Craigslist potential buyer requesting vin check cert - spam or legit?

[zammer]

Selling my GSXR on craigslist (and here, on BARF) and some potential buyer seems a bit sketchy. Asked if I had a VIN report, I gave # to him and said feel free to call DMV, I can also provide a pic of the title to show it has no lien.

He asked for one of those carfax - type reports, from webglobalvin.com, site doesn't seem great. Anyone had craigslist spam maybe working for these guys trying to bump up sales? or is this more common than I think?

PS - craigslist starts charging $5 per moto for sale post starting today.

 

[mean dad]

That site will ask for a credit card for the report, then the bad guys be all up in yo money.

 

[orbframe]

scam

 

[mrzuzzo]

Scam

 

[moto-rama]

Ask him for his Social Security # , tell him it's for his protection. That'll make him squeak.

 

[dopaytoplay]

It's a scam. All they want is for you to purchase the vin check . That's how they make there money

 

[splat]

It's a scam. You give them your CC info and then they amazon a buncha shit to a fake or unoccupied address and swoop in on it.

 

[cheez]

Scam.

 

[zammer]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Gravisman]

PS - craigslist starts charging $5 per moto for sale post starting today.

What??!! End of a freaking era.

 

[OnFire]

Since putting up my K1200S on CL last Friday all I got was 3 VIN scam responses. I tell them I have it and will give it to them if they venmo me $50, never hear back from them :rofl

 

[spdt509]

What??!! End of a freaking era.[/QUOTE
i'd felt that way in the beginning, but its 10X better than before with all the fake/scam ads. you'll also have to pay for car/truck ads.....

 

[NoTraffic]

CL started doing this a long time ago for job opportunities and service providers - it actually helps in the long run, weeding out all the junk.

And what's $5 considering all you get from CL?

 

[boney]

Since putting up my K1200S on CL last Friday all I got was 3 VIN scam responses. I tell them I have it and will give it to them if they venmo me $50, never hear back from them :rofl

Not a bad response! :thumbup I've always told them to come get it off the bike themselves.

 

[Whammy]

Happened to Whammy once or twice... i ignored it.
FYI i do provide that kind of documentation when i sell a bike.

 

[RRrider]

Happened to Whammy once or twice... i ignored it.
FYI i do provide that kind of documentation when i sell a bike.

What provider do you use to get the VIN report for a bike? (want to avoid the sketch scammer bad guy types

tia

 

[moto-rama]

What kind of mischief can someone do with a vin number?
Since they are easy to see on most cars, motorcycles, boats, trailers.... Wouldn't bad people just harvest them on a grand scale then do bad things?

 

[RRrider]

Happened to Whammy once or twice... i ignored it.
FYI i do provide that kind of documentation when i sell a bike.

What kind of mischief can someone do with a vin number?
Since they are easy to see on most cars, motorcycles, boats, trailers.... Wouldn't bad people just harvest them on a grand scale then do bad things?

the bad people harvest credit cards from sketchy sites claiming to sell you a vin report for your vehicle.

So I'm asking is there a safe way to get a vehicle report for the bike? or are they all just scam sites.

 

[Biga]

Give the VIN to your insurance company and have them check

 

[RRrider]

Give the VIN to your insurance company and have them check

:thumbup