Recently put our XJS on the market through Jaguar owners classified ads sites and immediately received several offers at or above the asking price, but, as work pressures etc mean they can't view the car, the purchasers offer to pay the full price in advance, cleared into our bank account before they would send someone to collect the car. All very urgent, we must respond immediately with bank details so they can transfer the money to our account. They have, unasked, sent copies of passports or other ID, and their address as proof of sincerity. They say the person collecting the car will bring power of attorney along with signed purchase contract and details for transferring ownership. There must be a catch somewhere - presumably, once the car has been taken away, they may claim they didn't receive it or it is not in the claimed condition and try to recover part or all the purchase price? Possibly sending in "debt collectors" or taking legal action? Perhaps I'm being over suspicious and cautious, but the responses don't ring true! One of the offeror's street address doesn't match the postcode, which is clearly a red flag, but the others addresses do seem to exist.
Anyone had similar experiences? Any thoughts as to how to protect ourselves from future claims if we proceed with selling to one of them?
I do have one genuine offer from someone who has seen the car, but at considerably less than the asking price - the alternative, of course, would be to use an auctioneer, but with the obvious costs.
Ken
