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23/2/2016 at 2:39pm
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Hi all, the saying is true, " if it sounds too good to be true, it is." Many cheapy caravans out there have been damaged in some way or an other. Accident then bodged, water ingress, or in many cases following the recent flooding, vans will be dried out then sold on to unsuspecting buyers. When looking, let your nose go in first. Damp, dogs, smokers and too many sweaty bodies,. If you do enter don't be afraid to lift all the bunks, open cupboards, have a bit of a bounce on the floor, front back and centre, don't forget to look up for damp at the seams, especially in the wardrobe . Check around window seals, the facia below the main front window for mildew, the chassis and under flooring is also very important so take along some old clothing, get mucky, it's your hard earned cash at stake here. Finally, if the seller is reluctant to let you look around alone, take a second inspection. Good look. Sedburgh.
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23/2/2016 at 6:37pm
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A good friend of mine had his trike for sale, at the same time on ebay it was advertised for half amount. Some scammer had copied the pics and details.
Friend called him and reported to ebay, hw was also selling bikes, tractors, speed boats, jetskies, caravans, motorhomes and loads of other kit that people use as hobbies.
All half the going price. The idea is to sucker you into paying a deposit OR if mug enough the full amount to hold it.
It will be difficult to see in a remote location with quite possibly the owner working off shore and not able to get there for a bit. They play on the massive pull of the BARGIN to get people to part with their money.
I had a saved search on Gumtree for a Versys motorbike and one came up, VERY good value for age and milage. Email only as working off shore. It was in Glasgow and I said thats handy as I am there tomorrow....turned out he forgot it was in Edinborough.... two emails and I knew it was a scam.
Another friend was selling his trike and had numerous offers for the full amount, trike would be collected by courier and money put in a PayPal storage account till new owner seen it........Almost no one will pay full price without seeing the goods so again a total scam.
I have bought several items, inclusing my trailer tent over the phone, had it delived to point mid way at a services. BUT only after numerous phone calls to sus out oner, get more photos that I specifically asked for (this way you know they have the goods) and then agreed a fee for the part delivery. I am in N.Ireland and the Montana was in London...
Trust only thouse you get a good feel for. Helps if you can check out their FB account and see photos and good comments of the goods as well.
Sold a trike the same way. Had full money deposited before riding it to Liverpool to deliver it. We are still friends on FB and chat all the time.
SO, if it looks to good to be true, BE VERY CAREFUL, but it may be genuine as someone may not know what they have or need rid of it in a hurry. BUT take care, talk to the owner, get more photos showing specific stuff you ask for to check they have goods. See if you can get them to friend you on FB and check out their photos, esp if the item is in any of them. For Caravns, MH and Tents they likely will be in holiday photos. Talk to them and if you get a genuine feel proceed with caution. See if they are in a club and join it, ask questions on the sites pages and if the item is dodgy someone will likely PM you as they wont want a new member stung with a dud.
All in Gumtree and Ebay are great but BEWARE.
I got my TT on preloved and the Tents on Gumtree locally.
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