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Selling car... dodgy foreign numbers

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  • 25-01-2010 2:57pm
    #1
    Zorro1976
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    Can someone please advise me. I am selling a car (2002 reg). I have put an ad in Carzone and have received a number of replies from foreign emails/people. That's fine and I have no issue with anyone from wherever buying it. It's just the tone of their emails seem a bit dodgy and I want to know has anyone any words of warning?

    Also: The NCT test runs out in February. I am leaving the country in April and so want to sell it by then. It has previously passed the last 2 NCTs, first time, both times with clean bill of health should I bother passing it again or leave it to the next owner to take care of?

    Any (useful) words of advice would be most welcome.


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    mullingar
    Registered Users Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭mullingar


    A car thats has a new NCT is worth a few hundred more than a car without, so for €50 its well worth it.

    Ignore all funny number and emails. Nearly all of them will be either time-wasters or scam artists of some sort


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    put it through the NCT, greatly enhances the sale-ability of the car with a full NCT

    As for the foreign numbers, usually a scam, they send you a cheque thats over the asking price and ask you to send the difference back, meanwhile there cheque bounces and your out of pocket


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    laurpat
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    Have you got a link to the Car ?


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    dirtydiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭dirtydiesel


    When I buy a car I always ring the seller, I never email or text them.
    Also when I sell a car i expect the buyer to ring me, not text or email me. My response to text messages is If you can't afford to ring me then you can't afford the car.
    Also as mentioned emails are usually a scam, think about it, someone is offering to buy a car they havent seen.
    Good luck with your sale, im sure your wise enough not to fall for a scam.


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    BlackWizard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    dirtydiesel wrote: »
    When I buy a car I always ring the seller, I never email or text them.
    Also when I sell a car i expect the buyer to ring me, not text or email me. My response to text messages is If you can't afford to ring me then you can't afford the car.

    jaysus.. I hope I never have to work with you.

    Its 2010 now, not 1910. We use electronic communication in a different way now...

    Anyway OP, yeah defo stay away from those foreign buyers unless you can talk and meet them in person. At the moment I know of a car that was sold to a guy in the UK. He came over to collect it and paid in cash. So just air on the side of caution with foreign transactions. :)


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    Anan1
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    BlackWizard wrote: »
    jaysus.. I hope I never have to work with you.

    Its 2010 now, not 1910. We use electronic communication in a different way now...
    True, but a potential buyer can learn so much more on the phone than by email/text.


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    dirtydiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭dirtydiesel


    BlackWizard wrote: »
    jaysus.. I hope I never have to work with you.

    Its 2010 now, not 1910. We use electronic communication in a different way now...


    Lol, I am not against emails or texts in any way, of course I use them, but when it comes to cars ive lost count of the number of times a texter never turns up, same as the private number caller.
    Imo and for my own peace of mind I prefer to speak to the buyer or seller.:):p


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