[clayfoushee]

Andreas,

When you inpect the car and before you leave:

1) get a copy of the car's title and registration.

2) get a copy of the owner's driver's license as a condition of putting down a deposit.

3 get a receipt for the deposit explicitly stating that it's for the car with it's VIN # and owner's name on the receipt.

This should protect you from fraud in 99% of cases and give you legal recourse should the seller really fink out.

But, if you really want to be careful, you should fly out and exchange the money as you receive a NOTARIZED bill-of-sale. If you're lucky, you could have the transport company there at the same time and supervise loading of the car.

I don't know how far you're shipping the car, but I'd recommend an enclosed transport with one of the companies advertising on this site. If they're here, they're quite good and well-respected.