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Selling my wife's car-is this a scam?

Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
edited November 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
I'm selling my wife's 1996 Hyundai Accent. It's in decent shape. Needs a $500 repair, which is why we're selling it. We don't need two cars, so why bother. This guy emails me and says he'll give me my asking price of $1000, but the suspicious part is that he wants to send me the money via paypal and then he'll send a shipping company to pick it up.

He saw pictures I took of the car, but he doesn't even want to come see it. And who doesn't haggle on a price?

Am a bit too paranoid, or is this guy setting me up to open a complaint to paypal, get his money back, AND keep the car?

I told him I reconsidered and cash or cheque only. He emailed back and said "I can only pay you through paypal". I actually thought with that email I wouldn't hear from him again.

Usually, if it's too good to be true,it is.

Thoughts?
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,682
    I'd contact Paypal and make sure the transaction can't be reversed. If it can, I'd stick with cash or money order- a check/cheque could be just as risky.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I'd avoid it.
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  • madtowndavemadtowndave Posts: 4,012
    blackredyellow wrote:
    I'd avoid it.

    +1

    The only way I think this would be legit is if he's looking to put it on his ccd.
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    thanks guys. I appreciate the help.
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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    You could always hold the title and car until the paypal transaction clears. Then sign over the title and release the car to his shipping company.
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    DS1119 wrote:
    You could always hold the title and car until the paypal transaction clears. Then sign over the title and release the car to his shipping company.

    yeah, but what if he then files a complaint with paypal after the fact, and ends up getting his money back? then I'm without money and without car. I'm not sure how that sort of thing works, as I've never had a claim against me on paypal before. I've only heard about it.
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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    edited November 2012
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    You could always hold the title and car until the paypal transaction clears. Then sign over the title and release the car to his shipping company.

    yeah, but what if he then files a complaint with paypal after the fact, and ends up getting his money back? then I'm without money and without car. I'm not sure how that sort of thing works, as I've never had a claim against me on paypal before. I've only heard about it.


    That I'm not sure about at all. I guess checking with paypal would be the best and safest thing. I just wonder why the guy couldn't send you a bank check? I know to protect ourselves here at the dealership we require bank checks for payment of a car.
  • pjradiopjradio Posts: 6,704
    seems way fishy to me
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    Tell him ti get a cashier check and mail it.
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    Yep, scam...

    SOmething similar has happened here in Australia...

    Someone I know was selling a car and someone offered him the exact cash and to ship it to Adelaide from Sydney...

    Know my geography is no good, but that is near on 1500km... So scam...
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    I'm selling my wife's 1996 Hyundai Accent. It's in decent shape. Needs a $500 repair, which is why we're selling it. We don't need two cars, so why bother. This guy emails me and says he'll give me my asking price of $1000, but the suspicious part is that he wants to send me the money via paypal and then he'll send a shipping company to pick it up.

    He saw pictures I took of the car, but he doesn't even want to come see it. And who doesn't haggle on a price?

    Am a bit too paranoid, or is this guy setting me up to open a complaint to paypal, get his money back, AND keep the car?

    I told him I reconsidered and cash or cheque only. He emailed back and said "I can only pay you through paypal". I actually thought with that email I wouldn't hear from him again.

    Usually, if it's too good to be true,it is.


    Thoughts?

    Sounds fishy...
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,527
    is your wife aware of this?
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    The Juggler wrote:
    is your wife aware of this?

    :lol:

    yes, she asked me to. it's our car. I just didn't want to claim a Hyundai Accent as MINE. :lol:
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  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,679
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    is your wife aware of this?

    :lol:

    yes, she asked me to. it's our car. I just didn't want to claim a Hyundai Accent as MINE. :lol:

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  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,987
    Take the money.

    Transfer it out of your paypal account and close the account.

    If the shipping company shows up to pick up the car, I would say he was for real.

    Don't listen to me though, I'm just thinking out loud... and I'm too trusting.

    Fuck it. Scam. Gotta be. Just asked myself why anyone would want a Hyundai. that sealed the deal...



















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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Given to... wrote:
    Take the money.

    Transfer it out of your paypal account and close the account.

    If the shipping company shows up to pick up the car, I would say he was for real.

    Don't listen to me though, I'm just thinking out loud... and I'm too trusting.

    Fuck it. Scam. Gotta be. Just asked myself why anyone would want a Hyundai. that sealed the deal...



















    I'm kidding ;)

    :lol:
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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    SO how's this shaping up? :corn:
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    definitely scam
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    DS1119 wrote:
    SO how's this shaping up? :corn:


    it's not. he sent me another email once I told him paypal was no good, he said that was his only option, and I didn't respond.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Scam central.
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  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    81 wrote:
    Tell him ti get a cashier check and mail it.
    They can scam those too. Tried to sell a bed on Craigslist and the dude wanted to send me double the asking price in a cashiers check.
  • mydogmookieblaylockmydogmookieblaylock Posts: 2,996
    always remember what the Wu Tang Clan taught us --- CASH RULES.

    couple hundy on paypal - cool. a g for a car and he is paying for a shipping company to come pick it up? might as well ask him to throw in a couple freshly printed front row EV tickets as well
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    LloydXmas wrote:
    81 wrote:
    Tell him ti get a cashier check and mail it.
    They can scam those too. Tried to sell a bed on Craigslist and the dude wanted to send me double the asking price in a cashiers check.

    and send half the money back right?

    :fp:
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