REFLECTOR: Shipping a Velocity overseas

[Chuck Jensen]

Have the foreign buyer 'wire' the money to your bank account.  For some reason, there is a belief there is something magical about cashier's checks.  About the only thing magical about them is they are amazingly easy to forge.  Because an overseas check usually clears through the bank system by the physical presentation of the check for payment it may take several day to a week or two to actually clear before the funds are safe.  In comparison, a lot of the domestic checks clear electronically the same day or a couple days at the most.  Wiring is easy; just send the bank name, ABA number, routing number (bank will provide the information or its on you checks), phone number, your name and account number and you're good-to-go.
 
Fortunately, I've never been bit, but there are a lot of biters out there.
 
Chuck Jensen 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Barnes
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:49 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Shipping a Velocity overseas


Hi Mel,  
   Wait about 8 weeks for the funds to clear. 
 
   Pardon my cynicism - there is a common scam involving an overseas buyer, with a cashier check(s) for amount significantly in excess of purchase, you handle shipping then send or wire back the balance.
 
  I had some friends that nearly sold a plane that way, asked their bank 3 times if the "cashiers check" was valid & good. 3 times bank said it was. About 3-4 weeks into the deal, bank called them and said wait up, turns out the funds aren't any good after all. Fortunately they hadn't shipped off their plane yet.
 
  Besides that, good luck Mel. I think yourr V will fit inside a shipping container, wings/canrd off, spar angled in 45 degree (or so) angle.
 
Regards,
 
 
Jeff Barnes
XL-RG virgin kit, all fast builds, for sale
 


PUSHERPILOT at wmconnect.com wrote:

I have a possible buyer for my Velocity overseas and would like to hear from anyone that has any information on shipping.  Costs, problems, etc. 

Mel Bina 
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