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I would never buy a used car without seeing it in person and having it checked out.

I have purchased several cars from Ebay sellers. This deal sounds like a lot of trouble (and risk) just for a car.
I would never buy something that large without being able to inspect it first.
Tell your friend to pass on this deal. The moneygram thing sounds odd to me. Most Ebay sellers would demand PayPal.

I almost listed a car for sale and found reasonable fees. But never bought. I would contact eBay about the money gram? I personally would not sent. But I would ask eBay, they would be the ones to tell exaçt. Give them a call.

Ebay specifically says NOT to send money through external routes. Buyer protection DOES NOT cover moneygram. This is a scam! Stay away!

I would not buy a car off EBay just because a purchase that large should be from a car place where you deal with a salesman face to face

Jason j I would not buy a car on ebay by paying with money gram. They will ask for another payment for shipping.The money you sent will be gone.

Sorry, I never will buy a used car without testing, and driving it.

Ebay has constant issues between buyers and sellers, and it usually ends with someone getting slighted or having a terrible experience. Some people never get refunds over a dispute or get scammed. Ebay is not trustworthy in any regard and even manipulates discussion on their community forum to hide problems. I definitely would not buy a car on Ebay, and would NEVER consider the bizarre roundabout method you described. Any seller requesting payment outside of Ebay is a huge red flag. I hate Ebay's restrictive monopoly on payment via PayPal but they enforce it to ensure they get a piece of the pie. If someone is breaking this rule it's usually to avoid tracking and legality so they can scam a person. It's not worth it when there are so many free car searching websites that help you find something local and amazing deals. See the car in person, ask to test drive it.

Y are ebay so disloyal to there 100% feedback sellers, by not respecting the no returns agreement?

I've purchased 2 cars on ebay, one through a dealer (and had it shipped 1200 miles) and the other through a private seller and both transactions went fairly smooth. The private seller wanted me to pay him outside of ebay so he wouldn't be charged a fee but I insisted on conducting the transaction legitimately through ebay so it would protect both of us. I think we were leery of each other at first but it all worked out. I did buy the car sight unseen, flew to Chicago to pick it up and was very pleased with it so I was lucky. With that said, I did try to sell my boat on ebay but was bombarded with scammers so I sold it locally and will never try to sell anything expensive on ebay again. Trust nothing and nobody but your instincts.