Advice needed. Who has bought a vehicle sight unseen?

[big_al_71]

I have always traveled to go see aything I am buying in person. never sight unseen except the corvair siode ramp truck I had a member in texas go look at it for us then we had it picked up by the transporter...

[AusTx68]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

I sold a classic car 10 years ago for "A LOT OF MONEY" and the guy who bought it only had seen pictures on the internet ( they did show details though ) The money was in my account BEFORE he sent his driver 1000 miles to pick it up in an inclosed trailer. ( see picture below ) He called to tell me he was pleased with it when it arrived at his home . . . and I haven't heard from him SINCE - It can work !!! GOOD LUCK !!!

Wow, that's crazy! My neighbor wired a guy $13k for a car he purchased in FL. The seller provided good communication during the sale and sent him an email when the car was supposedly picked up by the transport company. That was the last he heard from him. The car never arrived and he never got the money back.

I agreed to purchase my current truck based on photos in Craigslist. It was located 500+ miles away in Abilene. I told the seller I'd pay another $400 if he trailered it to Austin. When it arrived it was exactly as described