If you are selling your vehicle and somebody emails you and offers to give you your asking price, No questions asked and in certain occasions offers to send you more than your asking price. Either to "pay the transportation company" upon pick up of your car. Or they desire you to send the overage to their "client" over seas so they can pay for transportation. If you fall for this scam you WILL be out your vehicle, your asking price, And the monies you send to this "client" Usually this "extra money" is desired to be sent to Nigeria or Ghana. This has happened to me on three occasions while trying to sell my 74 Jaguar XJ6L. Of course I responded with the obvious reaction that once a certified cashiers check CLEARS the bank and is legitimate, Then and only then will the interest in my vehicle be released. This person is still trying to get me to release my car to them and I have yet to see any sign of a legitimate check. As I write this there is an email in my mailbox from this person. Do not fall for this. Most serious buyers of classic autos that buy long distance will have a certified appraiser arrange to come to your car to inspect your car before even starting to negotiate the deal. This is perfectly acceptable. There are many many legitimate appraisers that will be objective and inspect cars. These are paid for by the buyer.

As a buyer of any vehicle long distance there are certain things that you should do to ensure your security if you can not personally inspect and negotiate the sale. Find a certified appraiser locally to the car you and serious in buying. They are listed in the pone book and listed here too. As I get more Information I will post them Most Certified inspectors charge from $100.00 up depending on the distance from the vehicle and the intensity of the inspection. It is wise to have the inspector verify the legitimacy of the documentation and Vehicle ID Number. Some of these inspectors will do a mechanical inspection too. Of course they will charge for this service too. I will compile a list of certified inspectors as I get information on them

Once you have had a vehicle inspected, Documents verified, Etc. And you have negotiated the price then you need to arrange for transportation of your new investment. Do this your self. The seller may suggest a local service which you can check out yourself of get on the internet and find one your self or check out the recommended service. Legitimate sellers will help you make this a smooth transaction. Be Careful. I will compile a list of transportation companies as I get information on them.

The most important thing is to be careful. Many many vehicles are bought and sold long distance and all parties are happy. I personally know many people that have purchased vehicles long distance and been very very happy with their new investment. All it takes is one crook to separate you from your money and your vehicle. There are many many forged cashiers checks being used be very careful.