Ok, so I am looking for an older used truck to buy, and I find one online for private sale at a very good price.
Me and a buddy go there to look, and it seems alright. So I talk with the owner and agree on a price. He has some stuff to take out of the back at a dump, so he goes to do that but first asks for a deposit, I say no.
He gets back 20 minutes later,invites us inside, where he writes up a bill of sale, complete with my name and address on it, then signs it and gets me to sign. Then he asks for the money, but of course I'm not going to give him any without the vehicle title. So he goes 'looking' for it, and some 10 minutes later cannot find the box where he stores his title. Anyway, me and my buddy go to leave, and he asks me to put down a deposit, and of course I say no, then we leave. Five minutes after we leave he calls and says he just found the title. I have serious doubt if this is legit.
My question... can I be subjected to any sort of scam when he has only my name, address, and signature on a piece of paper ?
Or could it have been legit and the guy really just couldn't find it at the time (wouldn't most people get the title ready when someone is coming to look ) ??
Me and a buddy go there to look, and it seems alright. So I talk with the owner and agree on a price. He has some stuff to take out of the back at a dump, so he goes to do that but first asks for a deposit, I say no.
He gets back 20 minutes later,invites us inside, where he writes up a bill of sale, complete with my name and address on it, then signs it and gets me to sign. Then he asks for the money, but of course I'm not going to give him any without the vehicle title. So he goes 'looking' for it, and some 10 minutes later cannot find the box where he stores his title. Anyway, me and my buddy go to leave, and he asks me to put down a deposit, and of course I say no, then we leave. Five minutes after we leave he calls and says he just found the title. I have serious doubt if this is legit.
My question... can I be subjected to any sort of scam when he has only my name, address, and signature on a piece of paper ?
Or could it have been legit and the guy really just couldn't find it at the time (wouldn't most people get the title ready when someone is coming to look ) ??