Well… I have a full price offer from AZ but smells like a scam. Person wants to send a cashiers check and send their “representat
ive” to test drive the car.
I said, “won’t let the car go unless the cashiers check clears with the bank first or your ‘rep’ brings cash”.
Thoughts?
Obvious scam is obvious. Tell them to meet you at your work (at the police station).
damn, I wonder if I come off as a scammer… used paypal to buy my last car lol
Did you offer cashiers cheque and Se ding a representative etc?
G- they usually tell you they will give you more than the asking price. I can’t believe that scam still is attempted.
paid with paypal and had a truck there the next morning to pick it up, not as shady
wonder how seller/buyer protection works in that case.
from what I gathered there really is none unless you go through ebay, I’d have to look again to remember the exact reason
I paid the previous owner of my RS4 with a certified check. Cashiers check is (in theory) even more secure.
Did you do so sight unseen, with no negotiation?
I think people are missing the point of this discussion line lol. If you get a random full asking price offer for your car, with sketchy conditions around the identity of the buyer and third party ‘viewers’ and they promise super secure payment, GET SUSPICIOUS.
Nobody is questioning the validity of paypal or certified cheques.
Saki - context is everything, we can agree on that! I corresponded/negotiated with the owner for over a month, had the car PPI’d, and we were pretty comfortable with each other by the time the deal was completed. 