Calls from people offering to sell my car

[Maccaloon]

Hi all,

Received a call from someone offering to sell my car. Conversation opened with “Which car are we talking about?” I put them off even though they claim no commission on sale.

Mind said “scam” from the get-go. What exactly IS the scam?

Thanks,

Mac

[mcflurry]

Second call, "we have found a buyer - please pay us lots of money"..

[vikingaero]

This is the same scam from the pre-internet days of Autotrader magazine.

You advertise on Autotrader, scammer buys a copy, calls people up saying "We have 23 people on our database looking to buy a Ford Focus Extra Bonus Popular Plus just like yours. For a fee of £49.99 we can get them to get in touch with you."

You pay them the £49.99 and no-one calls. So you call up asking for a refund and their spiel is that they will keep your details "live" on their imaginary database for FREE until it is sold.

[sixor8]

That happened to me back in pre internet days. I had a Calibra 16V for sale, my response to these jokers was "why don't these buyers just ring me up, why do they need you? "

Loads of timewasters about, even in the 1990s, ended up part exchanging it.

[gt40steve]

Years ago people used to put 'no canvassers' in adverts to try and stop these callers.

[jeremyh1]

gt40steve said:

Years ago people used to put 'no canvassers' in adverts to try and stop these callers.

I put this on an ad in Exchange and Mart when I was selling a tent and nobody phoned up

[gt40steve]

jeremyh1 said:

gt40steve said:

Years ago people used to put 'no canvassers' in adverts to try and stop these callers.

I put this on an ad in Exchange and Mart when I was selling a tent and nobody phoned up

LOL 😆

[Little Pete]

jeremyh1 said:

gt40steve said:

Years ago people used to put 'no canvassers' in adverts to try and stop these callers.

I put this on an ad in Exchange and Mart when I was selling a tent and nobody phoned up

[MustangGT]

I hate the way our once noble language is getting 'Amercanised'. What is 'get-go'. I believe it means 'beginning'?

[Maccaloon]

I also had a call from a classic car dealer with a website I have checked offering to sell the car (obvs commission) for me.

What’s the story with that? Making a few quid selling my car or something more sinister?

Thanks all

[Blib]

Making a few quid by selling your car.

ETA: excellent stalking, BTW.

[Maccaloon]

“Stalking”? They’re stalking me?

So, it’s something to consider if I wanted to relieve myself of the faff of selling the car? I’ve never done anything like this before?

Any precautions I should take?

Thanks.

[Mark V GTD]

I think he means excellent lurking!

[Maccaloon]

Oh, I see!

I just want to be sure I am not falling victim to a scam and I know you guys on here know your stuff.

[Maccaloon]

Are there any questions I need to ask or preparations I must ensure I make before letting them do this?

Thanks.

[autumnsum]

MustangGT said:

I hate the way our once noble language is getting 'Amercanised'. What is 'get-go'. I believe it means 'beginning'?

I've got news for you, language changes, it has been changing all your life and will continue to long after you're dead. It's not something to get worked up about. Chill.

[Xenoous]

[Miserablegit]

Maccaloon said:

I also had a call from a classic car dealer with a website I have checked offering to sell the car (obvs commission) for me.

What’s the story with that? Making a few quid selling my car or something more sinister?

Thanks all

It can be all above board but there are countless stories on PH and google of it being a nightmare. Worst case scenario is the dealer sells your car with your permission and then doesn’t pay you. Company then goes into liquidation and you end up as an unsecured creditor with little or no hope of being paid anything and with no claim to the car which was sold with your permission.
Ask the dealer how you are protected in this scenario.

[fantheman80]

jeremyh1 said:

I put this on an ad in Exchange and Mart when I was selling a tent and nobody phoned up

[Maccaloon]

Miserablegit said:

It can be all above board but there are countless stories on PH and google of it being a nightmare. Worst case scenario is the dealer sells your car with your permission and then doesn’t pay you. Company then goes into liquidation and you end up as an unsecured creditor with little or no hope of being paid anything and with no claim to the car which was sold with your permission.
Ask the dealer how you are protected in this scenario.

Thanks. Will do.