lardypants

weird one e wants to fly to southampton to buy a car m selling coming with euros so i presume hes southern ireland?


thing is how do i convert from uk pound? what about when i put them into bank?

can i check them with my fake money pen as per uk money?

fuzzy

get him to go to the bank with you to pay it in or any local bank who will check them for you.

Micky The Finn

why can he not just get stirling from his bank first?i sold an impreza on saturay for £16k and met the guy ay holyhead,he paid in sterling cash no bother.

Lee Ivatt

iTrader: (1)

alarm bells should be ringing buy now mate!!

tread carefully, dont let car go untill money is in ur bank or ur 100% sure its not counterfit or stolen money (check the serial numbers)!!!!!!

lardypants

just spoke to him again hes in a small viliage crap bank but is going to try to get stirling i he can, seems genuine enough, it is a 2001 mk4 golf for 2300 cheap car


hes gonna haggle so how do i use the calculator to work out exactly how much hes offering? will i get less exhanging at post office?

cutch

iTrader: (1)

the euro thing is bull, i have sold cars to guys in ireland and they always bring Sterling, it aint a problem for them to get it so why not. i wouldnt touch the euros witha a ten foot barge pole.

Cozzie Bhoy

I bought my escort in U.K and went over with about 12k sterling, No probs getting it from my local bank on a few days notice. There's plenty of dodgy 50euro notes flying around. Watch out.

Red16

How do you check the serial numbers? what do you check them with?

Micky

Easy answer to this,only take stirling.If I was selling a car and a person from britian was coming over to buy it from me I would expect them to pay me in Euro's.Or at least the bulk of the money in Euros,so you should ask for the same. Regards,Micky

Chip

iTrader: (3)

First check is that they arent all the same

indycos

iTrader: (2)

the british currency serial number database

Fil

if he got his euros from my local PO then they are fake!


they dished them out without knowing, is was only when people were on holiday in spain etc , the locals clocked them

mrjenrst

just be carefull cos the pound is weak against the euro at the min.

Ginge !

fake 20's in sterling is about too at the min in a big way

as said 50 euros are about

3drpete

iTrader: (1)

ive sold both my m3s and my alpina to irish fellas and they all paid with euros and ive never had a spot of bother with em

just drive em ta ya local bank/post office it only takes 10 mins and your 100% then

Nath

I'd keep the euros as they'll be worth more than the £ soon If in doubt take sterling only...

truthordare

Beware this one, did you sell it on Ebay or through a private ad? My husband just sold an Escort on Ebay and the guy flew from Ireland, came and picked the car up, paid cash (Stirling though) and drove it away, brought it back couple of hours later saying it wasn't right (the car was perfectly ok) and wanted his money back, only thing is, log books now been sent off in his name and he has had time to get a set of keys cut for it. All he has to do is go back to Ireland and report it stolen if he does the same to you don't take the car back, just tell him its sold as seen when he picks it up and you don't do refunds.

Debs

COMEDY DAN

No Sterling, No Sale...!!!

At least you know what the queen looks like.

lardypants

im meeting him at airport as its local hopefully he will hand me cash and drive off, hes already hpi'd it etc, i spose it will be re registered anyway as its southern ireland.

funny thing is im off to spain mid june so might aswell keep hold of some of the euro's if he does pay me with them

Smit

iTrader: (5)

Deb - Personally i would tell to him get bent. Don't get too tarty just stand your ground!