Why didnt you just bid on it, win the auction. Then fly out to NM and pay cash in person.. Forget the deposit. Just pay in full within 3 days, after you see the car. You could meet the trucker out there in NM, while your there. Load the car, fly back home WITH TITLE IN HAND AND THE CAR on the truck, car shows up 3-5 days later. Done deal...... Ive done it probably 50 times.
My plan was to fly in, pay, and drive out. I've bought my last 3 Vipers that way. All sellers have their own terms and I asked all of those sellers if that was o.k. , and all of those responded with a yes, and I bought. I've owned 6 Vipers and on number 3 I had a shipping company "AAA" Auto Transport destroy the side sills on a 97 GTS, not pay for the damage, plus the car was not as advertisied. After that I always fly or drive, inspect, and pay in person. I figured this out the hard way, and yes that probably was a big assumption.
For the last 4 years I've been dealing with muscle cars, specifically 1968-1970 Dodge Chargers and internet fraud happens all the time. I am a member of dodgecharger.com which is a close knit community like VCA, and we all look out for each other and have a special section on the forum for ebay ads in general. Everyone reports on things that seem fishy just so members are advised. That was my goal, to proceed with caution, and now I guess I have offended some members. I know about timewasters. I sell cars for a living, but I do buy cars, a lot of cars, and I was sincerely tring to help. I'll just mind my own business from now on.
