I have an 06 roadster for sale,. Not alot of action, acouple of scams attempts, I believe. Today I have recieved 2 phone calls from a guy in Vegas,. Said he saw the car on Auto Trader, we talked about the car. He days he'll fly to Denver. In talking about the money he said that he would make a transfer from his bank to mine. What should I look for...I am alittle gun shy. Do I insist that we , both go to my bank. How I can I protect my self. Is offering to fly to Denver from Vegas to get my car a "red flag", obviously sight unseen.
Sorry to be so nervous, I have never sold a car privately before.
Thanks, I know this a great group, honest and passionate about their Crossfires.

 

I've traveled to pick up numerous cars. I always brought a bank drafted check and a few times I went to the other person's bank to have the check verified.
So far no problems.
Get all of the buyers contact information just in case.

 

If he is going to make a bank to bank transfer.... take him to your bank and have them do it there.... your bank will confirm the transfer and that you now have the money.... certified checks are good too... but you should still go to your bank, with him, and verify that the check is good... that is what I did when I sold the SSB last fall... the buyer was more than happy to do this..

If your buyer dosent want to go to the bank and do the transaction... I wouldnt give him the car until your bank says they have the money in your account....

 

If he refuses to go to your bank, tell him not to waste his or your time. James

 

Ok, today he says he'll fly to Denver. Tomorrow he says "whoops can't make it till next week". Then he tells you he'll go ahead and send you a certified check for you to deposit in the bank, but, golly, he'll have to have his friend come by, but he'll write the check for 2 grand over if you'll send his buddy !K via Western Union for travel expenses. And, of course you put that extra 1K in your pocket for your trouble.

Banks are required to credit your account for deposited checks. If you deposit a fake check with proper routing numbers, it'll be about 3 days till your bank calls and tells you the check is no good.

Scams abound. These people are very adept at spinning a tale. Take the advice: No transaction except at the bank with a wire to wire transfer or cash in hand. And if you do take cash, go to a business supply store and get a fake money detector pen. There are some very real looking $100s out there. Even Secret Service sometimes has trouble detecting them.

 

Sounds like a scam, why would someone give you $2000? I think these guys use greed to help scam people.