How do you pay for a 2nd hand van in person without them run

[Jim9875768752143253545]

So I dont want to hand over 700 pounds and have them close he door on me and call he police pretend I didn give them the money etc.

[dave123456]

£7k maybe but £700? I think you’re ok.

If you think you’re not I’d look elsewhere for a van…

[OnionBhaji99]

Not worth the risk, better to look for a van around the £650 mark. The level of risk is orders of magnitude lower at this price point.

[Lefty]

How do you close the door on an AI bot?

Asking for a friend, he’s selling a cheap van.

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

OnionBhaji99 said:

Not worth the risk, better to look for a van around the £650 mark. The level of risk is orders of magnitude lower at this price point.

Still a bit risky, I would ask them to give it to you for free, that way they can't take your money and shut the door in your face.

[paul_c123]

Jim9875768752143253545 said:

So I dont want to hand over 700 pounds and have them close he door on me and call he police pretend I didn give them the money etc.

If anything, someone selling a van for £700 is probably more honest than another selling at £7k. Or a main dealer, or Big Motoring World, etc Its more likely that someone looking at a £700 van would try and steal it from under the nose of the seller, which would be trivially easy if they've given you the keys to look at it.

[RustyNissanPrairie]

[OnionBhaji99]

ThingsBehindTheSun said:

OnionBhaji99 said:

Not worth the risk, better to look for a van around the £650 mark. The level of risk is orders of magnitude lower at this price point.

Still a bit risky, I would ask them to give it to you for free, that way they can't take your money and shut the door in your face.

Agreed, this is the most sensible option. To reduce the risk further you should also take their shoes.

[andrewcliffe]

You give them £ 10 and they give you a piece of van. You keep doing this until you have all the van, and they have all the money. All you have to do is reassemble the van.

Edited by andrewcliffe on Monday 10th November 20:34

[steveo3002]

keep watch for 2 dogs tied together

[98elise]

RustyNissanPrairie said:

Agreed....