Selling my 68 RT project car on ebag. Shipping ??? Help.

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I am listing this 68 RT:


I listed it as United States only sale.  I had a ebayer from Finland ask me if I would ship it.  Can this be more of a headache that it is worth?  Anyone else here shipped out of the country before?  Thanks for any advice in advance.

[Ghoste]

If it were me, I'd want considerably more for the work you'll have to put into it.  Not to make it harder on the out of country Charger enthusiasts but they likely need to contact an overseas shipper on their own.

[areibel]

 

There are companies that specialize in just that, they pick up the car and parts, package everything and then get it all into a shipping container and send it off, along with doing all the customs/export/whatever paperwork required.  A friend of mine sold a '69 Mustang several years ago, it went to Denmark.  The car sold for $10k, the shipping was $11k!  But all my friend had to do was hand over the keys and sign the paperwork when the transporter arrived to pick it up, they even took all the spare parts, put them in plastic shipping totes and loaded them up.
Get FULL payment up front and make sure the money is in your bank account (three days from the deposit of any checks, even a bank check), and refer them to a couple companies that can provide the service.  Anything else and you're working for free!

[Troy]

I have done it before - make sure the buyer knows they have to handle all the shipping. The only thing you should have to do is collect money and be around when the transporter picks up the car. I used a wire transfer for payment. Again, make sure the sender covers all the transaction fees. You will have to make sure all your paperwork is in order and you may need a few extra items (depending on country) but it's not anything more troublesome than usual. The title *has to* stay with the car all the way through customs - which seems a little scary for me but I guess it works.

Troy

[Indygenerallee]

I sold my 72 Dart Swinger to a guy in Germany this summer, went really easy, the money transfer took about a week but other than that it his shipper got ahold of me and picked the car up on a Saturday morning.

[six-tee-nine]

I'm one of the oversea guys here.

I always had the idea that the seller should not put more effort in selling his car overeas than to anyone inside the US. So give the guy as many pictures by email as you can.
And if he wants to buy the car from in his lazy chair he needs to find a shipper that will pick up at your place an delivers at his place. You can help out if you want to but maybe if the guys serious why not.
Tell him to check Marlog forwarding.

[Charger_Dart]

I sold my 70 Challenger on Ebay to an overseas buyer. Transaction could not of been easier (actually much easier then dealing with all the tire kickers and BS you have to put up with to sell a car)
Selling price was wired to my bank account with the understanding it had to be there long enough to clear. They asked if the car could stay in my garage for 3 weeks while they arrange for it to be picked up and transported. 3 weeks later the truck arrived, handed over car, keys and paperwork. I was happy and the buyer was happy. Good deal for everyone.

[moparstuart]

I have done it before - make sure the buyer knows they have to handle all the shipping. The only thing you should have to do is collect money and be around when the transporter picks up the car. I used a wire transfer for payment. Again, make sure the sender covers all the transaction fees. You will have to make sure all your paperwork is in order and you may need a few extra items (depending on country) but it's not anything more troublesome than usual. The title *has to* stay with the car all the way through customs - which seems a little scary for me but I guess it works.

Troy

my 69 road runner just went to germany  , buyer handled all the shipping and transport planning , very easy i just collected the money and waited on the transporter

[Ghoste]

But for both of you, if the buyer had wanted you to arrange the shipping would it have been as simple?

[moparstuart]

But for both of you, if the buyer had wanted you to arrange the shipping would it have been as simple?

i wouldnt have messed with it

[Ghoste]

Would you now since you been through it and witnessed how it was done?

[Troy]

But for both of you, if the buyer had wanted you to arrange the shipping would it have been as simple?

I wouldn't have touched it. Once the car leaves my possession it's not mine. The buyer needs to have trust in the shipping company (companies in this case) and I would feel really bad if the company I picked screwed up the car (someone elses car at that point). Plus, depending on the country, there are specific requirements and paperwork that are best handled/answered by the importing person.

Troy

[moparstuart]

But for both of you, if the buyer had wanted you to arrange the shipping would it have been as simple?

I wouldn't have touched it. Once the car leaves my possession it's not mine. The buyer needs to have trust in the shipping company (companies in this case) and I would feel really bad if the company I picked screwed up the car (someone elses car at that point). Plus, depending on the country, there are specific requirements and paperwork that are best handled/answered by the importing person.

Troy

[Ghoste]

Yeah, thats pretty much my feeling too but since I've never done it for anyone privately I wondered.  We do it at work all the time of course but its a matter of a couple of phone calls and it isn't really the same.