"selling for a friend" reason to steer clear?

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Everytime I see this disclaimer on an advert. I always stop looking. Can't help thinking the "friend" is just an excuse to show ignorance at some serious problem with the car. Am I missing out by taking this tact?!

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Ruffy94 said:

Slightly different I guess. But I bought my mx5 from a small dealer who was selling it for a friend and it's been faultless. Normally pretty obvious is somethings's up (other questionable details in ad/ dodgy area/ how the seller seems)

Or accompanied with "sold as seen" even though it is anyway. The reindictment of that statement infers the likelihood of it coming up. Maybe.

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Most of the people who are selling for someone seem to have reasons more substantial than just a friend. The selling for a friend line seems very vague and general to me. Im still sticking to my guns, if they gave a better reason with more substance I might give the benefit of the doubt, until then, just selling for friend means a wide bearth unfortunately.

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carmadgaz said:

Recently sold two vehicles for a friend who was away on training in the army. I sold them both the same way as I would sell my own (and I've sold one of my own recently too). Only difference was he had the cash and the paperwork to deal with.

I knew both of the vehicles (warts and all) and got rid of both of them (indecently to other mates) in a very short space of time.

People aren't always as dodgy as they seem but the reverse is also true so don't discount it but (as always) go in with your eyes open, they should be able to explain the situation if it's genuine.

Did you use the line "selling for a friend"

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carmadgaz said:

e8_pack said:

Did you use the line "selling for a friend"

Yes because I was.

As AudiSport said I also had my friend's contact information available (and as it happened both buyers knew my friend) and was basically told a price he wanted and the lowest he'd take. His older brother brought me round the V5C when the buyers were found.

I did a favour for a mate, cleared two cars out of my yard (he SORNd them when his new car arrived and was storing them in my yard), 2 buyers were happy and the seller was happy. Everyone's a winner

So when you sell your own car you write "selling for a friend" then, also. Strange.

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carmadgaz said:

e8_pack said:

carmadgaz said:

e8_pack said:

Did you use the line "selling for a friend"

Yes because I was.

As AudiSport said I also had my friend's contact information available (and as it happened both buyers knew my friend) and was basically told a price he wanted and the lowest he'd take. His older brother brought me round the V5C when the buyers were found.

I did a favour for a mate, cleared two cars out of my yard (he SORNd them when his new car arrived and was storing them in my yard), 2 buyers were happy and the seller was happy. Everyone's a winner

So when you sell your own car you write "selling for a friend" then, also. Strange.

Urm no. Where the heck does it say that?

I tend to own my cars until they get scrapped or I part-ex them at a dealers. On the 2 occasions I have sold my own vehicles I have sold them as the seller not the middleman because that is what I am. Why the fk are you determined to find deception where there is none?

Because you said:

"I sold them both the same way as I would sell my own."

Which you advertised as "selling for a friend"

Very odd.