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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 10 October 2020, 19:33:46
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Never really done this before, so dont really know how to go about it.
Seen a car I want to buy on Gumtree (depending on the answers to a few questions) which is in Warsash Hampshire. This too far to go and view / buy / pay, so if I buy it, the only thing I can think of is to have to collected via Shipley or similar.
Thing is I then presumably have to transfer money to the bank of someone Ive never met, before it gets collected.
Any advice on a way to do this which doesnt involve me risking losing my dosh please ?
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Go down there on the train to see it and if it's good, buy it, drive it home. :y
If it's no good, you've wasted the cost of the train ticket, but had a nice day out! :)
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Cant do that until this time next week due to work. If the seller is genuine, the car will be long gone by then.
Also not keen on rail travel in the current climate.
Any well known OOFers around Southampton ? ;D
I suppose Paypal might be a safe payment option ? :-\
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Have someone look at it for you, or take the missus out for the day :-\
Overnight in the New Forest as an aside...
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I suppose Paypal might be a safe payment option ? :-\
Paypal rules changed
Anything not posted by or sent by the seller is not covered
if you pay by palpal and collect ,or get your "agent" to collect ,you won't get your money back via paypal .
you will have to use small claims court or send the boys round ;)
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Good to know thanks. :y
I have an offer to collect from a well known and trusted delivery driver on another forum. I may ask him if I can transfer the money to him and then he pays for the car when he collects it.
Still a gamble but less than with someone completely unknown.
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Is it something French that you're to embarrassed to be seen in public buying ;D :-X
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No, something German and mid engined. :) 8)
If it was nearby I would have been knocking on his door tonight.
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I've a friend who bought his last four toys off Ebay like that: S800, Jensen Interceptor, Ferrari 412, CV8. Pete never saw any of the cars until they were delivered. But he's a lucky git, who has always made a profit on moneypits.....
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In this instance Im not worried about buying the car unseen, dependent on the answers to a couple of questions Ive asked.
My concern is paying for it. I think if I buy it I will see if I get the delivery driver to pay when he collects, or maybe just drive down there myself to have a look at it and pay, when its being collected.
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Personally I would drive down to do the deal on the day it's being collected, but then again I have had some relatively long disappointing trips to not collect cars. ::)
If you have to do it remotely, I'd ask for a photo of the front page of the v5 and a photo of the drivers license of the guy selling it. Recently my NatWest and Halifax banking apps have both implemented a feature where they check the account holder's name against the AC number and sort code. If all three of those don't match up, I'd be asking questions / walking away.
So what is the going rate on a beetle these days anyway? ;D
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I have bought 4 vehicles in the past from eBay sight unseen , as they were obviously for sale from the person that had owned them they were forthright in answering my questions before the sale and I just knew that they would be a good purchase, but eBay has changed a lot now not so many good vehicles on there.
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I bank with Natwest and Halifax, so might download the Apps for this. :y
Beetle arent mid engined btw. :P
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Fair point, but I wouldn't want to accuse someone of buying a Porsche Boxster without supporting evidence.
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In this instance Im not worried about buying the car unseen, dependent on the answers to a couple of questions Ive asked.
My concern is paying for it. I think if I buy it I will see if I get the delivery driver to pay when he collects, or maybe just drive down there myself to have a look at it and pay, when its being collected.
I sold a car to a dealer once. We did the deal over the phone and the chap he sent to collect had the cash. :y
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I sent lots of messages to the seller yesterday, offered the full asking price. Last night arranged fwith someone who would go and pay / collect the car for me . Everything all set to go.
Got no response at all from the seller until an hour ago. "sorry car now sold. :'( >:( >:(
Hope his knob drops off.
This was it
https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxster-convertible-2000-manual-3179-cc-2-doors/1386830413
I expect it will get tarted up a bit and appear on ebay soon for at least 4 grand. ::)
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Personally I would drive down to do the deal on the day it's being collected, but then again I have had some relatively long disappointing trips to not collect cars. ::)
If you have to do it remotely, I'd ask for a photo of the front page of the v5 and a photo of the drivers license of the guy selling it. Recently my NatWest and Halifax banking apps have both implemented a feature where they check the account holder's name against the AC number and sort code. If all three of those don't match up, I'd be asking questions / walking away.
So what is the going rate on a beetle these days anyway? ;D
Yep. This was my approach to car buying. These days I usually buy unseen but from a dealer. If the car proves to be a 'bag of shit' I will always make their lives unbearable if they don't take it back or give me a refund.
Of course, with a private sale, your options on returning the car are more limited.
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Porsche 914?
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I sent lots of messages to the seller yesterday, offered the full asking price. Last night arranged fwith someone who would go and pay / collect the car for me . Everything all set to go.
Got no response at all from the seller until an hour ago. "sorry car now sold. :'( >:( >:(
Hope his knob drops off.
This was it
https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxster-convertible-2000-manual-3179-cc-2-doors/1386830413
I expect it will get tarted up a bit and appear on ebay soon for at least 4 grand. ::)
A Boxster for a grand?.......make sure the car actually exists.
I drove an early 2.7 Boxster and it was great. Made a great noise as well. :y
Push past the 'hairdresser' image and you have a great car. :y
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bargain for someone , green is a rare colour and at 1k it was for nothing
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Crying shame you lost out on that , would have been a nice winter project.
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RMS and bearing change on the drive and replacing all the rear suspension... And that's just from the description.
Lucky escape I think... ;)
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Console yourself with this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
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Console yourself with this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788) :D
Better off slashing your wrists with a rusty, blunt hacksaw.
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Console yourself with this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
Albs might have become a garlic munching onion peddler, but not even he is that daft ;D
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Console yourself with this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
Albs might have become a garlic munching onion peddler, but not even he is that daft ;D
£1000 would buy our French loving friend an excellent clit.
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Console yourself with this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
Albs might have become a garlic munching onion peddler, but not even he is that daft ;D
£1000 would buy our French loving friend an excellent clit.
I very much doubt he'd want a sex change op ,even if it was only a grand ;D
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For some reason C L I O comes out as clit. :)
Could be that TB is a perv. :D ;D
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Console yourself with this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788) :D
Better off slashing your wrists with a rusty, blunt hacksaw.
;D ;D ;D
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Well... Someone bought it :P
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Someone usually does. ;)
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Well... Someone bought it :P
Brussel sprouts are readily available, but I'll never buy them....
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Good point, well presented ;D