I would be extremely leery of this person. My son almost got taken last year
on this "jive". Turns out that the checking account didn't exist and they were
buying the car unseen, sending their own truck to pick it up. Beware of "fake"
cashiers checks. They look great and are almost worth the price of the paper
it took to print it.
Bill
BJ7
> From: Editorgary at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:42:14 -0400
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Selling Sight Unseen
>
> Has Anyone done business with this guy? He has contacted me to buy one of
> my
> cars, and is willing to buy the car without ever seeing the car in person.
> He is a dealer and sells classics.
> Feedback on Ebay is good, some other comments on the web not as good.
>
>
http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car-dealer/La+Habra-CA/Phil+Newey+
> S
> ports+Cars-1391821.xhtml
>
> Even though there appears to be a physical location for the person offering
> to buy your car, I'd still be extremely cautious. How is it likely that
> someone stays in business buying from individual sellers sight unseen. Even
a
> good crystal ball wouldn't support that kind of policy.
> On the other hand, if he's willing to do a bank transfer directly into your
> account (set up a separate one just for the transaction if you go this way)
> rather than a certified check, and doesn't expect you to pay the truck
> driver out of your pocket or with the "excess from his check" you could
> probably
> chance it. Just make sure that your bank says that the money is in your
> account, and they aren't going to take it back out again before you ship
the
> car -- on a truck that he's arranged and paid for.
>
> In other words, this could be a version of the old cashier's check fraud,
> only done with the cover of an apparently legitimate dealer.
>
> I'd sure feel more confident dealing on a face-to-face basis with the
> person, or their local representative.
>
> G.
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