Buying used car from an unknown sellers from internet?

July 20th, 2010 | by |
buying used car
Newbie Driver asked:


I am trying to buy a used car through craigslist.org but since that website doesn't required a credit card or an address to posts like ebay how can I make sure that the car is not stolen and the person who I am buying from is the actual owner of the car? I've send 5 emails inquiries and two of them were scams. Those two asked me to sign up an account with the middle men ( a online company). The companies' names and websites addresses were different (one is .com and one is .uk) but both use the same website template.

I have replies from the other three which seems like normal owners/sellers, they gave me the VIN# and more pictures. I've check the VIN# on carfx.com and it's clear. But how can I make sure that they are real deal? How do I know they actually own the car?

Thanks
P.S. I almost bought a car from a private seller a few days ago that was introduced by a relative. Fortunately I checked carfax.com at the last minute and found that the car was in accident before and odor meter reading was inconsistant. But I lost the $100 deposit :(

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3 Responses to “Buying used car from an unknown sellers from internet?”

  1. By Chris on Dec 6, 2008

    Ultimately, you don’t know they own the car. However, if the title of the car is in their name, it’s probably legit. My husband sold his car on craigslist. Worked great for him.

  2. By wooleybooley on Dec 7, 2008

    Be carefull. It’s a fact thousands of vehicles were damaged in hurrricane Katrina and being sent all over the USA.

  3. By back_shark on Dec 9, 2008

    Don’t even try to buy a car, especially if it is used through the internet.
    And even if you will see that car you are going to buy, take it to some mechanic and he will finally tell you is it worth buying it or not.

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