For Buyers

Make sure you inspect the car or see as many photos as possible before closing a deal.

Never go to inspect a car with cash on hand!

When going to inspect a car, choose to meet at a public location e.g. a car dealership, hotel, main street junctions, hotels, etc. Any seller who refuses to meet at a public place is suspicious.

When taking payment to the seller, it is advised to go with someone or let someone know who and where you are meeting.

Avoid buying from another country unless you are visiting there or have strong confidence in the legitimacy of the seller.

Remember, those scammers pretending to be sellers have nothing else to do but continuously persuade you to send money to them. They have all day to make up excuses for every objection you may have. BE SMART!

Remember, the emails, schemes, etc evolve over time so you can expect new solicitations and new ways to get your money (and maybe your car).

Report all suspicious activities to CarAdore.com watch guard through the contact us link, with as much detail as possible. It is our goal to provide a safe and reliable online community for business transactions.

For Sellers

CarAdore.com offers a free service; that means there are a lot of cars on our database and plenty of buyers searching the site daily. Take advantage of the high traffic by using our premium package to give your ad more visibility.

Always ask to be paid in cash, if possible!

Never accept any payment that does not exactly equal your selling price. Not for any reason no matter how compelling or "profitable" for you.

Shipping and/or other payments to third parties are NOT your responsibility. Further they are an extremely bad idea!

Use CarAdore.com to advertise and sell your car nationally or internationally, but we advise that you sell to someone in your local area for an easier transaction.

If you deposit a cashier’s check in your account, the bank may let you withdraw cash the same or next day! That does not mean that the funds have cleared yet! It is possible (and likely) that days or weeks later a forged cashiers check will "bounce" and the entire amount of the check (and probably a service charge as well) will be deducted from your account (leaving you with a negative balance in many cases)!

When selling your car to anyone you don't personally know, make sure someone you select (your bank, your attorney, etc) holds the title in escrow until there is absolutely no possibility of the payment transaction being reversed.

Remember, someone actually interested in your car will want to look at it and have real questions about it.

Remember, no one purchasing a car will desire that you keep the transaction secret!

Report all suspicious activities to CarAdore.com watch guard through the contact us link, with as much detail as possible. It is our goal to provide a safe and reliable online community for business transactions.