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eBay Motors is a division of eBay that specifically involves the buying and selling of cars. Like its parent auction site, eBay Motors has become a busy ecommerce site. If you have an auto that you'd like to sell on eBay Motors, there are a few tricks that you might want to use to help with your car sales.

Pictures Speak Volumes

You want your car looking its best if you want to get a good price for it. You might need to invest in a good car painting job. You will also want to get it detailed.

Spend a bit of time and money on your listing. Since you are selling online, your buyer cannot physically 'kick the tires,' so to speak, so you need to present your vehicle for auction with as much detail as possible. That means you should write an accurate, detailed description and provide as many pictures as you can. If you have a lot of pictures, you can present them in a slideshow. You can also offer to send more photos by email, although it is likely that most people will not go through the time or trouble to ask for more pictures by email. Nonetheless, you will be much better off having as many pictures as possible available on your eBay Motors posting than having just one or two photos.

Photo Tips for Selling Your Car Online

This might seem a bit odd to you, but make sure you take a picture of the underside of the car. Your auction visitors want to make sure there is no rust or other damage. In wintry areas such as the Midwest where salt is used on the highways, rust is a big problem. No one wants to buy a rusted out vehicle. While you are at it, you might want to take some pictures of the fender wells, too.

Put your potential buyers in the driver's seat. For example, you will want to show a picture of the dashboard, a clear image of the odometer and interior of the car from the driver's perspective and, if it's a muscle car with standard transmission, the stick shift and panel. You will want to feature other quality pictures of the interior such as floor mats, the seats and headliner.

You will obviously need to take pictures of the outside of the car. Present photos of the driver's side, the rear, the passenger side, and front.

If there are damages or flaws to your vehicle's exterior or interior, it is much better to be safe than sorry. That means you should take close-up pictures of the flaws and note them in the description. By being upfront, you will not have an angry buyer later.

Be sure to clean up your engine compartment and then take pictures of it. Take the dipstick out and photograph a close up of the oil to show that is fresh and clean.

Clean up the trunk and take pictures of that, too. People like to see a spacious, clean trunk.

Finally, be sure to answer any email requests as soon as you can. Include your phone number so people can call with questions.