Sold your MINI for shipping?

[Baby Blue]

Has anyone sold their MINI for shipping from the UK to Europe?

Not sure if this sale of my MINI is genuine......seems alot of effort.

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

Sorry, I don't understand

[Baby Blue]

I have a guy who is paying a great price for my MINI, to export. Just seems alot of effort for him plus all the shipping costs.....
Just wary, as I have not sold this way before.

you guys OK....You doing the Isle of Wight?

[James]

shipping to the isle of wight should be ok but try to avoid other countries as there are a lot of scams

[Baby Blue]

have you had experience?
Any more info??

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

Yes, we'll be there Looking forward to it!

Be very, very careful of this kind of sale. If it's what I think it is then I have not heard of a sale of this kind that hasn't been a scam before

Can you tell us more?

Tigger.

[James]

when my aunt was selling a car she had loads of emails asking her to ship it to all sorts of countries and they were offering her suspiciously good prices, just be wary

[Baby Blue]

The buyer (from Denmark) has sent a cheque for £5k. The 10% deposit was only £1270, and I need to pay back the difference by Western Union (once the cheque has cleared) direct to his shipper.
His UK 'associate' is inspecting the car on Thursday
The balance is being paid on Friday direct to my bank account.
There will be NO exchange until this has cleared with First Direct. The car will be released early later next week...

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Seems a bit strange to me

[Mess]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baby Blue (original)

The buyer (from Denmark) has sent a cheque for £5k. The 10% deposit was only £1270, and I need to pay back the difference by Western Union (once the cheque has cleared) direct to his shipper.
His UK 'associate' is inspecting the car on Thursday
The balance is being paid on Friday direct to my bank account.
There will be NO exchange until this has cleared with First Direct. The car will be released early later next week...

Western union is a fraudsters dream to transfer money as it is only delivered to an office then once some 1 collects it, its gone - untracable!

Why would you give some 1 more money than needed and ask for the excess back in this way? Money laundering? Fraud?

I would not touch this with any length of pole!

[James]

no offence but i can't understand how people still fall for these old tricks....

[Minnie Mouse]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baby Blue (original)

The buyer (from Denmark) has sent a cheque for £5k. The 10% deposit was only £1270, and I need to pay back the difference by Western Union (once the cheque has cleared) direct to his shipper.
His UK 'associate' is inspecting the car on Thursday
The balance is being paid on Friday direct to my bank account.
There will be NO exchange until this has cleared with First Direct. The car will be released early later next week...

First fishy thing: Why on earth are you having to pay the shipper?

Second fishy thing: Why send a cheque for over the needed deposit?

Third fishy thing: UK Assosicate?

I don't want to put a downer on this but........don't do it!

[liz131]

Absolutely steer clear of this one

[Ant FR]

scam

[Restyle]

This is the Standard Cashiers Cheque Scam >> read about it HERE

Please understand that the cheque will "APPEAR" to clear into your bank but you will later find that nothing has cleared due to a loophole in the banking system that allows these false clearances.

If an "AGENT" is due to come & see your car, please make your local police are informed.