Meallbhan

iTrader: (3)

Hi All,

I'm just after a bit of advice about a company who me phoned today about my for sale ad for my WRX.

Its advertised in Autotrader and this company today that phoned is called Motor Market UK. They said they had 4 or 5 genuine buyers that wanted to see the car. If I paid them £99.50, they would put these buyers in touch and advertise it for me until the car was sold.

They offer finance too. If the person interested in the car buys it using financed money from the company, the company will then refund me £90. So in theory it could cost me £9.50.

I phoned Autotrader and they said they had never heard of anyone who had sold a car through this company. I suppose they are not guaranteeing you a sale but putting people intouch with you.

Is this just a scam to nick your 100 hard earned? Any advert is the same though, if your car doesn't sell, you don't get your money back.

Am I being too suspicious or should I steer clear?

Any responce/advice would be apprieciated.

Thanks.

satancom

No no no no no no no.. sold a prelude through autotrader and paid up to one of these companies who had 4-5 people after my car in that colour, no calls in a fortnight..

Its a waste of money IMHO, have had them phone me up since when selling other cars, i just tell them to naff off now!

VXhalo

Definately not

I had a mate who fell for this though it was £60

Of course he never heard a thing

deep_st24

iTrader: (1)

Steer well clear. Every time I advertise a car on auto trader (and my mates have similar experiences) you get inundated with these phone calls!!

These companies where on watchdog last year, explaining about what a scam it is, I believe there called 'conversers'

If you think about it, why would you pay someone to tell you what cars are available on auto trader, you’d just look yourself right ???

Well that’s my opinion anyway.

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Complete bollocks, ask for proof of their advertising i.e how have they got these alleged 'genuine buyers'.

Mew

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

stay away!!! stay well away!!

they r money grabbing u know wots.

ps some even say that they will give u a refund if them don;t sell it... that ain;t true, cos if they "already" have buyers, how can they not sell it???

do a search in google, plenty of websites that name and shame

renny

iTrader: (2)

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

As Monty Python would say....

RUUUUN AWAY!

thesyn

My goodness what a question, no offence but I'm not sure you'd last the night down south.
Only joking I've been conned in a similar fashion in the past, stay away.

dantastic

SCAM SCAM SCAM

Neilg7777

iTrader: (9)

Put my VW Clipper on pistonheads about 3 hours ago and just had the same company on the phone with the story of 5 buyers told them to tell their buyers to contact me direct, bet i dont here anything.

Ian

iTrader: (10)

what they all said, keep well away, unless you like to give money away, and if you do, i will take anything, cash, chq, paypal, etc etc

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooo

big time scam

Prasius

iTrader: (1)

Those companies are always full of ****. IMO.

johnnyroper

[QUOTE=Mew;7605040]NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

stay away!!! stay well away!!

they r money grabbing u know wots.w@nkers is the word you are looking for.

what everyone says steer well clear of these con merchants.

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Definately not! Tell em to go away and amend your advert so it says: no canvassers, agents etc...

Ns04

gavimpreza9

tell them to f off i have done before, if theres 4 or 5 people waiting to buy your car why wouldnt they just ring you themselves? theyve had me for £90 before a few years ago

Meallbhan

iTrader: (3)

Thanks very much, I never expected so many replies! I will definately tell them to foxtrot oscar! Very true though, why can't the people just get in touch themselves?

fraser87uk

I fell for this **** as well. dont do it.

i lost like 80 quid or some ****.

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Actually in hindsight string them along for ages and ages with no intention of actually paying anything. They waste our time why not turn the tables and give them some grief back.

bluenose172

iTrader: (2)

When you place your add in Autotrader, tick the box that changes your phone number, this also filters these unsolicted calls. I used this, free, service twice last year and never got any of these calls!

Izzy

Thats what I did a year or so ago when I sold - kept 'em waiting & calling back for a couple of weeks before I told them to f o...

GazTheHat

It's a CON!

GlesgaKiss

Again...no. my only response to these people now is F**k off! I was polite until I asked one of these people exactly who they were (as alot of them just pose as someone interested in your car until you go through a lengthy discussion about the details of your vehicle) and was called a tosser for "being difficult" i suppose. They get me soo ANGRY!

Rant over.

Alan