Am I paranoid?

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:33 pm

simon wrote:Tell him to give you cash if he's proper old school.

"Ca$h is King!"

H8OAG · Post by **H8OAG** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:31 pm

Dave

He is probably ok but as previously stated

Drafts can be cancelled
Drafts can be fake (I know one Fife Dealer who is lying out over £40k on a Range Rover he sols on a dodgy draft)

Electronic transfer to your account is the easy way

dlogan · Post by **dlogan** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:53 pm

Oh well, after getting over my paranoia and phoning him back to agree, he has decided that hes only maybe interested.

Anyway, I will take this op to replug my ad here

http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... hp?t=10480

Will take sensible offer around £11k.

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:54 pm

Listen to X7LDA, he speaks the truth

Bankers drafts can be cancelled i.e if they are stolen. It is just a cheque at the end of the day albeit drawn on the Bank itself.

I am sure Mr Logan Snr can give advice

CHAPS payment would be the preferred option but still involves one of the parties to the transaction having either both the car and the money or no money and no car, if you see what I mean.

Shame that it can't be done during banking hours as you should be able to verify it with the issuing branch.

Stewart

Post by **campbell** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:54 pm

Crikey that's nice car.

Almost enough to make me want to own a beemer - decent spec, sensible money - Quentin Wilson would surely love it! If it was a diesel I might be thinking about raiding the piggy bank

Know a guy with a 330d M-Sport 2 door, that was quite a car.

Sorry you are having bother with the sale. If you can afford to be patient, it will shift if it's as tidy as the spec and pics suggest.

Campbell

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:40 am

Seems the trader came good after all

dlogan · Post by **dlogan** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:52 am

Hopefully, fingers crossed.

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:57 am

Good lad!

dlogan · Post by **dlogan** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:07 am

Its gone

Had the Draft verified by the RBS local branch prior to picking the guy up last night.

Bizarre having a trader absolutely delighted with a car and totally unable to fault it, he even had to hand over his "extra" cash as he had no cause to try and knock me down.

Thanks for the advice guys and offers of help, I think I was just being a bit paranoid but still.

He drove away happy, probably until he realised the fuel light came on approx 15 miles down the road.

Judged it to perfection

So the hunt begins for a daily smoker..........its getting a bit cold for a 7.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:48 am

But you've got a heater!

<BG>

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:09 pm

Result

I don't think you were being paranoid at all, just cautious. I would have hated to hear about a guy that ended up with your car and you ending up with nothing.
Fraud does happen.
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