Purchasing Fiero over internet (Page 2/3)
Dennis LaGrua FEB 28, 04:47 PM
If I were to buy a car over the internet I would first ask those that have seen the car in person and those that can supply information about it and their pictures. A friend of mine sold an outstanding 88 Formula on eBay to a guy out west. . When the buyer asked for a reference he gave out my name. Needless to say after delivery, the buyer was extremely pleased with the car. Point is that you should never buy "in the blind". You can get screwed doing that.

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David Hambleton FEB 28, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

David, it's amazing that anyone would actually fall for this nonsense.




Lol! It was a little bizzarre... A stellar Model A at a really good price, in storage in Edmonton as the Quebec (close to Edmonton, hahaha) owner had suddenly transferred "overseas".
Since I know people in Edmonton, I thought it would be fun to suggest a meeting at the car. The "seller's" preference was to ship it to Ontario for a no charge 10 day returnable trial.
Yep. I'm fine with that, right after my representative examines the car. End of comunications. Lol!
Patrick FEB 28, 06:20 PM

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Originally posted by David Hambleton:

Lol! It was a little bizzarre...



This thread has reminded me of an experience with scammers that I had posted about years ago.

Phoney eBay Second Chance Offer

Ah, memories...
blackrams FEB 28, 06:30 PM
Just asking but, where's the car?
You'd be smart IMO to fly there and personally take a look at the car even if, you're having it shipped.

Rams
thejinx13 FEB 28, 06:49 PM
Where in CO is it?
I live in Colorado Springs.
skywurz FEB 28, 06:55 PM
I have to say something kinda smells. however we don't have the details like where/how the sale originated. I remember seeing a Fiero kit a couple hours drive away and reached out with some questions. The guy called me and high pressure tried to get me to send him money and he would deliver it. As soon as i mentioned i had a trailer and was more than willing to come look at it and pick it up he got irate telling me he didn't have time for people to come look at it. When i asked how he has time to deliver it but not let people look he hung up.

The one time i did buy a vehicle sight unseen clear across the country it was a horrible frightening experience that worked out fine but it was a white knuckle ride. Some guy had sold a bunch of stuff cheap on ebay car boat bike. Said his visa was up and was leaving the country(didn't know this until after i was on the hook to buy). I sent him a low-ball offer and he took it. Then I setup logistics and such to ship a bike from Florida to CA. I got the title 2 days after i sent money. Dude was leaving the country like 5 days after the sale. So now i have a title/am liable for a bike on the other coast. Lucky i got a logistics company to pick it up. Then it took forever to show up the logistics guys trailer threw an axel in texas and that took a week. Probably took over a month to arrive. I had to keep reminding myself i picked and setup the logistics otherwise it felt like a scam.

I lied i also bought a car from Carvana sight unseen
who does have a we deliver. but you already have financing on the hook and have hoops to jump through if you refuse delivery or send it back in the 14 day window. Also you pay extra that is not refundable if the vehicle is far away. Carmax does this too.

Also i looked at that apex place. Doesn't have good reviews and they don't mention offering a brokerage thing. Never go with a seller's broker. Arrange your own shipping and logistics.

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jim94 FEB 28, 09:39 PM
I purchased my car on eBay but I drove it home. It was everything they said it was. i still own it, 11 yrs later. Good luck, I hope you don't get ripped off because that would not be nice.
Mike in Sydney FEB 28, 10:39 PM
I purchased both of my GT's over eBay, sight unseen, and had them shipped cross-country to NC. I was extremely lucky on both occasions as far as condition - nothing that I did not expect as the sellers provided lots of pictures. There was an issue with the title of the one I purchased from California but I was able to sort that out without too much hassle while attending a business conference in the U.S. Would I do it again? Depends on the circumstances but probably not. I tried to buy a car in Australia the same way but nearly got stung when the "seller" wanted the money to be sent to an off-shore account. Alarm bells and "Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!" Got the wire transfer stopped before it left the country. (I really wanted that Holden Monaro. It was sold as the Pontiac GTO in the States.)

Moral of the story: Be very careful when buying sight-unseen and if the deal looks too good to be true or smells bad, it probably is.

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Mike in Sydney FEB 28, 10:40 PM
deleted - duplicate posting.

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Boozeman MAR 01, 04:12 PM
I've purchased two cars off of eBay with success, one being my Fiero. Purchased it January of 2019, and my wife and I flew to Raleigh, NC and drove it 1147 miles home. I will say that I had a lot of communication with the seller, and although it was the first time I had made such a big purchase on eBay, it really turned out better than I expected. Just ask the right questions, ask for specific photos, a photo of the current title, etc. Search Google Images to see if you can come up with the same pictures you're sent, communicate solely through eBay, and insist on Paypal as your payment method. Good luck!

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