Beyond useless, a waste of time and money
It has been years since I used AutoTrader, it used to be a great way to sell a car. It is now beyond useless, I have received nothing but dozens of fraudulent messages since my ad went up, all of them seeking to take me out of channel via text or external email. or trying to lead me to fraudulent sites that mimic CarFax. The incessant texts and emails, telling me I have a message from "a shopper who's interested in your vehicle" is an unwelcome distraction and waste of my time. A competent programmer could create an AI filter in a matter of hours to remove these fraudulent messages, AutoTrader is either incompetent, or doesn't care. I'll sell my vehicle on FaceBook MarketPlace and warn my friends to not bother with AutoTrader.