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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man
Your young, From your youtube videos it looks like you know your way around a tool box , Fly out and drive it back , Make it an adventure you can tell your kids about , Maybe your grand kids ? Post a picture of the truck your willing to have shipped across the country to own .  |
THAT would be fun! Though the cost would run up a bit... and at 50mph... but I always wanted to do a cross country trip in an ol' truck. Especially though the upper mid-west area.
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Originally Posted by tutone
I sold a 34 Ford to a fellow in LA California back in the winter. here is how we did this. I opened a new account at MY bank , separate from any other account, then had him wire me a deposit of 1000 bucks. Owner may set any amount he wishes since it is you sending the money. That will give the guy a chance to get his paperwork in order. I took my title to the local DMV transferred to his name and faxed a copy with the VIN partially blacked out. He then wired the rest of the money to my account and I immediately moved most of it it and left the account very low in funds, As his wire transfer was complete, I overnighted his paper work and title to him and he let me know he got it, and we waited on his shipper.
It went smooth as heck. I have never bought anything across country , but it didn't seem to bother him.
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Excellent, thanks for the description tutone. If this comes to fruition, that's the approach I'll take with the guy. I've bought 2 trucks (73-87's) from different parts of the country already, but both experiences were a little dicey when it came to payment and passing paperwork... Much rather avoid that again. Your way is a lot better and would give me some piece of mind making sure he follows through.
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Originally Posted by 72SB
OP
IMHO best to spend the $ on a plane ticket to see firsthand the truck. Pics can be very flattering.
You have 2 choices then. Say no after seeing it or buying it. Go to a bank with the guy and do a in bank transaction after you have seen the title and it matches the truck
Then you either drive the truck back or ship it. I used Montway and they were excellent. $2100 enclosed trailer (would have been $500 less before gas $ got stupid). They had the truck to me in under 3 days (Ill to CA)
Doing the wire me $ thing and I will send you the title thing....well, what could go wrong.
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That would be smart... I can fly out there for about $550+/- from MA. Would be worth it to make sure everything checks out. Then it's just a matter of getting it back here. But it would provide piece of mind and knowing the paperwork/money was square.
No easy way to do this unfortunately... I messaged him last night inquiring about selling so we'll see what happens. If it don't feel right, I'll walk away. Plenty more trucks out there...
Here ya go Grumpy... '67 K20.
