Buying from afar

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junkyardhero said:
reel your neck back in there sizzle chest the insult game is not a good look on you.

and yes, all i own is a bunch of junk *** junk mopars and a junky tacoma. anybody that knows me can attest to that.
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Insult game? That’s all you have done to me since I've been on this forum
 
missing linc said:
Well that one went off the rails quickly.
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It always does when Dan appears. It's guaranteed thread derailment. I feel bad for every poster whose thread he destroys, which means every thread in which he posts.
  • Click on his username.
  • Hit the "Ignore" button.
  • Discover a better FABO experience.
It's simple. You never know he's there until someone starts arguing with him, and even then only if they mention or quote him. He can't derail a thread in which nobody's aware he's attempting to participate.
 
NoCar340 said:
It always does when Dan appears. It's guaranteed thread derailment. I feel bad for every poster whose thread he destroys, which means every thread in which he posts.
  • Click on his username.
  • Hit the "Ignore" button.
  • Discover a better FABO experience.
It's simple. You never know he's there until someone starts arguing with him, and even then only if they mention or quote him. He can't derail a thread in which nobody's aware he's attempting to participate.
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I hope you do the same thing with junkyardhero as he's the one who started in on me. I probably shouldn't have defended myself but that's how I am.
 
@69conv, I'm surprised there hasn't been any mention of setting up an escrow account for the transfer of payment funds and title following receipt and inspection of the vehicle. That's what I did when I bought my Dart from out of state some years ago.
The seller agreed to the arrangement, I deposited payment in the escrow account and arranged transportation. The car was delivered to me, I inspected the car and then released the transportation delivery. I contacted the escrow company and released payment to the seller.
If the car had not been as described and I refused to accept upon delivery, the transportation company would have loaded it back up and taken it back to the seller. The payment funds in escrow would have then been released back to me.
Good luck with your purchase.
 
ocdart said:
@69conv, I'm surprised there hasn't been any mention of setting up an escrow account for the transfer of payment funds and title following receipt and inspection of the vehicle. That's what I did when I bought my Dart from out of state some years ago.
The seller agreed to the arrangement, I deposited payment in the escrow account and arranged transportation. The car was delivered to me, I inspected the car and then released the transportation delivery. I contacted the escrow company and released payment to the seller.
If the car had not been as described and I refused to accept upon delivery, the transportation company would have loaded it back up and taken it back to the seller. The payment funds in escrow would have then been released back to me.
Good luck with your purchase.
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Excellent idea.
 
Last December 2023 I traveled alone from Toronto Canada to Dallas Texas to look at a truck I was interested in. I took a good amount of US currency ($11,000) to make a deposit if I wanted to purchase . I had a bank receipt to prove where the cash originated from, declared it at the border and answered a few standard questions and was on my way. The party that was selling was more nervous than I. I said let's meet at a police station of your choice, which we did. I also stated I don't have a gun as it's prohibited in Canada. They thought that was crazy and need to change things. Anyway maybe I'm naive, stupid, too trusting or lucky but I have done the same thing many times with no bad results. I've come home without purchasing anything more times than not. I also incountered a situation where the other party was nervous that the cash I had was counterfeit. This was on a day the bank was closed so they had to decide whether to accept or not. They did and all was good. I got a Harley and they got a bag of cash. So to answer the OP's question, what I would do is go in person with a deposit or the agreed amount, meet in a public place or police station and go from there.
Just my crazy suggestion, you may disagree.
 
ocdart said:
@69conv, I'm surprised there hasn't been any mention of setting up an escrow account for the transfer of payment funds and title following receipt and inspection of the vehicle. That's what I did when I bought my Dart from out of state some years ago.
The seller agreed to the arrangement, I deposited payment in the escrow account and arranged transportation. The car was delivered to me, I inspected the car and then released the transportation delivery. I contacted the escrow company and released payment to the seller.
If the car had not been as described and I refused to accept upon delivery, the transportation company would have loaded it back up and taken it back to the seller. The payment funds in escrow would have then been released back to me.
Good luck with your purchase.
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I assume the buyer agreed to pay the cost of shipping and also BACK if the car did not get approval! Otherwise the seller is delivering a car for free inspection and consideration?
 
barbee6043 said:
I assume the buyer agreed to pay the cost of shipping and also BACK if the car did not get approval! Otherwise the seller is delivering a car for free inspection and consideration?
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I (the buyer) paid the cost of transportation to me, but the seller was responsible for the cost of return transportation if I did not accept the vehicle.
Fortunately, the Dart was as described and also included more parts than had been in the initial description and photos.
When all was said and done, I figured the purchase price covered all of the new parts (including a Mopar crate engine - 380-horsepower 360 small block, freshly rebuilt 727, 8.75 489 rear, new exhaust system, Auto Meter guages, and more) and the car itself was free.
 
Bennoel 10 said:
Last December 2023 I traveled alone from Toronto Canada to Dallas Texas to look at a truck I was interested in. I took a good amount of US currency ($11,000) to make a deposit if I wanted to purchase . I had a bank receipt to prove where the cash originated from, declared it at the border and answered a few standard questions and was on my way. The party that was selling was more nervous than I. I said let's meet at a police station of your choice, which we did. I also stated I don't have a gun as it's prohibited in Canada. They thought that was crazy and need to change things. Anyway maybe I'm naive, stupid, too trusting or lucky but I have done the same thing many times with no bad results. I've come home without purchasing anything more times than not. I also incountered a situation where the other party was nervous that the cash I had was counterfeit. This was on a day the bank was closed so they had to decide whether to accept or not. They did and all was good. I got a Harley and they got a bag of cash. So to answer the OP's question, what I would do is go in person with a deposit or the agreed amount, meet in a public place or police station and go from there.
Just my crazy suggestion, you may disagree.
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You can't have a gun for home protection or for a gun club?
 
ocdart said:
I (the buyer) paid the cost of transportation to me, but the seller was responsible for the cost of return transportation if I did not accept the vehicle.
Fortunately, the Dart was as described and also included more parts than had been in the initial description and photos.
When all was said and done, I figured the purchase price covered all of the new parts (including a Mopar crate engine - 380 horsepower, 360 small block, freshly rebuilt 727, 8.75 489 rear, new exhaust system, Auto Meter guages, and more) and the car itself was free.
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I find that so many times, especially on a lower priced car, (as in lets say for instance, 318 vs say a 383 car), in todays market, so many buyers want to buy a car with perfect paint (they want that for free IF or not the seller did not pay a resto shop $8-10,000 for the work ), they might like just said, pay for the sum of new parts, (maybe) they want the value of the builder car for free, they do not want to pay for the machine shop work (as it would NOT be what they would have done id they were paying) slightly wrong cam, .5 point to much compression etc), they want perfect interior for free or just about, etc etc. Really?

OK so its maybe a buyers market today.

Yea Mecum is a different ballgame and different level of models. 600 high end cars with at one location and the thrill of an auction.

Over the years, decades, these old cars come and go. That is life unfortunately for me. Toop bad. I have sold with my pics, description, and the BUYER paid shipping. I never considered shipping a car anywhere NOT paid for just to be inspected by the buyer. 99.9% of the time, the buyer would always tell me how the car was better than expected whether he came in person to look or just bought over the phone. ( before text and people actually talked). That is what I always wanted, the car to be better than advertised or described. But I never wanted to short myself of $ either. Fair is fair.

I guess I am just behind in the times.
 
Dan the man said:
You can't have a gun for home protection or for a gun club?
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-Automatic weapons,extended clips/mags, silencers......all prohibited. Cannot own them.

-Rifles and shot guns.....You need a possession certificate to own one (POL), and an acquisition certificate to acquire/borrow one (PAL). You need to take a course and pass a written and practical exam to get the PAL. No need to register these, but you used to have to. Many rules about mag size, barrel length etc.

-Hand guns are restricted weapons. Lots of hoops to jump through to get a restricted license. Restricted weapons are registered to the owner. Even then, you could only have them at home, or use them at a licensed range. Transportation to and from the range via the most direct route. IIRC, there was a time when you had to get a conveyance permit from the PD to go to a range. (not sure).

-Just recently, it is now illegal to sell restricted weapons (hand guns)...Even if you own it legally. Gun stores were forced to transfer ownership of stock to a personal name and lock them away. If you want to get rid of your restricted weapon, the only course of action is to surrender it to the authorities.

-Recently, there has been a law implemented naming specific firearms that are now prohibited. Check it out.....

List of firearms - Canada.ca

There are pretty strict storage rules for firearms and ammo.......LOL, not in the nightstand next to your bed.

Just some **** off the top of my head :canada:
 
ocdart said:
I (the buyer) paid the cost of transportation to me, but the seller was responsible for the cost of return transportation if I did not accept the vehicle.
Fortunately, the Dart was as described and also included more parts than had been in the initial description and photos.
When all was said and done, I figured the purchase price covered all of the new parts (including a Mopar crate engine - 380-horsepower 360 small block, freshly rebuilt 727, 8.75 489 rear, new exhaust system, Auto Meter guages, and more) and the car itself was free.
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If I were the seller, I would never agree to that. What if the potential buyer was way too picky, and said no based on BS stuff for the price of a car you are talking about. Let's say we are talking about a nice 69 Barracuda Fastback that was accurately advertised as a very nice driver with some flaws with PS, PB, AC and a 340 4 speed for $25K. Then the potential buyer says, "Hey, there are some scratches in the paint and I am not happy with the interior." But you accurately advertised those flaws. Then you are getting stuck with the cost of return shipment.
 
Bring a trailer is one of the best used car sites I`ve ever seen. A full description and up to 150 photos to help you decide. Most all sellers will take specific photos to satisfy your needs, cold starts, and driving videos etc.
 
What happens if you ship your car to a potential buyer and they mess up your car and then they don't want it? How you going to be able to prove that the potential buyer did the damage? The only time that I've heard of a car being shipped to a buyer is when they put up a non refundable deposit.
 
harrisonm said:
If I were the seller, I would never agree to that.
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My luck the buyer would be a flake, and he wouldn’t except the agreed price at the last minute.
 
Lemon squad inspection happens today with results posted to me tomorrow, Mike is trying to look at the body and paint for me on Wed. The seller stated the quarters and trunk were replaced at one time so I hope it wasn't rear ended and frame damage, also hope a quality job was done. Not a big fan of the stripes but maybe it will grow on me, or I can change that later. One of the nicest and most original engine compartments on the market right now. The seller had some work done at a local machine shop called Fiddlers, I just dont know what was done. It has a replacement cam, and the trans has a deep pan with drain plug. Hope it pans out, one of my previous chargers was dark green with a vinyl top.
 
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