Paying for a car with Paypal

[anonymous-user]

A potential buyer of my car would like to collect on Sunday and from what I gather, would like to pay using Paypal.

Are there any possible Paypal scams I should be aware of or is it a trustworthy method, in so much that if Paypal allows the payment then the source of the funds is genuine?

Any advice gratefully received. Thanks.

[anonymous-user]

Oh, right. Good job I asked - thanks.

The figure involved is approx £4500 from a car advertised in the classified on here (amongst other places).

I'll tell him online bank transfer or no car in that case.

[anonymous-user]

Spoke to the seller, he's bringing cash.

[anonymous-user]

advert on here, pay by paypal..


Don't even bother.. Could be a loads of things, stolen account, stolen card.

Sell it but only accept cash paid into your account would be my advice.

[anonymous-user]

Absolutely. Either cash paid in on the day or a bank transfer.

Selling cars privately is a ballache

[anonymous-user]

I have replied and requested cash paid in onto account online or bank transfer.

[anonymous-user]

andycaca said:

Oh no! What are you replacing it with?

Tis a sad day. After spending thousands - literally - getting it sorted, I'm selling it. I must be nuts.

However, I thought it might be nice to treat my wife to a Range Rover. She's always wanted one and after battling cancer this year and coming out of it with her head held high I would get her one as a nice early Christmas present. As much as I'd have loved to have both sat on the drive, the sensible choice is to keep her Jetta instead rather than have an S8 as 'the runaround'. It would be a waste of a fine car.

We need a second car that we're not overly precious about and doesn't need to stop at every other petrol station on any given journey. If I want speed her car is plenty quick enough (it's the 2 litre Golf GTI engine model with DSG). I'll be back in an S8 in a few years time.

I like to think of the RR as a palette-cleansing sorbet between dishes. You know, the sort of sorbet that breaks down at the side of the road and costs a fortune.