Foreign bike sale advice

[Bojer]

Hi Kito , he wants your signature , copy of your passport and bank details , walk away (thumbs)

Yep good point ! :huh:

[SteveR]

I have moved funds back and forth to Germany for sales and purchases recently. All companies, but all that the other party needs is your full bank details to transfer funds to you. IBAN and something else that escapes me....

Funds sitting in your account is usually good enough for selling I have found, that or cash on collection.

[Tramp]

Germans dont use paypal muchnlike the french...and very few stores except uk credit cards too...tell him to get on the plane or eurobus ....

Smells a bit kipper too me...if i buy owt in germany , i aak relatives to buy and ship to me and i pay them...family trust lol

[Cone]

I wouldnt entertain it at all, sounds like a scam. If something sounds dodgey before you start always er on the side of cautiousness and forget about it.

[Uncle Buck]

I have moved funds back and forth to Germany for sales and purchases recently. All companies, but all that the other party needs is your full bank details to transfer funds to you. IBAN and something else that escapes me....

Funds sitting in your account is usually good enough for selling I have found, that or cash on collection.

I work in banking in the payments side specifically. All he needs is your iban number and BIC/SWIFT code to transfer GBP. Once you have the cash in your account, it is irrevocable so you're safe. Tell him that's all you are willing to divulge at this stage. Once you have cleared funds, you can give his courier the part of the V5 that he needs and you send the rest off yourself. Send off the permanently exported bit not the new uk keeper bit.

[Maljones]

I sold a land rover to a chap from Germany, deposit was by Paypal, no ther details other than my address for collection, I then informed dvla it had been exported and that was it, a lot of trust from both sides but no exchange of bank details or much else took place cash on collection.

[kito]

I have been back in contact and I expressed my concerns. He has offered to put a £200 deposit in my PayPal while looking for a courier and to see if the courier can pay the cash on collection . I've said I don't want my passport details on the internet but I'll send him a copy of the v5 as it has the address that the courier would go to and he is ok with that.

[Cone]

Be aware there is a paypal vehicle scam google it first

[sprintster]

Why risk it? I'm sure there's someone who lives in the UK who would like to buy your bike.

[Mike54]

Let's cut to the chase. It's a scam. Tell him to F off, or just tell him cash on collection end of story.