"Selling it on behalf of an old boy"

[Marty Funkhouser]

I've rung up a few ads for a cheap snotter and have had a few of the sellers say the above....is this some sort of scam I should be wary of?

[joebongo]

Unless it's genuine then of course it is.

Although I wouldn't want a diesel which has never gone above 32mph or a longer drive then 5 miles.

[A911DOM]

Its a worry cos Im about to ask a mate to sell a car on my behalf... Not that he's an ol boy

But understand that it may be someone trying to palm off a car that they havent even had time to get into their own name yet!

[HAB]

No. Definitely not a scam.

[HAB]

Yep. That's a scam alright.

[r1ch]

You sure you wern't calling the same number over and over?

[Brighton Speed]

If the seller is telling the truth there'll be a tartan blanket on the parcel shelf. And the car may smell of p1ss/broth.

If you find neither of these things to be true then walk away, there's nothing worse than buying a car once owned by a young person.

[sebhaque]

I've seen one or two, guessing it's being sold by the son of an elderly man/woman. Can't work the internet and feels vulnerable about people coming to view the car. Can't see a problem with it, in fairness.

[Save Ferris]

sebhaque said:

I've seen one or two, guessing it's being sold by the son of an elderly man/woman. Can't work the internet and feels vulnerable about people coming to view the car. Can't see a problem with it, in fairness.

Ive had to do this recently for my other halfs Grandfather, he decided to give up driving and hadn't got a clue about how to sell his car and just didn't want the hassle that can go with it.

[Garlick]

My Merc was bought from a guy who initially showed me the car on behalf of an older gent. The old guy didn't understand the net particularly well and didn't want to see timewasters.

We met in the end and my experience was positive.

[Caruso]

I sold my retired dad's last car for him on Ebay, and the one before that come to think of it. I also help him buy then, but I do enjoy the thrill of the hunt when it comes to buying cars.

[Six Fiend]

Sold my mum's elderly neighbour's car like that too. She had no idea how to do it and her son lived miles away. I gave the car a mega clean up and got good money from some happy punters.

The old dear gave me a % of the sale value too for my work

[Andehh]

Done it a few times with my Grandad, he didn't want the hassle so let me do it & let me keep a cut! As always bring along a bit of common sense when looking at the vehicle!

[angryorangefocus]

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1789358.htm

by the way it has not been clocked back becouse the previos owner was old

thats put my mind at rest!

[cheadle hulme]

My Felicia was bought from a bloke selling on behalf of his dad. He'd persuaded the old boy to stop driving after a few close calls. It'd only done 38k in the 10 years he'd owned it from new.