your method of selling

[big bubba]

so i'm not asking the value of my tractor that i'll sell next Spring. Just anticipating the sale. i will not sell & transport online, just locally, but will advertise locally online.
decided to pass on the 10% Kubota dealer commission charge for on lot sale. Feeling my M series pre Tier4 tractor w/ less than 1k hrs will command a good price

So what is your method of sales? MarketPlace? surely not Craigs? thanks in advance for your own experience & thoughts, best regards

 

[JTKub]

I'm surprised any dealer today would do it for 10%. I'd try that route rather than deal with the general population.

 

[big bubba]

I'm surprised any dealer today would do it for 10%. I'd try that route rather than deal with the general population.thanks you.

thank you. i've wondered that. have a good relationship with them as i've purchased 4 tractors from them. they have a huge circulation given the growth in my area. just looking at options, thx again

 

[BleedingOrange]

Whenever I am selling anything, I get it to a spot were if I was looking to purchase it, I would not be able to find anything that I could use as a bargaining point to lower the asking price. I get annoyed when I look at items for sale, and they list stuff that isn,t up to par, mention that it is an easy fix, but don,t bother to fix it. For me, that implies laziness on the sellers part, and makes me wonder about maintenance items being ignored as well. Make it a no defects able to be found item. For the majority of items I have ever sold, the first person to come and actually look at the item I have for sale, buys it because of the first impression the item makes. Also, when they have a look around and see the condition of the other items I own, but aren,t for sale, that re-inforces the fact that all my stuff is very well taken care of.

 

[paulsharvey]

When I sold mine, I did a FB Marketplace add, (actually had my son do it), had about a dozen pictures, included make (spelled right...), model, shown hours, condition, and a honest description.

What i see often, wrong model (they list the numbers shown on loader, not tractor), misspelled Kabota; no description, 2 pictures that dont show pertinent info.

If I had the option of letting a dealer do it for just 10% of the sale price, I would have Jumped at that,

 

[big bubba]

thanks on that, i may consider dealer, have a good relationship with them, plus the security of their handling sale finances.

 

[bcp]

Financing, credit card, etc is something a dealer can do that opens it up for many more potential buyers, compared to you selling for cash only.

Bruce

 

[RjCorazza]

One advantage with FB Marketplace is that you can partially vette potential buyers prior to even dealing with them. Surprising how many scammers will just use a practically blank account to conduct their "business".
I generally specify in the ad "no low ballers", "price not negotiable", and "if it's listed, it's available". I don't bother responding to anything outside of those boundaries.

All that said, for a big ticket item like a tractor, I think commissioning a dealer to sell it would be worth 10%.

 

[paulsharvey]

Not to go too far into FB Market, but a couple things as a browser/buyer...

1) Put your dang price in the ad, not make me a fair offer, not $12345, not $1, ect

2) If you say no messaging, you need a good contact number

3) Be specific, not 70hp Kubota tractor; model, year, hours, transmission, loader, attachments, auxiliary hydralics, ect.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

I believe I've seen private sellers listing on tractor house, not sure how that works ...

 

[big bubba]

-personally decided not to sell online, too risky for me, hence my question here, best regards

 

[Shenandoah MF1760]

I'd forgo the Facebook Marketplace route as that can be a nothing more than advertising for thieves, especially if you're in an low populated area. Remember most tractors use the same ignition key across a given model.

My son does a lot of buying off Facebook Marketplace and he goes armed just in case they're looking to rob someone that shows up with cash, or a nice vehicle. '

For 10% you dealer is taking all of the problems associated with bad checks, looky-loo's wasting your time, and folks wanting to scope out what else is on your property.

 

[m5040]

Raise the price 10% and let dealer sell it.

 

[ZiggyD]

so i'm not asking the value of my tractor that i'll sell next Spring. Just anticipating the sale. i will not sell & transport online, just locally, but will advertise locally online.
decided to pass on the 10% Kubota dealer commission charge for on lot sale. Feeling my M series pre Tier4 tractor w/ less than 1k hrs will command a good price

So what is your method of sales? MarketPlace? surely not Craigs? thanks in advance for your own experience & thoughts, best regards

There are two advantages to selling through the dealer which will make the 10% inconsequential.

First, dealing with tire kickers is a major hassle. They’ll all try to haggle you down and many times won’t even show up.

Second, the same tractor in your backyard will command less money than when it’s sitting next to shiny expensive ones on the dealership’s lot. The implicit assumption when you’re personally selling the tractor is “what’s wrong with it and why are you selling”. That’s a question no one’s asking on Kubota’s lot because tractor selling is what they do.

 

[oldpilot]

Thanks for the comments. I've sold some stuff on Craig's List with pickup at the local police station parking lot. That wouldn't work of course with a tractor! If the time comes (when the time comes) I'll ask the dealer about commissioning it. Great idea, thanks again.

 

[bdhsfz6]

When my FIL's farm was liquidated, we hired an auctioneer to sell a lot of equipment. I sold what was left over on FB marketplace. Two tractors and around a dozen implements sold without any problems. It was a bit of work though.

The local dealer here wanted 18% for consignment sales. As others have said, I'd jump at a 10% dealer commission!

 

[big bubba]

many thanks for the comments. i'm pleased to hear comments steering me to the dealer. in fact i don't bleong to FB by choice, & dreaded the thought of all the logistics of private sale.

Springdale Tractor (AR) is a high volume dealer, i've purchased 4 tractors from them & have a good rapport with them. i feel an Pre tier 4 M series with meticulous maintenance log will command a good price.
thx again for saving me headaches (or worse) in the indiv private sector sales.

 

[mx842]

I'm surprised any dealer today would do it for 10%. I'd try that route rather than deal with the general population.

Why not they most likely don't make that much on a new tractor.