Overseas transaction

tothemaxx Seriously Crusin Dubber

156 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 3 Nov 2011, 9:58 pm

#870227

Hi guys,
Really need some professional advice here. I'm looking to purchase a VW from the US valued at 10KUS but is worried about the payment side of things. What is the best and safest way paying for the car and having insurance to protect me from scammers etc? Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers

Pat

1967 Karmann Ghia - Newest addition to the family
2009 VW Passat CC - Sold to make way fo rthe KG = (
2008 VW Passat Wagon- Ride off by a stupid truck driver
2000 Honda S2000 - Great JDM gear

tothemaxx Seriously Crusin Dubber

156 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 3 Nov 2011, 9:58 pm

#870228

Hi guys,
Really need some professional advice here. I'm looking to purchase a VW from the US valued at 10KUS but is worried about the payment side of things. What is the best and safest way paying for the car and having insurance to protect me from scammers etc? Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers

Pat

1967 Karmann Ghia - Newest addition to the family
2009 VW Passat CC - Sold to make way fo rthe KG = (
2008 VW Passat Wagon- Ride off by a stupid truck driver
2000 Honda S2000 - Great JDM gear

Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 4 Nov 2011, 8:45 am

#870276

Paypal would work for paying for the car. There's probably better ways to do international fund transfers but thats a start.

Maybe if you have an independent shipping company you can just pay half and the shipping company confirms receipt of car before you pay remainder of funds.

Calcool Fahrvergnugen

965 posts · joined May 2005 · 6 Nov 2011, 8:02 am

#870569

Suggest buying a copy of Just Cars magazines and looking thru the advertisers in there, there are lots of businesses that adverrtise shipping, cutoms, quarantine etc, I have not used any of them but you can check them out and have a local to speak too.

Good Luck!

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Nov 2011, 4:02 pm

#870620

unique cars also have the advertisers...

and I use paypal for everything overseas

its great... you can get insurance too

international money orders cost lots.....$$$$$

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

tothemaxx Seriously Crusin Dubber

156 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 8 Nov 2011, 11:05 pm

#871130

thanks for the advice. I'm looking to go through ashipping company called http://www.schumachercargo.com/ and they have quoted me $2020 for pick up in new mexico and ship to sydney port, is this too cheap? Have anyone have any dealing with them? Oh with paypal, apparently they dont cover second hand car sales so I might be looking at escrow.com ? Anyone dealt with them?

1967 Karmann Ghia - Newest addition to the family
2009 VW Passat CC - Sold to make way fo rthe KG = (
2008 VW Passat Wagon- Ride off by a stupid truck driver
2000 Honda S2000 - Great JDM gear