Range Rover for sale on Gumtree

[Disco_owner]

Hi Guys ;

Just recieved a reply back from an interested buyer who is offering more than what I'm asking for my vehicle :angel: Just wanted to know if anyone has come accross this , the interested buyer is asking for my paypal information and is going to organise a shipping company to pick it up from oz and send to england

this is his reply

hello,

Thanks for the response,i will like to make offering of $xxxx AUD so that we can close the sales and have the transaction ...kindly get back to me with your Paypal Payment information so that i can go ahead with the payment which i will including PayPal surcharges since i am interested in the immediate purchase.I want the vehicle to be ship to London,where this is needed and i will be making use of a shipping company to have this picked up from you and have it delivered to me when i get back to England,i am presently on official duty in Ohio USA,.Further arrangements will be made with you in regards to the pick up once i have paid you.

I don't have an active paypal account , I know that it is probably easy to set one up.however I'm rather adament not to provide my paypal information to someone who I don't even know is genuine about the purchase of my vehicle . let me know what your thoughts are ??

[Oscarthegrouch]

Hi there it's a scam I had it happen on a 100 scooter I had forsale there just trying to get your details etc.

[sheerluck]

Yep, he's going to be a genuine buyer alright!

He wants to ship a RR to a country where they are less than half the price having paid shipping on top ($5k plus), plus the cost of conversions....

It makes you wonder how people fall for these scammers.:o

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

Tell, l him that you only deal via Interpol

[Marshall]

ask yourself, why would some one buy a rangie here and ship it to London of all places...?

[Reads90]

ask yourself, why would some one buy a rangie here and ship it to London of all places...?

Um yes they would , there are hardly any RRC in the Uk and a Rust free Aussie one would collect a lot of money. Most of the uk ones have rusted away

[seano87]

You're not actually seriously thinking it's an "interested buyer" are you?

Oh by the way, I've just been told by 2 sources in 2 days I was successful in the US greencard lottery this year, in which I didn't enter. I'll happily give up my US immigration program citizenship, which also includes guaranteed job in your field, apartment in city of your choice and you can take as many wives, husbands, children, mistresses, dogs, cats and kangaroos as you wish. $879 per person/animal/transvestite is their going rate. Tell you what, $1000 a pop to me, I'll take the $121 profit per person as an AULRO only special offer. Remember kiddies, I only have 2 of these special offers up for grabs, so be quick. Western Union transfers only please!

[sheerluck]

Um yes they would , there are hardly any RRC in the Uk and a Rust free Aussie one would collect a lot of money. Most of the uk ones have rusted away

Granted, but you would have to be slightly mad to want to ship a 1993 RR to the other side of the world, never having seen it, and having had to remove half the off-road accessories as they are not legal to be fitted in the UK, for a total cost of 10K GBP when the same money will buy you a vehicle 10 years newer, with a higher level of equipment.

(A quick browse of the Autotrader shows a large number of 2003-2004 L322 HSE or Vogues for that kind of money)

[Reads90]

Granted, but you would have to be slightly mad to want to ship a 1993 RR to the other side of the world, never having seen it, and having had to remove half the off-road accessories as they are not legal to be fitted in the UK, for a total cost of 10K GBP when the same money will buy you a vehicle 10 years newer, with a higher level of equipment.

(A quick browse of the Autotrader shows a large number of 2003-2004 L322 HSE or Vogues for that kind of money)

Out of interest
What bits would you have to remove for the uk

After all they don't have anywhere as tough rules like ADR.

[sheerluck]

Out of interest
What bits would you have to remove for the uk

After all they don't have anywhere as tough rules like ADR.

EU rules are actually much tougher than ADRs. The bulbar would have to go, meaning the spotties would be out too. Wheels/tyres protrude too far.

And that's before you start getting in to emissions regs!

[Reads90]

EU rules are actually much tougher than ADRs. The bulbar would have to go, meaning the spotties would be out too. Wheels/tyres protrude too far.

And that's before you start getting in to emissions regs!

Mm disagree about the bull bar

Wheel protruding, yeah agree with that can't be sticking outside the car. But wider wheel arches solve that

Ali

[sheerluck]

Mm disagree about the bull bar

I'm pretty sure that bullbars (and other "frontal protection" bars) were banned from the year I left the UK, back in 2007.

I think the law didn't apply retrospectively, so any vehicles with one fitted at the point the law was introduced didn't have to have them removed. Try proving the bullbar fitting date to the relevant authorities on a vehicle you've just imported from the other side of the world......

[Hoges]

Scam...

[superquag]

Scam...

...and I am wishing most diligently for an honest businessman from Nigeria to be offering me muchly more monies for my Range Rover and will recompense my inconveniences by means of Gold Dubloons, - and not ask for my Bank account number.......:p

[p38arover]

Carsales.com.au has a page devoted to this scam.

Help Centre - carsales.com.au (http://helpcentre.carsales.com.au/scam-defence/buyer-articles/february-2010/false-paypal-payment-scam/)

[Disco_owner]

Some interesting responses , specially the nigerian businessman response , :D I must be very simple and naive , but wasn't about to hand over any paypal or bank details to someone who is offshore:p

[Disco_owner]

Alright , the Emails are coming in , first an SMS asking me to not reply via SMS and please reply via a "said" Email address included in the original SMS , and then the "So call Interested buyer" is replying to my email and asking me what my Asking price is for the vehicle ?:eek:Just for my own reference is the advertised price different to the asking price ? I must be a total Novice :eek: thanks for all your replies btw. I have since removed the ad from Gumtree.

[TomBrulinski]

Dont do it. It happend to me when I was selling my Jaguar. The guy offered me more money for it too and wanted to pay through paypal. He was on an oilrig in Russia. Dont even bother replying.
Hi Guys ;

Just recieved a reply back from an interested buyer who is offering more than what I'm asking for my vehicle :angel: Just wanted to know if anyone has come accross this , the interested buyer is asking for my paypal information and is going to organise a shipping company to pick it up from oz and send to england

this is his reply

hello,

Thanks for the response,i will like to make offering of $xxxx AUD so that we can close the sales and have the transaction ...kindly get back to me with your Paypal Payment information so that i can go ahead with the payment which i will including PayPal surcharges since i am interested in the immediate purchase.I want the vehicle to be ship to London,where this is needed and i will be making use of a shipping company to have this picked up from you and have it delivered to me when i get back to England,i am presently on official duty in Ohio USA,.Further arrangements will be made with you in regards to the pick up once i have paid you.

I don't have an active paypal account , I know that it is probably easy to set one up.however I'm rather adament not to provide my paypal information to someone who I don't even know is genuine about the purchase of my vehicle . let me know what your thoughts are ??

[Disco_owner]

Dont do it. It happend to me when I was selling my Jaguar. The guy offered me more money for it too and wanted to pay through paypal. He was on an oilrig in Russia. Dont even bother replying.

Hi Tom , I haven't replied to any of the emails that seems to have the format of " what's your asking price " ? in the body of the emails who originated from an SMS initially .I have since removed the ad from Gumtree , but on a positive note I did recieve an Email from an old club member via Gumtree who purchased him self an old 82 4-door rangie but may be looking to upgrade.:)