Another "Is this a scam?" Thread

JaMarcusHustle

Apologies for clogging the forum with another one of these threads, but just wondering something. Selling a VW Golf on several platforms now for over a month (DoneDeal, Adverts, Social Media etc) and not having any luck yet. No worries, I'm not desperate to sell it and have been happy to wait. Have suddenly got an offer close to asking, but through a random Facebook chat message. The buyer has committed to buying the car already without seeing it, and wants to meet to finish the deal which has immediately set alarm bells rining. And sorry if this offends anyone, but let's just say the buyer is from a certain community that some people don't like to deal with. So another concern would be if the deal goes ahead, what could happen afterwards if they suddenly want their money back (even though I know they wouldn't have a leg to stand on). Been told by a few people now to run a mile, something is fishy, too good to be true etc. etc. so just wondering what the consensus opinion here would be?

So, why would a buyer commit to buying a car without seeing it, particularly a relative new model with a hefty enough value, i.e. not as if I'm selling a banger for a few hundred. What could be going on?

naughtysmurf

Not being funny but read your own post back to yourself a few times & your decision on what to do should become clear

kerry4sam

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Apologies for clogging the forum with another one of these threads, but just wondering something. Selling a VW Golf on several platforms now for over a month (DoneDeal, Adverts, Social Media etc) and not having any luck yet. No worries, I'm not desperate to sell it and have been happy to wait. Have suddenly got an offer close to asking, but through a random Facebook chat message. The buyer has committed to buying the car already without seeing it, and wants to meet to finish the deal which has immediately set alarm bells rining. And sorry if this offends anyone, but let's just say the buyer is from a certain community that some people don't like to deal with. So another concern would be if the deal goes ahead, what could happen afterwards if they suddenly want their money back (even though I know they wouldn't have a leg to stand on). Been told by a few people now to run a mile, something is fishy, too good to be true etc. etc. so just wondering what the consensus opinion here would be?

So, why would a buyer commit to buying a car without seeing it, particularly a relative new model with a hefty enough value, i.e. not as if I'm selling a banger for a few hundred. What could be going on?

I don't know what the deal is with them. For some-time a good while back they would come into my place of work; order a coke; trawl sites looking for cars and phone people repeatedly wanting to buy, buy, buy all without even viewing car IRL, only going by what's on the site.
One day my curioursity got the better of me & I wandered past glancing down at this one car they'd open on-screen while phoning owner. Kept following it online myself and it re-appeared not long (within a week) after under a different owner selling it.
Repeatedly doing this, but they haven't been in, in months so don't know what location they're using now for this lickle enterprise.

~ Do you want to sell it, having someone with you, in neutral location hoping they don't know you or where you actually live? (in event they decide to follow up with you on any future issues they may find/have).

I don't know. I never figured out exactly what they were up to, in terms of anything solid, same people every time but I doubt they've stopped either.

What's your intuition telling you?
GLWS though,
kerry4sam

suave.4u

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Apologies for clogging the forum with another one of these threads, but just wondering something. Selling a VW Golf on several platforms now for over a month (DoneDeal, Adverts, Social Media etc) and not having any luck yet. No worries, I'm not desperate to sell it and have been happy to wait. Have suddenly got an offer close to asking, but through a random Facebook chat message. The buyer has committed to buying the car already without seeing it, and wants to meet to finish the deal which has immediately set alarm bells rining. And sorry if this offends anyone, but let's just say the buyer is from a certain community that some people don't like to deal with. So another concern would be if the deal goes ahead, what could happen afterwards if they suddenly want their money back (even though I know they wouldn't have a leg to stand on). Been told by a few people now to run a mile, something is fishy, too good to be true etc. etc. so just wondering what the consensus opinion here would be?

So, why would a buyer commit to buying a car without seeing it, particularly a relative new model with a hefty enough value, i.e. not as if I'm selling a banger for a few hundred. What could be going on?

"
buyer is from a certain community that some people don't like to deal with
"

Did you mean "some" or "I" there.
Whatever it is, it is your car; just stop wasting time and try to get someone else. You won't get a better advise.

sblythe

For what its worth,

I have sold a couple of cars to a couple of people of no fixed abode or cultural significance and heritage, and for the most part I have had absolutely no hassle whatsoever. They came, looked at the car, parted with the cash and were away. On one occasion I did have someone steal a €14 bin tag though.