Afternoon,
Yesterday afternoon i advertised my car on the trade it website. Time for something fun again . Within an hour i had an e-mail asking "If the item is for sale". I replied saying that the car was still for sale. I then received this e-mail
"Thanks for the reply to my question about it been for sale,i will want
you to please do explain to me the present state of it and also if you
can get back to me with some pics as well,i will also want to inform
you that i will be making the payment of it via PayPal which i believe
is safe and secured and also the PayPal charges is on me which i will
also pay for so all i need from you now is for you to get back to me
with your PayPal email address for me to make the payment once you
have gotten back to me with the details about it and also with the
pics as well, i wont be around to check for myself but i will be
having a mover who will be coming for the pickup as soon as the
payment is cleared.Thanks as i hope to read back from you soonest"
I did as requested and sent photos of the marks on the car. I said i would prefer cash on collection or if it has to be paypal then the car would not move until the money cleared paypal and was in my bank account. To which i got..
"Hello got your mail , the reason i'm making the payment via paypal is that it is safe for me i can't trust any body with my cash when i'm not around, so do get back to me with your paypal id to make payment to you.
Thanks "
I once again expressed my concern with this set up and offered to deliver the car. I then received this ..
"I would have appreciated that but the car won't be moved until you receive your money.i will have an agreement with Paypal to suit the two of us"
My concern lies with the fact she has never seen the car, driven it or heard it running yet is happy to pay the ful amount. She hasnt even tried negotiating. I am worried that if i proceed, she pays and then i move the funds to my bank account that she can still lodge a dispute after she has collected the car and i am left with no car and owing paypal money. All seems a little strange to me. Also not being o'fait with paypal and their regs doesnt help.
Any views or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Aid