aide 0 Posted May 19, 2006 have just been given an offer of a car i can't refuse and as such have to sell the vr - after only seven months :( stuck it on autotrader and i've been receiving phone calls from an outfit cardata.co.uk, they basically say they have buyers for my car in Belfast, but that in order to register and for car data to arrange viewings i need to pay them £99 which is refunded if the purchasers go through with the deal and arranges finance, spookily enough car data are also credit brokers.... that's how they make their money apparently. it sounds half credible, but i'm concious they'll run with £99 and forget about the selling part or refund - he's giving it the hard sell, is he trying to pull my pants down :!: :?: have done search on here and internet with no adverse results - anyone any ideas?! cheers :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted May 19, 2006 It's a scam! My mother gave one of these cunts £70 with the same promise ( " we have people in your area waiting for a car like yours " etc etc ) and never got a call from them again, and didn't manage to get her £70 back either :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted May 19, 2006 leave well alone mate.......... unless you like getting turned over :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted May 19, 2006 Stay away, sucks what happened to your mum Walesy :( Why not have a play with these gits, I always do, be annoying to them on the phone etc. Had one bloke kept ringing my mum for a new phone, rang her 6 times in one day! So I answered it and said some things, and he went away :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted May 19, 2006 sucks what happened to your mum Walesy Serves her right for being gullible ! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted May 19, 2006 ok cheers for the mega quick replies! ....am definitely going to have some fun with this guy, string him along for a few weeks and then call him a gullible feck for believing i was still interested in his scam :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted May 19, 2006 sucks what happened to your mum Walesy Serves her right for being gullible ! :lol: It's just them things, I remember I always used to take to take interest in all these good deals till I knew a friend got done by one, -£100 he was. If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is! ok cheers for the mega quick replies! ....am definitely going to have some fun with this guy, string him along for a few weeks and then call him a gullible feck for believing i was still interested in his scam :) :cheers: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RADO.001 0 Posted May 19, 2006 my m8 got f**ked over by the same sort of thing when he was trying to sell his scooby! not only did they releave him of 140 notes but he neva heard from them or any buyers! so he cut his losses and ended up sellin it for full price to someone who saw it in tescos! JUST DONT DO IT! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16vradge 0 Posted May 19, 2006 Stay away, sucks what happened to your mum Walesy :( Walesy, mum and sucks all in one sentence, nice one 16v! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted May 19, 2006 Ewwwwwww :pukeleft: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted May 19, 2006 Stay away, sucks what happened to your mum Walesy :( Walesy, mum and sucks all in one sentence, nice one 16v! :lol: LMAO oh dear, even I didn't see it that way! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 19, 2006 I think cardata.co.uk is part owned by the nigerian royal family ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveVR6 0 Posted May 19, 2006 http://uk.blagger.com/db4/company_id/308/companyname/Cardata.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve_16v 0 Posted May 19, 2006 This company (or a very similar one) was on Watchdog last year, they had undercover reporters working for them that exposed what a complete load of b*llocks it all is. Apparantly some people have sold cars with them but they are in a TINY minority, the buyers they supposedly have don't exist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 19, 2006 found to my dismay that you only get the money back if you or the buyer of your car use them for financing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted May 19, 2006 ['H3R4POR] found to my dismay that you only get the money back if you or the buyer of your car use them for financing. ...and the buyers don't exist :x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madscientist 0 Posted May 22, 2006 I advertised my mums lupo in the autotrader a few months ago then got a phone call from one of these numpties asking me to part with 70 notes for them to sell it for me. I told them id just paid the autotrader so i'll wait for it to sell in there first. I got another phone call a couple of days later asking if i'd got a buyer for it, which i replied 'no', cheeky b*stard then said 'i didnt think so' and put the phone down on me :lol: I always wondered why most adverts in there now say 'no canversers' ect.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted May 22, 2006 I got the same thing when I was trying to sell my Corsa years ago - I got loads of calls from these muppets. Strangely enough when I said if they're so confident they can find me a buyer, why don't they just take their commission from the sale price they weren't too keen... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Jet 1 Posted May 22, 2006 Time to Wind up the con artists, HMMM I've got 50 cars to sell, do you do discount Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elrikos 0 Posted May 23, 2006 Just think about it this way. When was the last time you signed up with a company like car data in order to BUY a car? never happened? well they evidently don't have many buyers on their books. Rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HiAsAKite 0 Posted May 23, 2006 Try navigating their website to find a car like the one you're trying to sell..remember when I was selling my mk2 gti, I wasn't even able to specify gti as a search term on their webiste and had al manner of sh!te appearing.. of course- it may have changed now- but I doubt it.. run a mile from these people.. if they keep phoning tell em where to go.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HiAsAKite 0 Posted May 23, 2006 Try navigating their website to find a car like the one you're trying to sell..remember when I was selling my mk2 gti, I wasn't even able to specify gti as a search term on their webiste and had al manner of sh!te appearing.. of course- it may have changed now- but I doubt it.. run a mile from these people.. if they keep phoning tell em where to go.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites