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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / To sell a car to austria or not

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danliveshere

09-16-2011 @ 10:39 PM

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To answer the original post, regardless of where the car has to go, you must always wait till payment clears. A couple years ago I bought a car from Hawaii. I paid a paypal deposit and the balance with a bank transfer to the sellers account. This is not a checque , but actual cash in US$.
Now the other side of the story, as a buyer from Australia sending $30k overseas is a very daunting experience. I actually spoke to the buyer on the phone. I had spoken to him before the end of the auction. Regardless it is scary sending so much money and wondering if you will ever get a car. End of story is I did get the car, seller got paid in US$ and all went well. As the seller you don't have too much to worry about as you don't do a thing till money is in your account and cleared. We have to remember to keep this a fun part of classic car ownership.Good communication is important for both parties. Good luck with the sale, hope it all goes well for you. Dan from Australia, not Austria.

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09-15-2011 @ 6:06 PM

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For some banking transactions, the check is "cleared" and credited to your account -- then some time later, when the check bounces, the bank removes the credit to your account. You should check with your bank to define exactly how long after the initial "credit" it will be considered "irrevocable".

35gal

09-15-2011 @ 5:29 PM

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Stroker, that's telling the big idoit bullly boy.

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09-14-2011 @ 5:31 PM

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Guys & Gals:

Get each other's email addresses and sort out your differences.

Alan: you need to learn how to spell Australia.

35 Gal: you need to learn how to spell probably.

This is getting way to trivial for our genteel forum.

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09-14-2011 @ 5:31 PM

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supereal

09-14-2011 @ 5:30 PM

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At least, it wasn't a Nigerian prince! In all my years in the hobby, I have never seen so much film flam as today. Most of the successful international sales I've seen have been handled by specialized brokers. The advice to not release a car until the check clears should be etched in stone! Trying to recover a car or make the payment good is virtually impossible due to international restrictions.

ford38v8

09-14-2011 @ 5:20 PM

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35gal, two different countries, Austria and Austrailia. Idiot.

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09-14-2011 @ 5:17 PM

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Let’s see, you make fun of a member’s spelling and I bring it to your attention. Yeah, your right, I do not belong here.

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09-14-2011 @ 12:06 PM

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35gal, you are so far off base, you don't even belong on this Forum.

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09-14-2011 @ 9:55 AM

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It’s so nice to have an ass correct the man’s spelling. He’s probe ably nervous about selling the car and the only help you can give him is correcting his spelllllllling.

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