Selling Cars And Bikes. Internet Suspicion...

[Martin Keene]

I hate selling cars and bikes privately, the internet has made everybody wary of being ripped off. I've got the Moto Guzzi up for sale, today somebody came to look at it, listened to it run, etc and made me an offer which I accepted.

I printed two what car receipts, we filled them out, he signed them, he has left a 25% deposit and has agreed to pay the balance by bank transfer. All he had from me is an address, sort code and account number.

So why do I still feel like there is a scam hiding somewhere just because he didn't look like the kind of guy you'd expect to buy this kind of bike.

Has he paid with funny money?

Is he going to empty my account just from the sortcode and account number?

etc

Sad reflection of modern life.

[Ciprian]

Or maybe we are all getting a bit paranoid? We.ve not see your buyer, so cant comment on that. People say im not the kind of guy to own a Westfield, but i do.

Just my point of view. Interested to see what happens next.

[Norman Verona]

He cannot gain access to your bank account with the account number and sort code. You spent years sending out cheques with that information on it (plus your signature) and didn't give it a thought.

Pay the cash in tomorrow and when the money arrives in your bank by EFT let him have the bike.

I've had a wife for 44 years and people say I'm not the sort to keep anything, other than cars, for that long. takes all sorts.

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

Should be fine. At least you have met him at your home and he has given you a BIG deposit. The guy sounds serious, all sorts of people riding bikes these days. On the scam radar where 10 is a definate scam, this one sounds about 0.1 :d

[Norman Verona]

HM just reminded me that we used to give our credit cards to a waiter who took it away and brought it back in a machine with some paper in it. How many times were there two sets of paper in the machine which we signed and never noticed the double charge.

[Martin Keene]

Completely irrational I know, spent years giving cheques out without giving it a second thought, but these days paranoia sets in and you are convinced everybody is up to something some how.

As for what a 25 year living in Romford wants a cafe racer for is anybody's guess...

[Norman Verona]

Martin,

Now THIS is a scam:

ATTN DEAR,

THE MANAGEMENT OF KEYSTONE BANK PLC , WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF OUR DRAFT EXCHEQUER ISSUED IN YOUR FAVOR WITH CASH AMOUNT OF $2,500,000.00 ONLY, FOR SCAMMED VICTIM AND UNITED NATIONS OFFICE TOLD US TO ARRANGE YOUR PAYMENT TO BE AVAILABLE BY WESTERN UNION DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN NOT BE ABLE TO CASH THE TOTAL $2.5MILLION EXCHEQUER,

YOU ARE NOW ADVISED TO CONTACT WESTERN UNION OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND SEND THEM YOUR DETAILS WHERE THEY CAN START SENDING YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU AS WE BOOKED WITH WESTERN UNION OFFICE TO START REMITTING YOUR PAYMENT RIGHT FROM TOMORROW IF POSSIBLE YOU CONTACT THEM TODAY. THE AMOUNT THEY WILL SEND YOU EVERY DAY IS $5000 USD TILL YOU RECEIVE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF YOUR $2,500,000.00 EXCHEQUER.

YOU CAN CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF WESTERN UNION OFFICE WITH THIS INFORMATION BELOW .

NAME: Mr Celestine O. Giwa

EMAIL: celestineodoh@mail.kz

NOTE:BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED YOUR PAYMENT BY TOMORROW YOU WILL SEND THE SUM OF $175 USD TO THEM TO ENABLE THEM REVENUE THE EXCHEQUER AND START SENDING IT YOU IMMEDIATELY TOMORROW AS YOU CAN SEND THEM THIS INFORMATION BELOW

RECEIVER NAME..........

CITY..............................

COUNTRY......................

GENDER........................

TELEPHONE..................

QUESTION TEST............

ANSWER.......................

THE DIRECTOR OF WESTERN UNION WILL EMAIL YOU THE TRACKING DETAILS YOU NEED TO PICK YOUR A DAY PAYMENT OVER THERE. THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE IS NOW WAITING FOR YOUR DETAILS WHERE THEY CAN START SENDING YOUR A PAYMENT RIGHT FROM TOMORROW.

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

SINCERELY,

MRS. VERONICA ROBINS.

WESTERN UNION®SEND MONEY WORLDWIDE

© 2011 MICROSOFT PRIVACY TERMS OF USE.

[Leftfield]

OOOOOHHHHHHH I like Guzzi cafe racers, got any pictures of that?

I sold 2 sets of motocross boots on ebay last week. One guy was local and wanted to pick them up. He thought I was a scammer cos I didnt want anyone at my home, been there with guys coming back later to liberate my bikes.

I took the boots to him and ended up selling him selling him more gear.

[Martin Keene]

http://forum.wscc.co...l__moto%20guzzi

Predictable enough, like any project, if I was to do it again it would be different. The rear section of frame would have been cut off and a loop added to it, the tail fairing would have not been cut around the mudguard, and would have covered the new rear frame loop, there would then be a bracket welded to the new rear frame loop to mount the tail light and indicatiors.

But I would have cut the seat fairing to allow fitting of the factory side panels, the alloy ones seemed like a good idea because the replicate (ish) the V7 Racer, however, in reality they don't look as good as I'd hoped.