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Hi all,  in a world of scammers and blah how does one safely buy a UTV through email and ship it across the country.   Anyone have a process to  not get screwed ?  Guy Sent me pictures.  Guy Sent me a video that was dated today.   I mean. I'm nervous.  Need help

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I definitely would not go through with that deal. no matter how trustworthy the seller may seem. It seems kind of odd the seller (especially if they are an individual) would go through the hassle of shipping it.

How did you come across the UTV?

 

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Never ever buy a UTV or Bike or anything requiring shipping over the internet. If you can't put your hands on it and test ride, don't pay out any funds. No one is honest like you are!

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On 11/2/2022 at 6:26 PM, Beaverdam83 said:

Hi all,  in a world of scammers and blah how does one safely buy a UTV through email and ship it across the country.   Anyone have a process to  not get screwed ?  Guy Sent me pictures.  Guy Sent me a video that was dated today.   I mean. I'm nervous.  Need help

I would not do it unless its through a dealership. Tell them you will go through a proxy, local business/dealership and see if they want to continue the deal and provide a time to go see it in person. You can try contacting a local powersports dealer or auto dealer to see if they'll check it out for a fee. Just an idea.

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Turns out it was a scam.   It's too bad that someone from this site sent me to the info to contact his friend.   Googled the friends email and bam!   Scam central.   I hate people like that.   Thank you for your info and knowledge 

 

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4 minutes ago, Beaverdam83 said:

Turns out it was a scam.   It's too bad that someone from this site sent me to the info to contact his friend.   Googled the friends email and bam!   Scam central.   I hate people like that.   Thank you for your info and knowledge 

 

Please report whoever referred to the Mods, need them out of here too. 

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3 hours ago, Beaverdam83 said:

Turns out it was a scam.   It's too bad that someone from this site sent me to the info to contact his friend.   Googled the friends email and bam!   Scam central.   I hate people like that.   Thank you for your info and knowledge 

You can message me if you like and I'll take a look. If someone reached out from this community and they are scammers...lets get rid of them!

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