Sticky Sales Form

[ncgirl05]

Is there any way to make the "sales form" a sticky at the top of the message board with the header "Use this to sell you car"????? It would make life so much simpler......

[Rawja]

Done!

I've locked the instruction thread to prevent every newbie who enters trying to sell a car from adding to that thread.

I'd like input on it however.

Should it be there?

Should there be changes to the form?

Better Instructions?

Whatever y'all think, I'd like to know.

[Guest MauiWowee]

Thanks Rawja, I think it was needed. Seems like every week there has been at least one noob popping up here selling their car with little or no info.

The only thing you might add is a suggestion that they "cut and paste" the form to add their info.

You know, you ain't bad for a moderator.

[Rawja]

Thanks.

I did say "copy and paste" in the intro blurb.

[Guest MauiWowee]

So you did....my bad. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

[ncgirl05]

Excellent!!!

...And man, are you fast!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wish all the forums I participated in were as quick as this one - this forum <span style="font-weight: bold">ROCKS</span>.

[Howard]

I developed this form some years ago. So many times, people would put their car up for sale with little or no info. I thought I would try to come up with a something that would answer just about any question someone would ask. I worked for many years at car dealerships, so I think I've heard or seen just about everything, well almost. From time to time, I would repost the form just to make it a fresh topic. It never occured to me to ask that it be set up as a "sticky". Now that this has been done, I hope it helps a lot of people sell their cars. What better buyers than those on this forum?

[Guest EDBSO]

I can't figure out where I sell the "Original" <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Reatta shot glass, belt buckle and origilal Reatta naval piercing stud. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> and I nearly forgot the Reatta Golf ballz <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

[Rawja]

.....work in progress feel free to add.

Was your promotional item originally commisioned by General Motors? Y N

Was the totality of the promotional item originally commisioned by General Motors? Y N

Did you make it yourself? Y N

OK, did you make it out of two things you didn't make yourself, but attached to each other? Y N

Was a glue gun used to create this limited edition piece of Reatta memorabilia? Y N

Scotch Tape? Y N

Bubble Gum? Y N

Is the "R" logo affixed crookedly? Y N

Do you own a Reatta? Y N

How many more lapel pins are waiting in the wings to be affixed to household items? (Enter Number)

Is the CAPS LOCK key on your computer broken? y n

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[89REATTAJIM]

Superb <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Machiner 55]

FINALLY!!!!

Thank you Howard for the form.

Thank you Rawja for the whachacallit.

I shall, henceforth, never be, shall I say, anoied by someone posting...

"Reatta for sale... what's it worth? (no pic. no year, no location, no que nada... mach nich... nongrata crapola.

( OK... lost our *Spell Check* didn't we...)

[Guest EDBSO]

Was your promotional item originally commisioned by General Motors? Y N What! they don't have the imagination, well they did build the Vega?

Was the totality of the promotional item originally commisioned by General Motors? Y N zee habove.

Did you make it yourself? Y N had HELP of cell buddied in shop and on day parolle.

OK, did you make it out of two things you didn't make yourself, but attached to each other? Y N We did "borrow" some parts for an undefined period of time.

Was a glue gun used to create this limited edition piece of Reatta memorabilia? Y N NO, none of us can use or be near any guns or weapons of any kind <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Scotch Tape? Y N Never we only use the best green masking tape, what do you think we are???

Bubble Gum? Y N We did use some from the tree next to the visiting area. How did you know?

Is the "R" logo affixed crookedly? Y N What R <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> You might be onto something there. That could explain the slow sales? If only we could ger some Rs. Thanks for the tip.

Do you own a Reatta? Y N YES well maybee OK it got sold for bail and lawyers and all I got was this

How many more lapel pins are waiting in the wings to be affixed to household items? (Enter Number) Do you have any spare ones?

Is the CAPS LOCK key on your computer broken? y n NO THEY WORK WELL.

member of Paypal johndoe1052B@correctional-facility21.ru

[Rawja]

Now that everone is using the form, some needed changes (IMO) came to light.

Mostly just spacing issues to make the form easier to fill out for the seller and read for the potential buyer.

Moved interior color up near the exterior color, cause it took me two reads of lil88's post to figure out the interior color was, plus it helps when building the mental picture of the car to first visualize the colors and then everything else is contextualized (at least for me).

Added question about completeness of service history documentation.

Though about a why are you selling question, but thought better of it.

Opinions?

Any other changes?

[Guest EDBS0]

Fantastic job!!! Well done by all.

Is there room for centre console arm rest condition?

and

Driver's door panel arm rest condition.

Both are wear items as is the Tape player working?

and antenna working?

Just some random thoughts. EDBSO

[Howard]

Since I developed the form, you have my permission to change anything you see fit. I just want to help sell some cars! Robert's comments about the console cover and door panels are good ones, as is the tape player. Also, if CD equipped, does that work? I think a question about weather stripping on doors, windshield and back glass might also by valid. Perhaps a question about the Owners Handbook and Craft Log (on 90 91) are they complete as to tire gauge and flash light, atlas (model specific)? Why you are selling is a good point too. Your point about service history is well taken. One big point I forgot, Convertible top condition! We all now how much a new top could cost. Anway change away. What I was trying to get across, so many ads had nothing to say that told us anything. "89 Buick Reatta, nice" is not a ad that is going to sell a car. Draw a picture of your car with words, and don't forget clear pictures that fit correctly on the forum. Some pictures take up so much room that you need a 50" plasma just to see it all.

[Rawja]

Based upon the answers that have been given by sellers using the form, I changed it around to make the questions clearer as well as incorporating the changes as suggested by EDBSO and Howard.

I still don't know about "why are you selling?" though. Truth is I hate to see anybody leave the Reatta fold. Take LittleWhite88's ad for example. She appears to be dumping the car(for only $1,000.00) because it needs some transmission work. While the car has 160,000 miles it <span style="font-style: italic">seems</span> to me that if she were to get the transmission done she would have a good amount of trouble-free miles ahead of her, but geez, I'm not comfortable even suggesting such a thing to her, I mean who wants the karmic responsibility for telling her such a thing? Imagine she spends the thousand or so to fix the transmission and then gets hit with some other "major" repair shortly thereafter.

It's easy for me to say "keep the car", but then I'm not the person who would have to live with the consequences.