[AT] Selling tractors abroad

[David Rotigel]

Hi LeRoy, I have a bridge for sale. Do you need one?
	Dave



On Aug 12, 2008, at 9:33 PM, LeRoy Price III wrote:

>
> All,
>
> Thanks for your insights.  Th ebuyer seems legit.  He is asking to  
> pay via Paypal or some type
> of bank transfer but that requires account numbers.  he is also  
> willing to pay extra so that with
> currency differences I still get my asking price in full and not  
> lose any.
>
> For transportation, he has someone in Canada that picks up the  
> tractors and ships them.  So I
> don't need to worrry about that at all.
>
> Seems he has been buying Allis Tractors for a while from the US.   
> Anyone know Des Wallings?
>
> LeRoy
>> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:52:09 -0500> From:  
>> coldspringkid at hughes.net> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com>  
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Selling tractors abroad> > LeRoy,> > I am usually  
>> just lurking on this list but I have had experience in > selling  
>> abroad. I sold an 8N that went to Ireland last year and it was a >  
>> good transaction. When I was originally contacted I noticed that  
>> his > email appeared to be a business address and when I checked  
>> out their > website it turned out that I was dealing with a Ford  
>> New Holland dealer. > Do what ever internet searching you can on  
>> your buyer. If the email is a > hotmail or gmail account that would  
>> be a red flag in my eyes.> Next, go to your bank and ask them if  
>> they can accept overseas wire > transfers and if they can they will  
>> give you a list of instructions of > how to have them send the  
>> funds. To do an oversees transfer the bank > needs to have what  
>> they call a SWIFT code or in other words it is the > routing number  
>> to accept foreign transfer!
> s. If your bank doesn't have a > SWIFT number they will likely deal  
> with a regional bank that serves as a > receiver for them. Be sure  
> to find out what the fees are for this > service and add it to the  
> selling price. If the buyer is legit they > won't hagel with you  
> over this because they have done this before and > they know that  
> theses services are not free. When I talked to my > banker about the  
> security of giving out the account numbers he assured > me that  
> through these channels the money can only travel one way and > their  
> is no way that the buyer can use the information that you supply >  
> to try to extract funds from your account. That why I say to see the  
> > banker to get the wire transfer instructions from them.> The next  
> thing that I asked of the buyer was to arrange to pick the > tractor  
> up at our farm. He was buying a number of tractors in the US and >  
> he had an auctioneer in Kentucky that picked up his purchases and >  
> consolidated them for container loading. If y!
> our buyer is actively > buying he knows how to get it home so let him
> do the work of arranging > shipment. You should have the money in  
> the bank before you arrange to > turn the tractor over. In my case  
> it was almost two months after the > purchase and payment before  
> they came to pick up the tractor. The > process could take some time  
> I would be more comfortable with it taking > more time instead of  
> having it take less time. If they are pushing you > with short  
> deadlines be wary.> Bottom line, I agree with the others that money  
> orders and paper > documents can be forged. Wire transfers are the  
> common transfer of funds > through out the world and they are safe  
> and secure. And as the others > have said our dollar is weak and we  
> are going to see more and more > tractors going overseas because the  
> tractor collecting hobby is > worldwide and with the internet we are  
> truly part of a global market.> I wish you well and feel free to  
> contact me on or off list if you > have questions.> > John> > LeRoy  
> Price III wrote:> > Has anyone ever attempted sellin!
> g an antique tractor abroad? I have a party interested in my Allis B  
> Cane> > in England. Apparently, he is a AC collector and has  
> contacts to haul a tractor to Canada where its loaded into> > a  
> container and shipped across. Payment is through something like  
> paypal. > >> > Anything to worry about?> >> > LeRoy> >  
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