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236 messages, Last post on Nov 20, 2009 at 5:18 PM
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Replying to: middleageguy (Jan 27, 2008 6:53 am) Think about it... why would someone offer more than asking price? Are there no Jeep Wrangler's in this person's area? As far as I know, it's not a rare vehicle. Would a reasonable person likely buy a vehicle sight unseen? What would probably happen is that he would send you more than the amount and his "client" or "friend" would come & take your car away. Days later, your bank would tell you the check was a fake. So now you're out the money and the car is long gone. If someone will not show up in person to look at and pay for the vehicle, there's a good chance it's a scam. Maybe not, but it's probably not worth taking the chance when you can likely unload the vehicle locally using safer, traditional payment arrangements. Check out places like Craigslist for their warnings on the many variations of this scam.
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Jan 27, 2008 7:57 am) I am putting an add in the local paper. Thanks. |
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Replying to: middleageguy (Jan 27, 2008 6:53 am) |
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Jan 29, 2008 10:29 am)
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Jan 29, 2008 10:29 am)
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Hi, I am in process of buying a 2005 Scion TC from a private seller. When I ran the vin through carfax and autocheck, everything was clear except I noticed a couple of things missing. Normally any other cars show the manufacturer, body style, where or when it was built, etc info but this vehicle only shows that the make is Scion. And the very first part of record says that it was registered at 13,996 miles in 2006. Now I asked the seller about it and he said he bought the car from carmax in 2006 with 13,996 miles on it. But how come neither carfax nor autocheck show any history before that? Has anyone had similar experience or know if this sounds fishy? Thank you for your time
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Replying to: cheesynoodles (Feb 08, 2008 1:11 pm) In any event, my two cents would be to steer clear of any three year old car that's had two (or more) owners. |
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