Isn't it a good idea to remove the license plate number from the photos? We do that here in US.
I don't think it's a big deal. Not much theft, and otherwise what can people do with my licence plate? I drive around with it in public vision all day.
Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
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Re: Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
#12That is clever! Also you may want to ask the bidder to put down a deposit of earnest money so you know they are serious about their offer. If you like, you can post it on classifieds site HouseOfNothing and I will bulk post it to many other websites through Digi-Go ad submission service to give your ad more exposure.
Yeah, there is the risk that the bidder is just messing around with me, so the deposit might be a good idea. Thanks for the tips about spreading the news, that will definitely help.
Re: Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
#13Dutch auction over a long period. You know this is equivalent to a sealed first bid right?
Interesting nonetheless.
Re: Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
#14Isn't it a good idea to remove the license plate number from the photos? We do that here in US.
I don't think it's a big deal. Not much theft, and otherwise what can people do with my licence plate? I drive around with it in public vision all day.
btw, love the site. Its clean and simple. and great photos too.
Re: Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
#15Dutch auction over a long period. You know this is equivalent to a sealed first bid right? Interesting nonetheless.
Dutch auction! I didn't know there was a name for it! Very cool!
Re: Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
#16Nice. I considered selling a house this way about six months ago, but I ended up selling it to a neighbor. Edit: One idea I had: allow people to reserve a spot on the calendar, perhaps with a deposit. You'll get the benefit of a traditional rising auction that way and it might avoid hard feelings if multiple people jump as the price falls a notch. Would you mind putting your code up on Github?
I will definitely do that in the future. Needs some cleaning up though since I built it and launched it in only a few hours. Rush job to get it on the Internet.
Re: Trying to sell my car with a bootstrapped website and an idea
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think it's a big deal. Not much theft, and otherwise what can people do with my licence plate? I drive around with it in public vision all day.
btw, love the site. Its clean and simple. and great photos too.
Appreciate the feedback very much, thank you! Thank my friend for letting me use his expensive property to shoot the photos.