dear far and away there are a few choices to make here 1. send money ... laugh or cry later 2. Go to see the guy and make purchase in person .. 3. fly to oregon and if you dont like the van ...go see scott in medford and buy one of his 4. you in PA already .. go see chris and drive away with all his junk ... store it and then go get what ever you like from who ever and you already have all the parts you need 5. send money ... hire other to pick up vehicle ... 6 Rebuy already purchased vehicle from the scammers again and again from various online ... send money now ... get goods later people ... 7. Fly to england and go to the brickyard there to purchase ... send money in GBP before you go so you can loose twice as much in exchange rate 8. buy a delicia 9. buy a toyota 10 take a holiday on a cruise ship $$ are the same spent and adventure is more controllable as onboard casino is set at 60 % house 40% guest yours
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:40 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm working on closing a deal today on a sunroof syncro that's in Oregon (I > am in PA). Anyway.... > The buyer has asked that I just transfer money via a wire transfer in full > to his bank account which i normally wouldn't be overly hesitant about but > realize this would not afford me any type of fraud prevention should > anything happen. I asked him a few days ago what assurance he can give me > that this is going to be a fullproof transaction and his response was that > should it go sour for any reason, just bash him on thesamba.com. Since he > runs a VW restoration business almost entirely through thesamba, it seemed > like a just response. Well..... I went and checked him out on the samba, > and > he's already been bashed enough. He's been banned close to 10 times (under > different names), there are pending fraudulant claims and arguments > occuring > between he and buyers. Luckily, there are also great reviews of his service > being above and beyond the call of duty. So this has me at least slightly > concerned, any suggestions? > Paypal may be an option, does that award a great deal more security? > > Furthermore, I don't recieve a bill of sale via the mail for at least a > week > after I give the guy all my money..... indicating that I don't actually own > the car, but have given aside all my money. I asked that he send me an > email > with his full name, address, the VIN of the car, and which contains > agreement terms....should I need to press charges later. Does this sound > like a reasonable thing to want? Am I fair in wanting something like this > BEFORE I pay? He seems to indicate (and I can see this point as well) that > no actual change of ownership agreements ever occur untill after purchase. > Sadly he's been pretty tricky with emails, so I have my concerns (Though > he's easiliy reached via the phone and a wonderful person to talk too. He > seems to be really interested in helping me out). > > Thoughts? > I'm very excited about this purchase, but very concerned now. > > -Craig > '85GL turned WESTY > BOSTIG in the back >
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