How to sell your car online absolutely free online

It amazes me that even in today’s world how some companies continue to make money from people who are relatively clueless about the range of resources that are available to them. Let us take the example of something as simple as selling a vehicle. We have the obvious choices of online portals that have been around like AutoTrader.com and Ebay.com where for a nominal fee, you get to list your car. This fee can range anywhere from $35.00 all the way to $100.00 dollars depending on which automotive portal you end up with.

What if you are like average Joe the plumber out there (no pun intended) and wish to sell your car without breaking your back?

Well fear no more because  there really is a way to sell a car and not spend a penny. What??? Did I just say not spend a penny?

Here is your lineup:

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Craigslist is a classified based system which attracts users based on its simplicity and lack of graphic appeal. Listing your car is fairly straight forward and simple process. On the flip side your post does get buried beneath other posts fairly quickly and there is rampant spamming that infests the classified section. However Craigslist does get a lot of traffic and is a definite strong contender if you wish to sell your car for free and without any hassle.

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A fairly new player in the automotive market, AllTheRides.com shows a lot of promise. It allows a comprehensive listing process that rivals to those by AutoTrader.com and Ebay.com. Another cool thing about AllTheRides.com is that it actually allows the buyers and sellers to interact as opposed to the same old mundane classified listing process of listing and then checking your email. The listings are highly search engine friendly and thus if someone is looking for that Corolla you put for sale, it will easily show up in Google and Yahoo listings. Also your classified will also appear on Google Base and other partner sites. I really am a big fan of this site.

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Yet another offering is backpage.com. If you did not know, they are  owned by the famous Observer magazine. Backpage.com is pretty similar to Craigslist as in it allows you to post a simple text classified for your vehicle. It does get decent exposure but not quite as much as Craigslist or some of the other classified sites. Listing the car is fairly straight forward and it offers a fairly neat and clean interface.I am a big fan of the Observer magazine as it gives awesome restaurant reviews however I know that has nothing to do with automotives so I will end that thought right here.

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Oodle is another copycat classified site. However what is cool about Oodle is that it actually gives you more control as opposed to Craigslist. I keep using Craigslist as a standard and the reason behind that is it was the first classified site and thus starts sets the standard. I do like how Oodle allows you to post automotive classifieds and people can actually somewhat provide a better search than Craigslist or even backpage. It allows you to narrow your search according to zip codes which is a definite plus. However the search on AllTheRides.com is still the best in my opinion.

In short, there are a lot of classified sites out there that would let you sell your car without any hassles and you actually don’t have to spend a penny. In today’s economy and tough time, classifieds like the ones mentioned above is like striking gold for the average consumer. It is no surprise that such free classified sites are thriving with traffic. So the next time you want to sell a car or a truck, visit one of the above mentioned classified sites and remember it is absolutely free