Trade-A-Plane or Controller

[Seth]

Where should I list my well maintained Mooney Missile for sale? It'll be Trade-a-Plane or Controller.com. The question is which? Barnstormers tends to be for not this type of aircraft. I could be wrong. I'm also not listing on Ebay, nor craigslist.

So . . . Complete the Poll and also give me your thoughts. Maybe I'll do both, but I feel if you're looking for real, you'll check both websites.

I'm already pre-listing it here on MooneySpace and will list it again officially when the time comes.

-Seth

[201er]

Sold on a Mooneyspace poll! 

[Seth]

I did sell my first Mooney, a 1967 M20F right here on MooneySpace in 2011.

-Seth

[Niko182]

on controller or TAP you're going to get a lot of tire kickers. A lot of calls from a lot of un-interested people. I'd start here for maybe 3 or 4 weeks. Then look at other options. My guess is priced right it'll sell here in a matter of weeks at most.

[glbtrottr]

Electronic logs including date of overhaul will help if pictures with whatever info redacted as needed. Pictures showing first logbook date also help.

I don’t know that either TAP or Controller are as good a source as the forum. People on Barnstormers are certainly most often looking for a discount. I have found some really great deals on Craigslist. Most people shopping for mooneys don’t often know what a rocket, missile or mustang are- so be very specific about the rarity of your bird. Discourage brokers from contacting you.

The most information you could provide visually about-

*Paint type and date
*Complete radio stack, seen and unseen
*Engine overhauler, type and date along with most recent compressions
*Pictures of the wingspar for corrosion visual inspection
*Donut change dates
*A whole interior picture with dates if possible and material
*average amount flown in a year
*Salient AD’s listed

Tire kickers are a reality and a nuisance. If you list everything in the ad and refer them to it, your time will be saved.

Good selling! I have a dollar for your bird if you’re interested


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[LANCECASPER]

11 hours ago, Seth said:

Where should I list my well maintained Mooney Missile for sale? It'll be Trade-a-Plane or Controller.com. The question is which? Barnstormers tends to be for not this type of aircraft. I could be wrong. I'm also not listing on Ebay, nor craigslist.

So . . . Complete the Poll and also give me your thoughts. Maybe I'll do both, but I feel if you're looking for real, you'll check both websites.

I'm already pre-listing it here on MooneySpace and will list it again officially when the time comes.

-Seth

For the smoothest sales process, you want it on the market the least amount of time and therefore you want it exposed to the most amount of people.

I would do all three -  Controller and  Trade-A-Plane and yes even Barnstormers since they reach a lot of people. The cost is minimal even if you do all three. Just get all your ducks in a row first - after that you can copy and paste for the three different forums. You'll eliminate a lot of nuisance calls if you post electronic logs (.pdf) and an abundance of current pictures (many exterior shots after detailing the exterior, engine with cowl off, good interior shots after detailing it - no junk in the baggage compartment or hat rack, panel shots with all instruments off and then again with them on. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.)

In the days before you list it carry a notebook with you a jot down every upgrade that comes to mind and anything that should be in the ad that you would want to know if you were buying it. Look at very well-done ads. There's a guy on Beechtalk, Neal Schwartz, that does a great job with his ads. Controller takes a few days for a submission so I would send to them first. Trade-A-Plane and Barnstormers you can do it real time so when you go live on Controller I would submit on the other two. 

Pricing is critical. If you price it correctly to the current market you'll have a closed deal in 30 days. If you shoot for the moon it will languish and then you'll have to continue to drop price. It affects the buyers perception if you trying to get considerably over market price to start. Every buyer wants to work with a reasonable and fair seller. That being said I would allow 5%-10% for negotiations and things that will happen in a pre-buy even on the most well-maintained airplane. The last Two Mooneys I've sold the pre-buys found nothing. In fact on the Encore I sold, Don Maxwell said it was the first pre-buy that he had ever done where he couldn't find anything. So my point to that is make sure the airplane is ready for sale. Don't list it hoping they won't notice things - they will and then some, which again affects trust, etc. The more they notice, the deeper they’ll dig, justifiably.  

Best wishes on the sale!

[GeeBee]

The last airplane I sold I listed on TAP and Controller. All the calls came from Controller which surprised me, but that is how it turned out.

 

 

[SKI]

I'm semi actively looking to replace my Cherokee 180. I check TAP, Controller and Barnstormers daily. Between those 3 and here I think you'll get it sold in short order. While your plane looks pretty awesome it's above my pay grade slightly. I'd be surprised if it took more the 3-4 weeks to sell.

[Fly Boomer]

13 hours ago, Seth said:

Where should I list my well maintained Mooney Missile for sale?

When I was looking, I wrote a script to survey 50-something web sites.  Most people won't do that.  One, maybe two.

[KSMooniac]

A good friend of mine has sold a few planes and has helped a friend or two and he has had great luck creating a simple website.  No limit on the number of characters like a small ad, upload as many pics as needed, as well as copies of logbooks or other pertinent data, especially since you have a modified Mooney that the uninitiated might not understand.  It works really well to keep the tire-kickers from calling.  You can link it from any of the other sites you're considering easily enough.  You could also list your potential terms surrounding a pre-buy inspection, escrow, etc. to show what you're willing to consider to close the deal.

Lance's suggestion to look at Neal Schwartz's listings on Beechtalk is a good one...he does a GREAT job marketing a plane, and I imagine he doesn't get many tire-kickers since seemingly everything is put on the table in the ad.  

[rbp]

when I had a bunch of avionics to sell, I created a simple website using squarespace.com and posted links to it with a summary around the web. I got lots of traffic and people actually complimented me on the photos and design.

[KSMooniac]

Here is a sample of Neal's work:

BeechTalk - BT - SOLD: 1994 Beechcraft A36 (TN, AC, G500, GTN 750Xi, GI 275)

 

[rbp]

here’s the site I made

https://flamingo-parakeet-cnj9.squarespace.com