melissachels
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So have I, hence why i'm not happy if I need to travel to get another Terrano its all the cost for potentailly nothing at the end of it
Buying a car off eBay...
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So have I, hence why i'm not happy if I need to travel to get another Terrano its all the cost for potentailly nothing at the end of it
Credit Cards
Got mine from E Bay, Trade seller. 350 mile trip from Cornwall, paid with Credit Card as this gives payment protection. :thumb2
If private seller I believe you are allowed to refuse if it is not as described, but you need a good reason or E Bay will black you.
Note if you use a credit card as your paypal source the agreement is with the credit card and all protection is on. Paypal prefer you to use a bank account as it is less cost to them. I have a bank account and a credit card registered with paypal, if I am buying something expensive I use the Credit Card as source of funds. This way allows you to pay a private seller with Paypal and get the protection od a Credit Card. :clap
Got mine from E Bay, Trade seller. 350 mile trip from Cornwall, paid with Credit Card as this gives payment protection. :thumb2
If private seller I believe you are allowed to refuse if it is not as described, but you need a good reason or E Bay will black you.
Note if you use a credit card as your paypal source the agreement is with the credit card and all protection is on. Paypal prefer you to use a bank account as it is less cost to them. I have a bank account and a credit card registered with paypal, if I am buying something expensive I use the Credit Card as source of funds. This way allows you to pay a private seller with Paypal and get the protection od a Credit Card. :clap
looks like in theory you can, but many CC companies will try and duck out of the agreement unless forced: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/section75-protect-your-purchases
Haven't heard of someone having tried, so no idea if I'm spouting nonsense now.....I'll get me coat...
Haven't heard of someone having tried, so no idea if I'm spouting nonsense now.....I'll get me coat...
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Buyer Beware
A fool and his money are soon parted do not even think about buying a vehicle without doing some basic checks. Unless its a main dealer I would not buy any vehicle without driving it.
Be patient you will find one within 50 miles of where you live - there are hundreds of thousands of vehicles up for sale in the UK its a buyers market.
When I was looking for a 300CRD I found one on e-bay and when I e-mailed the seller he said he was out working on the North Sea Rigs and wanted me to work through a middle person. Did some checks and found he was an International Scammer. Other tricks include selling for the deceased messy divorce etc etc !
If buying privately like I have done in the past out of the local paper I have a few golden rules if the answers are vague or complex - walk away.
1) Ask the seller if he is the registered keeper and is the address on the full registration document the address from which it is being sold ?
2) Get a HPI check done on the vehicle so you know if its owned by a finance company or if it has been a write off.
3) Establish how long he has been the registered keeper.
4) If he is genuine talk to him on the phone and obtain VRM and reg document number so you can do some free checks on the VOSA website. You will have all the MoT mileage and advisers going back to when the new MoT certificates were issued - about 5 years now.
5) There are a lot of people on the internet who are traders pretending to be private individuals. There are also plenty of fraudsters - they might be in the minority but they always find a sucker.
6) OK if its £500 and you can afford to find out its only worth scrap or is subject to a log book loan finance then have a go but it might not be the dream vehicle
7) Is he on the voters list at that address ask him his name then google it you will be amazed at what you can find out about people on the net! (Try your own name and see !)
ted
A fool and his money are soon parted do not even think about buying a vehicle without doing some basic checks. Unless its a main dealer I would not buy any vehicle without driving it.
Be patient you will find one within 50 miles of where you live - there are hundreds of thousands of vehicles up for sale in the UK its a buyers market.
When I was looking for a 300CRD I found one on e-bay and when I e-mailed the seller he said he was out working on the North Sea Rigs and wanted me to work through a middle person. Did some checks and found he was an International Scammer. Other tricks include selling for the deceased messy divorce etc etc !
If buying privately like I have done in the past out of the local paper I have a few golden rules if the answers are vague or complex - walk away.
1) Ask the seller if he is the registered keeper and is the address on the full registration document the address from which it is being sold ?
2) Get a HPI check done on the vehicle so you know if its owned by a finance company or if it has been a write off.
3) Establish how long he has been the registered keeper.
4) If he is genuine talk to him on the phone and obtain VRM and reg document number so you can do some free checks on the VOSA website. You will have all the MoT mileage and advisers going back to when the new MoT certificates were issued - about 5 years now.
5) There are a lot of people on the internet who are traders pretending to be private individuals. There are also plenty of fraudsters - they might be in the minority but they always find a sucker.
6) OK if its £500 and you can afford to find out its only worth scrap or is subject to a log book loan finance then have a go but it might not be the dream vehicle
7) Is he on the voters list at that address ask him his name then google it you will be amazed at what you can find out about people on the net! (Try your own name and see !)
ted
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I have bought and sold a couple of hundred vehicles on ebay with no problems at all, if you don't want it just don't pay there is nothing the seller or ebay can or will do! I have come across a few fibbing dogs who try and sell you crap but they are few and far between and I usual persuade them to cover my expenses :thumbs
