Selling my car - Is this a scam?

zappahey

crazyguy wrote: »

Personaly though I would not have given my bank details to a stranger,

So you've never written a cheque?

zappahey

tim9966 wrote: »

Don't do it. If he wants to export it he should buy it normally, then export it himself later when his paid for it and it's all registered in his name.

What would "buying it normally" entail, if it's not bringing cash?

Keith

tim9966 wrote: »

Don't do it. If he wants to export it he should buy it normally, then export it himself later when his paid for it and it's all registered in his name.

Actually, the seller takes the V5c, and the seller posts a slip of it to the DVLA.

On export, it doesn't get registered at all to the buyer until its in the next country.

mark55man

don't wish to generalise, but I thought Kenya was pretty high up on the list of OK countries. tbh these days you are more likely to get scammed by a Brit

tim9966

Yes paying by cash on picking up the car in person, (safer to take the buyer to a bank and transfer the money from his account to yours without leaving the bank, so no chance of fake notes) no sending it via a 3rd party, paying via Western Union etc.

If he was planning to export it I would want it registered to a UK address first, then when's it's in his name he can do want ever he wants with it and can export it.

zappahey wrote: »

What would "buying it normally" entail, if it's not bringing cash?

rodenal

Clear scam, why would he openly tell you he wanted to export the car? Its got !!!!!! all to do with you. If I seen your car and decided I could make a good couple of grand on it easily the last thing I would be doing is telling you about it. Add that to the fact this random bloke has just went and stuck 500 quid in a strangers account.

Again, lets say I really liked the car but was a few hundred miles away. I might, might offer 50 quid just to show I was serious but if you were to tell ne you wanted 500 the response would be to foxtrot Oscar.

Accept its a scam, sort the bank bits and pieces out and move on.

Rolandtheroadie

Probably a scam but I'd play it out for a laugh.

Keith

Why would he tell you he was going to export it? One reason is so that the OP could figure out what he does with the V5c, perhaps the bloke has had problems in the past with the seller wanting to send the V5c to DVLA.

Everyone who is saying scam is missing the obvious point. A scammer has one mode of scam usually, yet this bloke is happy to play the game anyway the OP wants, if he was this good surely he'd be scamming better cars than a 5k Nissan?

If the bloke buying it is going to just stick it on a ship back to Kenya putting £500 in a bank is nothing, he probably cares little for the car as long as it goes through their test. Remember he was willing to come to a strangers house, check over the car and drive off having handed over 10x that amount.

mchale

Op, isn't it funny how people think, I wouldn't even ring up about the vehicle you have for sale, as I would think you had something to hid by using 1 of those 070 numbers on your ad.

Flyboy152

tim9966 wrote: »

Yes paying by cash on picking up the car in person, (safer to take the buyer to a bank and transfer the money from his account to yours without leaving the bank, so no chance of fake notes) no sending it via a 3rd party, paying via Western Union etc.

If he was planning to export it I would want it registered to a UK address first, then when's it's in his name he can do want ever he wants with it and can export it.

What business would be of the seller's what he does with the car?