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Try to sell my car. Is this dodgy??

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  • 14-01-2008 7:40pm
    #1
    timemachine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭


    I put an ad on net this morning to sell my car. Today I had a offer for it, the full asking price was offered, but nobody has seen the car. I find this odd that somebody would offer me what I wanted without seeing the car. They asked for my name, address and phone no, and then they would send a cheque. Once cheque clears they say they would collect car.


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    #2
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    You'll hand over the car and a couple of weeks later your bank will contact you to tell you that the cheque bounced.

    Old scam, keep well clear.


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    spadder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 985 ✭✭✭spadder


    seems a bit strange, my guess is he will give you the cheque, he will give you a cock and bull story about how he needs the car in a hurry and try to collect the car before the cheque clears.
    Check the cheque is not stolen.


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    timemachine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭timemachine


    They say that they wont collect car until cheque has cleared. I wont be give car up until cheque clears. So am just wondering how I will be ripped off here, as I havent give them any bank details or credit card details. Anybody else come across this before.


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    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    The cheque can clear, but a week or two later the bank will remove the funds from your account.
    I've heard of this happening a few times, the money will be in your account and of course you happily hand over the keys, but the bank will cancel it a short time afterwards. Not too sure why it clears in the first place???
    But the result is, no car and no money.


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    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    What senna said seems to be correct. Tell the owner you want cash only. Even a bank draft can be fake.


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    stepbar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    The cheque clears alright but what happens is that the real owner reports the cheque book as missing. Thats when the fun starts.


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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Cheques these days clear virtually instantly. The bounce takes about 6 weeks, at which point the bank will take the money off you again.


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    endplate
    Registered Users Posts: 991 ✭✭✭endplate


    Just ignore the offer it's a scam they won't even try and chat to you.


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    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    If they call you, tell them you'll take €200 off for cash. If they say no they prefer Cheque, tell them to feck off.
    If they agree, then you've sold you car in 1 day, thats good going in the current market.



    On a side note, why do we still have cheques?? there just the most useless form of payment. Banks should get rid of them ASAP.


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    #11
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,402 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Senna wrote: »
    On a side note, why do we still have cheques?? there just the most useless form of payment. Banks should get rid of them ASAP.

    +1

    They've long gone from most other EU countries..


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Out of interest, would the gardai be interested in doing a sting on these scammers?


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    Orange69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭Orange69


    unkel wrote: »
    +1

    They've long gone from most other EU countries..

    They are used for everything in the US!


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,241 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Definate scam. Who in their right mind would buy a car without first seeing/driving it? And pay the full asking price.

    If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it is.


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    #15
    timemachine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭timemachine


    Thanks for advice folks. I reckon to good to be true.


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