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Car selling question?


Grayfox54

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I currently have a car listed for sale locally. First time I've privately sold a vehicle in many, many years. Ok, maybe stupid question, I just never heard of it before.
I've got a prospective buyer wanting me to send him the VIN number before he comes to look at it. is there a legit reason for this or is it some kind of scam?
Need a quick answer. I kinda got the guy holding a wouldn't want to miss the sale if its OK.

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I’m guessing he’d like to run it through Carfax to see if there are any reported accidents that have been repaired. I don’t know what harm someone could do with your VIN number. They could get it looking through your windshield at the WalMart parking lot.

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4 hours ago, gregintenn said:

I’m guessing he’d like to run it through Carfax to see if there are any reported accidents that have been repaired. I don’t know what harm someone could do with your VIN number. They could get it looking through your windshield at the WalMart parking lot.

Greg pretty well nailed it.  I buy vehicles regularly and request the VIN to complete a history check.

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When I bought my bike, I was buying from a private seller in St Robert MO.   I asked him for a copy of the title so that my bank could do up the loan paperwork.  He got scared and thought I was a scammer.   It took a while to convince him otherwise and it eventually worked out cause I still have the bike.  But caution never hurts.  It will certainly weed out anyone that isn’t serious. 

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