Just a little follow on...Some of you may remember that I sold Gypsy back in April. The buyer was in Victoria and paid no problem, but couldn't come to collect for awhile. My son said that's okay, he can keep it at his place until he comes up. Well he came up in May to collect. We'd told him it would be deregistered as it was going interstate, that he should make arrangements. Well, he didn't, and I forgot to de-register it anyway, so we let him take it on the proviso that he post the plates back to me.
Well they've just arrived this week after many phone calls and emails to him. Dan & I were really annoyed with him as we let him go in good faith that he'd post them back. So, lesson learned. Won't be doing that again!
kandagal said
02:50 AM Aug 21, 2012
When we bought our motorhome from a chap in Victoria he let us drive it back to Qld & we then immediately changed the rego & sent him back his plates. We appreciated that he let us do that
Beth54 said
05:42 AM Aug 21, 2012
My son has done it in the past too, with no problems. But this bloke was a bit of a dimwit. He bought my camper trailer sight unseen, then bought a 4WD from Scarborough sight unseen too. That was rather risky.
milo said
06:09 AM Aug 21, 2012
i bought a car once sight unseen but had a friend in victoria check it out for me, worked out ok , but prefer person to person stuff
Beth54 said
06:16 AM Aug 21, 2012
milo wrote:
i bought a car once sight unseen but had a friend in victoria check it out for me, worked out ok , but prefer person to person stuff
Yes, that's okay, having someone check it out for you. My son did that too. But this bloke only had my word for it, and the photos of course. But those photos could have been dodgy.
Cruising Granny said
07:31 AM Aug 21, 2012
I bought my van sight unseen off ebay. I made the decision because it was the exact layout I wanted, the size of the van was right and the price was negotiated to my offer. I even paid for it before I collected it, I was so confident it would be alright. Just lucky I guess. It's a very tricky situation. It's a shame we can't use trust in these negotiations. I'm pleased to hear it all worked out in the end Beth. It might take a long time, but it did happen.
Beth54 said
08:39 AM Aug 21, 2012
_wombat_ wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
milo wrote:
i bought a car once sight unseen but had a friend in victoria check it out for me, worked out ok , but prefer person to person stuff
Yes, that's okay, having someone check it out for you. My son did that too. But this bloke only had my word for it, and the photos of course. But those photos could have been dodgy.
Beth, I don't know what you mean by 'those photos could have been dodgy'
good it all worked out in the end.
Oh yes you do! You're an expert at dodgying up photos!
Yes, I'm glad it finally worked out. Otherwise I would have had to just wait until October when the rego ran out. I spoke to the Transport Dept, and there was no way they'd deregister it without the plates.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 08:39:53 AM
_wombat_ said
03:23 PM Aug 21, 2012
Beth54 wrote:
milo wrote:
i bought a car once sight unseen but had a friend in victoria check it out for me, worked out ok , but prefer person to person stuff
Yes, that's okay, having someone check it out for you. My son did that too. But this bloke only had my word for it, and the photos of course. But those photos could have been dodgy.
Beth, I don't know what you mean by 'those photos could have been dodgy'
good it all worked out in the end.
_wombat_ said
03:56 PM Aug 21, 2012
What's this dodgying up photos! bit about
IF he had not sent the plates back to you, you would have to pay the next rego bill, bugga
Gerty Dancer said
10:57 PM Aug 21, 2012
We are in the process of buying a house, and the owner had promised to rectify a couple of problems. But when the contract arrived for us to sign, the old clause "as is" was still in there... not good enough, we sent it back to include the promised improvements. If its not on paper it doesnt count.
_wombat_ said
12:35 AM Aug 22, 2012
Gerty Dancer wrote:
We are in the process of buying a house, and the owner had promised to rectify a couple of problems. But when the contract arrived for us to sign, the old clause "as is" was still in there... not good enough, we sent it back to include the promised improvements. If its not on paper it doesnt count.
very smart GD, that was your only option, ALWAYS get it in writing
Beth54 said
05:34 PM Aug 22, 2012
_wombat_ wrote:
What's this dodgying up photos! bit about
IF he had not sent the plates back to you, you would have to pay the next rego bill, bugga
No, they said I could just not pay, it,,let it run out.
Happywanderer said
05:42 PM Aug 22, 2012
You wouldn't have to pay Beth. it would run out and be unregistered. People do it all the time.
_wombat_ said
06:16 PM Aug 22, 2012
Beth54 wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
What's this dodgying up photos! bit about
IF he had not sent the plates back to you, you would have to pay the next rego bill, bugga
No, they said I could just not pay, it,,let it run out.
but then they would hassle you for the plates which you do not have.
you said 'I spoke to the Transport Dept, and there was no way they'd deregister it without the plates. '
so the Transport Dept would keep sending you re-register papers, because you were the last owner on their books, you could always tell them what happened and maybe they would track the present owner.
Beth54 said
06:21 PM Aug 22, 2012
_wombat_ wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
What's this dodgying up photos! bit about
IF he had not sent the plates back to you, you would have to pay the next rego bill, bugga
No, they said I could just not pay, it,,let it run out.
but then they would hassle you for the plates which you do not have.
you said 'I spoke to the Transport Dept, and there was no way they'd deregister it without the plates. '
so the Transport Dept would keep sending you re-register papers, because you were the last owner on their books, you could always tell them what happened and maybe they would track the present owner.
Yes, I guess you're right there Wombat. No matter, all's good now.
Just a little follow on...Some of you may remember that I sold Gypsy back in April. The buyer was in Victoria and paid no problem, but couldn't come to collect for awhile. My son said that's okay, he can keep it at his place until he comes up. Well he came up in May to collect. We'd told him it would be deregistered as it was going interstate, that he should make arrangements. Well, he didn't, and I forgot to de-register it anyway, so we let him take it on the proviso that he post the plates back to me.
Well they've just arrived this week after many phone calls and emails to him. Dan & I were really annoyed with him as we let him go in good faith that he'd post them back. So, lesson learned. Won't be doing that again!
My son has done it in the past too, with no problems. But this bloke was a bit of a dimwit. He bought my camper trailer sight unseen, then bought a 4WD from Scarborough sight unseen too. That was rather risky.
worked out ok , but prefer person to person stuff
Yes, that's okay, having someone check it out for you. My son did that too. But this bloke only had my word for it, and the photos of course. But those photos could have been dodgy.
Just lucky I guess.
It's a very tricky situation.
It's a shame we can't use trust in these negotiations.
I'm pleased to hear it all worked out in the end Beth. It might take a long time, but it did happen.
Oh yes you do!
You're an expert at dodgying up photos! 
Yes, I'm glad it finally worked out. Otherwise I would have had to just wait until October when the rego ran out. I spoke to the Transport Dept, and there was no way they'd deregister it without the plates.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 08:39:53 AM
Beth, I don't know what you mean by 'those photos could have been dodgy'
good it all worked out in the end.
What's this dodgying up photos! bit about
IF he had not sent the plates back to you, you would have to pay the next rego bill, bugga
very smart GD, that was your only option, ALWAYS get it in writing
No, they said I could just not pay, it,,let it run out.
but then they would hassle you for the plates which you do not have.
you said 'I spoke to the Transport Dept, and there was no way they'd deregister it without the plates.
'
so the Transport Dept would keep sending you re-register papers, because you were the last owner on their books, you could always tell them what happened and maybe they would track the present owner.
Yes, I guess you're right there Wombat.
No matter, all's good now. 
good that it's all fixed now