Car Seller Is Not The Owner

Yes, I agree, complacency. I was trying to fathom the amount of holes in the story and how easy it is for anyone to see through them, thinking there must be some master plan, but there really isn’t! He’s just plain stupid and this is a sale that’s bound to collapse.

I mean, he’s selling this on eBay after all, but he hasn’t disclosed any of the relevant details in the description! Bidders will be bidding high assuming it is exactly as it’s described. But when they turn up he’ll tell them it’s not even his car, and there’s 2 previous owners, not one, and potentially him as well, making it 3. And then they will see all the scuffs and scrapes, on car he’s described as flawless. Who on earth would actually end up paying the final bid price, or anything at all, when they take in the full picture? Just seems madness. Surely better for him to just register it to himself and actually sell it on with no strings attached? The car itself seems a good drive for the money and likely problem-free. I assume it was picked up at a car auction. He would have paid at least £8k for it, if it’s not CAT D or CAT C…

jimjames wrote: »

Why "points to 2 owners"? Surely if you've looked at the car you've checked the V5 for owner list? Contact the last one to ask about the car

Because when you're checking out someone's story it's common practice to use different sets of data to corroborate things. ie if the mileage history doesn't follow the Service history or if the service history doesn't reflect the v5 info, etc, then you know things are being doctored. When things start matching up you can instead focus on the parts of the story which are obviously rubbish, and confront them accordingly.