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Originally Posted by d2debs
it happens over here also.. whilst we were looking to buy.. there were several either on ebay and also in autotrader that when we contacted them they told us the van was in *spain* (for instance) and that they'd already arranged with a shipper to send the van to the UK.. and that the best way to handle this was for us to give the money to a "3rd party" which they had conveniently already arranged... so that the money would be held until we recieved delivery and had a 7 day trial period with the van !!! YEAH RIGHT !!!! 
anyhow.. there are a lot of *SCAMS* out there .. be interesting to know of any others...
regards
debs
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Using an Escrow service is a good idea when you have a stalemate. for example; the buyer doesn't want to part with the cash without getting the MH and the seller vice-versa. Online escrow services work like this. For a small fee, it will hold the payment until the buyer confirms that they received the product you were promised within an agreed upon period of inspection. The service then forwards payment to the seller. If all goes well, the terms of the sale are met and everyone ends up satisfied. However, all is not well if you have unknowingly chosen to do business with a fraudulent escrow site.
Avoid Escrow services, especially if the buyer recommends them!