The Definitive Guide To Buying Your First New Car

Always check the auction site to see if you have actually won the car.

Since more and more of these scams are being conducted by those who are not native English speakers, you should check the email carefully for obvious grammatical mistakes.

Ask the person who sent the email why they would need an escrow account since it is in the buyer’s best interest and not the seller’s to open this type of account.

Report any strange email to the auction site. They may be able to catch the people before they disappear.

Cars That Do Not Really Exist

Another scam being used to steal money on online auction sites is placing cars for auction that do not exist. People bid on them and then send money expecting to be able to pick the car up or have it delivered within a week or so after the bidding has ended. After the money is transferred it is gone.

When looking for cars in online auctions, you should look carefully at the picture, only bid on cars that are within driving distance, and do not bid on cars that have an unrealistic price tag. You should not buy a car online without test driving it first. This is the only way to tell for sure if you are being scammed.

Description Of Cars

While many states have lemon laws, they do not always apply to cars that are sold on an online auction. Many times people will downplay damage to a car or they will neglect to mention it was in an accident and has internal damage.