limited extent. And after all, you want to take cash and not a dodgy trade-in.
But take comfort. Just like you, there are hundreds of classic car owners who are willing to sell. Either you hold out or you compromise on the price.
