Anyone ever SELL and SHIP a car ?

[dezel12345]

Just wondering what are the most common procedures/business practices are for selling a car to a buyer who lives out of state. I have a guy on the West coast interested in my Corvair (the Corvair iam givining up for my 914...lol) and was wondering how most deals are made thats safe and secure for buyer and seller....Car was well represented on my part in detail with many pictures.....

Thanks.....

[M. Hendrix]

I have bought cars, and shipped them.

I pay all the money up front, and I pay the shipper. If anything bad happens, I'm ****ed.

You are the seller, you are Mr. Goodend.. make sure the money works, I always pay in AMEX money orders, and they clear fast..



As far as the seller goes, how much is the transaction?

There's always small claims court, and interstate fraud charges!

I trust you, you can use me as a reference.

Be safe out there.


M

[froggy]

Be very careful my dad has sold a car online twice now each time the buyer has sent a check. The check is from out of the country and never clears. While this lump sum is in the bank, the buyer called and had the audascity to called my dad a cheat for not sending the car.
Don't do anything until the check clears! Amen.

[dezel12345]

Selling the car for 3100 ansd shipping is about 1100 so its a lot of money and if we make the deal we will have to trust one another I suppose...right..I dont want to let my car go on a truck til the money clear my account....that the correct way right ?
thanks

I sold a Sunbeam Tiger to a guy in Chicago. He paid a member of a local car club to do a PPI for him. He then sent me a deposit to hold the car till he could make shipping arrangements. The deposit was nonrefundable and I faxed him a receipt for it saying that. He then sent a cashiers check for the balance shortly before the ship date. A transport company came and picked up the car. The buyer handled all the arrangements with them. I think this was a pretty typical deal. Hope this helps.

[Tidybuoy]

I just got a 914 that is currently being shipped from West Virginia to California. I made arrangements, myself, with a shipper.

It cost $950 for door-to-door service on an open car carrier. If I wanted enclosed trucking service, it was going to be $1600

I had to put a $200 deposit down (paid to the shipper) and I will pay the balance when the car arrives. I used AAA Advantage Auto 1-800-233-4875 and I have no complaints so far (of course, I haven't seen the car yet).

I also had to supply the shipper with the Vin# & licence plate and it would have cost $200 more if the car was not running (not the case here).

Personally, if I was in your situation, I would pay the seller the proper amount for the car and then pay the shipper seperately. I also had the seller send me the Title slip in the mail so that I could get the DMV stuff taken care of while in transit.

Vern

[M. Hendrix]

Make sure you have your money, cash in hand BEFORE the car leaves, he's probably just as nice a guy as you are, so if he has a problem, just fix it!

Shipping. I will drive the next ones home.

M

[Joe Ricard]

What a small world
Just sealed the deal a 70 914. Sent the deposit this morning. My buddy who lives 2 hours away will go get car and tons of parts
I plan on driving out, getting U-haul dolly and driving the whole thing back when I can get away from work.

I didn't want the car to sit at sellers house I think it is rude.
Transport shipper would have been good except for additional parts like motor, set of wheels and tires and boxes of other stuff.

[M. Hendrix]

Let's see some pics.

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