How do you list a car for sale on Craigslist?

Answer 1

On Craigslist, make sure you are on the Craigslist page for your local area, and then click "post to classifieds."

On the next screen, click "for sale by owner"

On the next screen, click "cars & trucks- by owner"

You will then be on the posting page, which has a lot of fields to fill out.

For cars, the title should start with the year of the car, then the make, and then the model. So, for instance, "1999 Toyota Corolla" or "2005 Chevy Suburban." You can add more to the title if there is a good selling point you want to make here, but the year, make, and model is enough.

Fill out the remaining fields to the best of your ability, so that people have all the information that they need to evaluate the purchase of your vehicle.

It is important to fill out everything you can, because some people won't even consider the car without all the information, so the more you leave off, the less likely you will attract buyers.

Some of the most important fields are

• Price
• Specific Location
• Title Status
• Transmission
• Fuel (not the amount of fuel, but what type of fuel the car takes)

Also, don't forget to put in contact information so that potential buyers can contact you in whatever way you choose.

Add pictures of all sides of the car, and interior shots if possible. A post with no pictures might get no one looking at all, and obviously, the better looking the car, the more interest people will have.

After adding your pictures, review your ad and make sure it looks like you want it to look. You can edit it before moving on if you need to.

Make sure you read and understand the terms of use for selling items through Craigslist, so that you know what you are getting into.

You will probably have to confirm your contact email so Craigslist can tell it is real, and then you can publish your ad.