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Oh bless you, thanks Fiona that's a lovely thought!

He hasn't called back so I'm guessing this was less that kosher.

We are in no hurry to sell the van as the storage & insurance is paid until June next year & it really is a lovely van which we hope will go to a good home & be loved.   There was no fear of us being seduced by the notes he was going to waft infront of us as we really hope this goes to a night person, couple or family who will enjoy many nights away like we did.  Of course we want a good price for it as financially we need to recoup our investment but equally as important is finding the right buyer.

I really appreciate all the advice and support people have shared today.

Many thanks

Mrs MacP 

You never know!  Equally i would have been more than happy if Chester Constabulary called him to check his details but somehow i doubt that happened!

Hi Tentz,

I never suggested he was a scammer, however I did want some degree of reassurance that he was who he said he was, i.e the owner of this caravan site.  I wasn't able to get that but surely its better to verve on the side of caution & at the end of the day, despite him offering cash, the money could have been all fake.

Had joe public phoned & not given me such a story, I probably would have been more trusting of someone genuinely wanting to buy a caravan for personal use, rather than wanting to sell it on to a potential customer.

No problem Mrs MacP its not far from me.  I don't think he was a scammer, just sounds like a timewaster to me.  When we bought our caravan in July privately it was tricky to find a situation which suited all.  The seller was advised by his bank to keep hold of the caravan until any cash was safely received by a branch cashier because of counterfeits but as we couldn't go for the van during bank opening hours that was a non starter.  We did BACS in the end and we took the risk of the seller having both the cash and caravan for a few hours - risky I know but we were 100% sure of the sellers credibility in our own minds and it all ended up well.

You just never know though not always scammers but it does pay to be carefull

We put our 2009 bailey on pre-loved, a scruffy chap came knocked my door said he had come bout the caravan, I was bit confused how he knew it was for sale? He said he had looked at our house on the pic, he knew the area a bit, so drove around until he saw the house/van, He didn't look at it just said it was what he wanted, I was very doubtfull, but he came back with the cash and took it away no problems (turned out he was a plumber thats why he was scruffy! )

Quote: Originally posted by mzzy on 21/11/2010

You just never know though not always scammers but it does pay to be carefull

We put our 2009 bailey on pre-loved, a scruffy chap came knocked my door said he had come bout the caravan, I was bit confused how he knew it was for sale? He said he had looked at our house on the pic, he knew the area a bit, so drove around until he saw the house/van, He didn't look at it just said it was what he wanted, I was very doubtfull, but he came back with the cash and took it away no problems (turned out he was a plumber thats why he was scruffy! )

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Is it really worth all the heartache and worry either buying off or selling to private people just to get or save a few more pounds?

Obviously some people manage it but I will only deal with an established dealer everytime.

Quote: Originally posted by johnks on 23/11/2010

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Is it really worth all the heartache and worry either buying off or selling to private people just to get or save a few more pounds?

Obviously some people manage it but I will only deal with an established dealer everytime.

 

 

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