I had mine on Gumtree and you get irritating calls and propositions so I'd not recommend that. What I do recommend is to put it on Carsales.com....costs about $40-50 but you get better screening of callers etc. Buyers also are wary of Gumtree and will place more reliance on Carsales.com. My last 2 cars I've sold this way and also the last car I bought (current) was on Carsales.com The reason why you will get less scammers on Carsales.com (or Drive.com) is that the advertiser must pay to put the advert up, whereas on Ebay or Gumtree the advertiser puts no cash up front. There are lots and lots of cars for sale right now (for whatever reason) and it is a buyers market so if you want to sell promptly I'd say you will need to put a realistic price on it. For a guide go to Redbook.com. Good luck
ps...wherever you put it, include lots of photos and describe it in detail and don't be worried about trying to make your advert look like all the others. Primarily be honest in your description.
-- Edited by hako on Monday 12th of August 2013 10:01:03 PM
Helena said
04:25 AM Aug 13, 2013
Hi all,
We are selling our car and thinking of puttingit on gumtree but have heard you get a lot of scammers come through how do you know hey are scammers as have no experience with this before thanks Helena.
justcruisin01 said
05:11 AM Aug 13, 2013
Helena wrote:
Hi all,
We are selling our car and thinking of puttingit on gumtree but have heard you get a lot of scammers come through how do you know hey are scammers as have no experience with this before thanks Helena.
I just had two items listed on gumtree, a car that never got an inquirey, sold it from my driveway.
2nd, a camper trailer, first day I had four text messages, females wanting to buy it on behalf of sons, parteners etc, all working on mine sites, gas fields,overseas etc. Claiming to have arranged to have it picked up bu their courier after payment was made. one was having it transported to Darwin, that would cost more than the unit was worth.
They were so dumb that two of them sent the message from the same phone.Would you be happy to part with $5000 for some thing unseen on behalf of some one else.
They are time wasting pieces of s#!t, scammers wanting you to send them your bank details.
JC.
cobberandco said
05:29 AM Aug 13, 2013
If somebody offers to buy and states they have difficulty in coming to collect. Avoid at all costs. They usually set up a dummy pay pal receipt and attempt to get you to pay for removalists etc. They don't get your car, just try for the removal expenses, etc.
cobberandco
Helena said
02:15 PM Aug 13, 2013
Thank you all so much I think I will use car sales seem's to be the better option
keithintassie said
03:19 PM Aug 13, 2013
You can usually spot the scammers as they're the ones who want to TAKE money FROM you rather than GIVE you any !
magraret said
04:05 PM Aug 13, 2013
hi i have a car on carsales and got two emails and texts from someone one i did reply to the text which is normal but when i got the reply i knew that it was a scam
you just have to be carfull
i have my car listed on 3 differant sites no calls yet must be to dear
Nelly said
04:52 PM Aug 13, 2013
Just a question - if you give your bank details to someone to Deposit money how can they access it to withdraw the money if they haven't got the password?
the rocket said
05:43 PM Aug 13, 2013
Hi Helena, its a hazard. tried to sell our car online and did not. only got scammers. one wanted to buy the car sight unseen and said he would put the money in my bank account. wanted the bank account details. said he had a friend on the gold coast who has a car semi trailer and he would pick it up. I was on to him so told him I was happy for him to buy the car and pay for it sight unseen and could he go to his local post office, pay the money in form of a money transfer and I would collect it from my post office and when I had the money I would contact him for pick up details. never heard from this mongrel lowlife again. we got soooo frustrated we sold it to a car yard. sooo annoying. good luck vetting them.
Crashtac said
04:56 PM Aug 14, 2013
Hey you can advertise it here in the for sale section, one of your fellow nomads might like it. Cheers Andrew
hako said
07:35 PM Aug 14, 2013
Nelly wrote:
Just a question - if you give your bank details to someone to Deposit money how can they access it to withdraw the money if they haven't got the password?
Many sellers on Ebay give bank BSB and account numbers so it cannot be too dangerous as you suggest....however what may happen is that someone pays a cheque into you account and it shows up as being in your account before being cleared...then they say 'whoops paid in too much' and then ask for the overpayment back (which is now your money) and then the original cheque bounces before being honoured then you are out of pocket. They will use an overseas bank A/C so it's not recoverable.
Please note that the above is how I've been told it can work....don't take it as gospel.
But, bottom line is that I'd have no problem giving the details BUT I'd be very alert for anything out of the ordinary.
Nelly said
09:14 PM Aug 14, 2013
Thanks Denis for your reply - if the person put the money into your account and your agreement with them was that you wouldn't hand over the car or whatever you were selling until the money was cleared - surely this would be a safe way wouldn't it? Isn't this a shocking situation as the fair dinkum people out there would feel that you don't trust them - it is a sad, sad world really.
Roving-Dutchy said
12:44 AM Aug 15, 2013
You can't even be sure of getting your money, even if you get a bank cheque, you must wait till it is cleared, before handing over the goods, as there have been many bank cheques stolen.
Cheers
David
hako said
03:31 AM Aug 15, 2013
Nelly wrote:
Thanks Denis for your reply - if the person put the money into your account and your agreement with them was that you wouldn't hand over the car or whatever you were selling until the money was cleared - surely this would be a safe way wouldn't it? Isn't this a shocking situation as the fair dinkum people out there would feel that you don't trust them - it is a sad, sad world really.
Nelly - I still trust people but I try to keep my eyes open. When I've sold cars, trailers etc, I've always asked for their license so you can fill the transfer papers out, checked the details on the licence, then checked in the phone book to see if they live at that address, checked any other papers they have etc. This will be done over a cup of tea in a civilised fashion. I always stress to the buyer that we both need to check each other - the buyer needs to check that I am the owner of the property etc....same checks are required on both sides. Therefore there is no embarassment or feeling that you don't trust each other. For payment tell the buyer what you will accept....preferably electronic funds transfer or cash. Be wary of anything out of the ordinary....just keep your eyes open. Ask around. You are in charge.
I don't think there are any more 'bad' people out there than there ever has been, and I think you should still trust your fellow man. Nothing we do in life is done without checking first - think about it.
Good Luck.
herbie said
05:14 AM Aug 15, 2013
Just doesn't stop with getting ripped off selling via the net.
I went into a shop in Mission Beach the other day and brought a few things I handed over a $50 note ... next thing the lady I handed the
money to was holding it up to the sun light looking closely at it. I laughed and asked her if she was checking to see if it was real,she said yep !! she went on to tell me they had been getting counterfeit $50 in different businesses around the area.
She showed me what to look for ..in the transparent section on the bottom of the note there is a 50 if it is not there then it is counterfeit.
I had mine on Gumtree and you get irritating calls and propositions so I'd not recommend that. What I do recommend is to put it on Carsales.com....costs about $40-50 but you get better screening of callers etc. Buyers also are wary of Gumtree and will place more reliance on Carsales.com. My last 2 cars I've sold this way and also the last car I bought (current) was on Carsales.com
The reason why you will get less scammers on Carsales.com (or Drive.com) is that the advertiser must pay to put the advert up, whereas on Ebay or Gumtree the advertiser puts no cash up front.
There are lots and lots of cars for sale right now (for whatever reason) and it is a buyers market so if you want to sell promptly I'd say you will need to put a realistic price on it. For a guide go to Redbook.com.
Good luck
ps...wherever you put it, include lots of photos and describe it in detail and don't be worried about trying to make your advert look like all the others. Primarily be honest in your description.
-- Edited by hako on Monday 12th of August 2013 10:01:03 PM
Hi all,
We are selling our car and thinking of puttingit on gumtree but have heard you get a lot of scammers come through how do you know hey are scammers as have no experience with this before thanks Helena.
I just had two items listed on gumtree, a car that never got an inquirey, sold it from my driveway.
2nd, a camper trailer, first day I had four text messages, females wanting to buy it on behalf of sons, parteners etc, all working on mine sites, gas fields,overseas etc. Claiming to have arranged to have it picked up bu their courier after payment was made. one was having it transported to Darwin, that would cost more than the unit was worth.
They were so dumb that two of them sent the message from the same phone.Would you be happy to part with $5000 for some thing unseen on behalf of some one else.
They are time wasting pieces of s#!t, scammers wanting you to send them your bank details.
JC.
If somebody offers to buy and states they have difficulty in coming to collect. Avoid at all costs. They usually set up a dummy pay pal receipt and attempt to get you to pay for removalists etc. They don't get your car, just try for the removal expenses, etc.
cobberandco
Thank you all so much I think I will use car sales seem's to be the better option
hi i have a car on carsales and got two emails and texts from someone one i did reply to the text which is normal but when i got the reply i knew that it was a scam
you just have to be carfull
i have my car listed on 3 differant sites no calls yet must be to dear
Hi Helena, its a hazard. tried to sell our car online and did not. only got scammers. one wanted to buy the car sight unseen and said he would put the money in my bank account. wanted the bank account details. said he had a friend on the gold coast who has a car semi trailer and he would pick it up. I was on to him so told him I was happy for him to buy the car and pay for it sight unseen and could he go to his local post office, pay the money in form of a money transfer and I would collect it from my post office and when I had the money I would contact him for pick up details. never heard from this mongrel lowlife again. we got soooo frustrated we sold it to a car yard. sooo annoying. good luck vetting them.
Many sellers on Ebay give bank BSB and account numbers so it cannot be too dangerous as you suggest....however what may happen is that someone pays a cheque into you account and it shows up as being in your account before being cleared...then they say 'whoops paid in too much' and then ask for the overpayment back (which is now your money) and then the original cheque bounces before being honoured then you are out of pocket. They will use an overseas bank A/C so it's not recoverable.
Please note that the above is how I've been told it can work....don't take it as gospel.
But, bottom line is that I'd have no problem giving the details BUT I'd be very alert for anything out of the ordinary.
You can't even be sure of getting your money, even if you get a bank cheque, you must wait till it is cleared, before handing over the goods, as there have been many bank cheques stolen.
Cheers
David
Nelly - I still trust people but I try to keep my eyes open. When I've sold cars, trailers etc, I've always asked for their license so you can fill the transfer papers out, checked the details on the licence, then checked in the phone book to see if they live at that address, checked any other papers they have etc. This will be done over a cup of tea in a civilised fashion. I always stress to the buyer that we both need to check each other - the buyer needs to check that I am the owner of the property etc....same checks are required on both sides. Therefore there is no embarassment or feeling that you don't trust each other. For payment tell the buyer what you will accept....preferably electronic funds transfer or cash. Be wary of anything out of the ordinary....just keep your eyes open. Ask around. You are in charge.
I don't think there are any more 'bad' people out there than there ever has been, and I think you should still trust your fellow man. Nothing we do in life is done without checking first - think about it.
Good Luck.
Just doesn't stop with getting ripped off selling via the net.
I went into a shop in Mission Beach the other day and brought a few things I handed over a $50 note ... next thing the lady I handed the
money to was holding it up to the sun light looking closely at it. I laughed and asked her if she was checking to see if it was real,she said yep !! she went on to tell me they had been getting counterfeit $50 in different businesses around the area.
She showed me what to look for ..in the transparent section on the bottom of the note there is a 50 if it is not there then it is counterfeit.
Lucky mine was ok.
Here is a timely warning for all car sellers from another forum.....
The OP on that thread IS a copper who provides a lot of good advice.
Cheers Neil