[s-cars] Subject: NAC: A Car Sale Gone Wrong, Then a Grim Discovery II

[Steve Mills]

Terrible thing to happen. I like to meet at a local bank that has an armed
security guard patrolling the parking lot. If I'm buying, I tell them it's
because I don't want to get the money out unless they show up. If I'm
buying, tell them it's so we can get the bill of sale notarized. Either way
I get there early so I can be standing there chatting with the guard when
they pull up.


On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:09 PM, tom at tomwintermedia.com <
tom at tomwintermedia.com> wrote:

> This happened in Boulder, Colorado about 6 years ago.
>
> A guy who had an office almost adjacent to where I was working at the time
> was selling a newer Porsche. He advertised it on Craig's List. Two guys
> showed up to look at the car. Seller ended up shot dead in front of his
> office/apartment (mixed use area). Car stolen, but immediately abandoned
> four blocks away. They caught the two perps, but you can never bring back
> the dead. . .
>
> I've heard (but can't collaborate) of buyers showing up with cash to
> purchase a car and then being held up a gunpoint and relieved of their
> cash.
>
> Two courses of action here: always buy/sell from/to S-car listers
>
> Or do your deals in highly public and very visible places in the middle of
> the day with lots of other people around.
>
> On another note, thanks to all who've responded regarding the high beams on
> my '95 S6 avant. I'm swamped with work and have some work related travel
> for
> most of the month starting next week, so have not delved into the repair,
> however thanks to the list, I'll dive in with confidence when things slow
> down. Seems pretty straightforward to me. . .
>
> Cheers and be safe,
>
> Tom '95 S6 Avant
>
>
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