Buying
an advert on the V8 Website is a three stage process
What do you get?
You
can advertise your car for sale on the MGV8s or RV8s for Sale webpage in the form
below. See the current adverts for the style, content and size of the text. It
is necessary to note whether the sale is a private sale or a trade sale. You can
also have a "wanted" advert.
You can also have a selection of photos on a separate document providing prospective
purchasers with good quality photos of the key features of the car to help them
review the car before contacting you. |
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| Stage
1
Webpage advert
First prepare the text of your
webpage advert to fit the typical space (see example above) - there is a helpful
checklist below of what to include in the text to assist you - and then select
a photo.
Additional A4L page as a PDF
Next If you would
like to have an additional A4 landscape twin column webpage (see, right, above)
with more photos linked to you webpage advert, that is available at no extra charge.
Simply select the photos and prepare the text with any additional
information you would like on that webpage.
Guide
to drafting an advert
Wanted adverts - you can
post an advert seeking an MGV8.
For assistance contact:
Victor Smith
Email
and tel: 0208 392 9434 | Stage
2
Send the text and photos for your advert to the V8 Webmaster
by either:
Email with the text for both the webpage advert
and the linked additional A4L page and the photos (digitals or scans) as
attachments in jpeg format to the V8 Webmaster.
V8 Webmaster
or
Mail the text
(either as hard copy or as a Word file on a CD) and the photos as either
original prints (which the V8 Webmaster will scan) or as digitals or scans in
jpeg format on a CD, to the:
V8 Webmaster
V8 Register - MG Car Club
PO Box 888
London SW14 7YT
Email
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3
Buy your advert and make your payment by using either:
V8 Online Sales system below - just click the Buy Now button and then
process your payment on the secure WorldPay website.
or
V8 Mail Order - simply print off a copy of the form below and mark the
item you wish to buy and then send it with your cheque made payable to "V8
Register - MG Car Club" for the amount indicated below to the
V8 Webmaster at the address alongside. Please note the mail order option is only
available to members in the UK with payment by cheque drawn on a UK bank in Sterling.
Note: to claim the "member only" price you will need to write your current
MG Car Club membership number on the back of your cheque. |
Need
a step by step guide to how the V8 Online Sales system works? More |
Checklist for drafting an advert
Drafting
your advert
When drafting your advert, please start with the Colour
and Car Number (Vehicle Identification Number), followed by the recorded
mileage and a description of the quality, condition, specification,
maintenance record, any accessories and any other points of interest. Finally
quote the price and your name and telephone contacts plus the county
where the car can be viewed.
See
current adverts
| Trade
or private sale?
All adverts should clarify whether the car is
offered for sale by a trader or as a private sale. By "trade sale"
we mean a car offered for sale by either an individual as a sole trader or an
individual acting on behalf of a commercial business, or by a commercial business.
By "private sale" we mean a car offered for sale by the
present owner who has owned the car as a V8 enthusiast. We feel this distinction
is desirable not least for any Sale of Goods Act implications in the UK. |
Disclaimer
The V8 Register, its officers and committee members cannot accept any responsibility
for the accuracy of the details in any of the adverts on the V8 Website or for
the conduct or outcomes of any trading that may result. Members purchasing V8
powered MGs should seek specialist assistance to carry out a technical examination
of any MGV8 they wish to purchase and make appropriate checks as to the ownership
of the car to ensure so far as is possible to ensure the vehicle is not stolen
or subject to an outstanding hire purchase agreement. Beware
of scam from an overseas V8 buyer!
Rick
Morton (Woodcote Green 1300) has reported a scam which members who are selling
a V8 need to note. Rick says "I just thought I would update you on my
experience with trying to sell my RV8 recently before I withdrew it from sale.
Both Jerry Winfield (Woodcote Green 1684) and I heard from the same person but
I also had several other emails with roughly the same approach. Basically this
person who is overseas agrees to buy your car, and will send you a cheque for
more than the asking price to cover shipping costs etc. He then asks if you could
bank the cheque and send the balance to his shipping agent via a money transfer.
The cheque bounces but only after you have sent the cash to the shipping
agent. This scam relies on your ignorance of how the cheque clearing system works.
Problems arise because banks update their computers on day three of the clearing
cycle. So if you check with them at that time, you may very well be told that
the funds are available. It will only be on day four that the bank realises that
there is a problem, and on day five that they tell you. Weekends and Bank Holidays
all add to the delay. In my case the scam merchant was going to send me a cheque
for £3,400 more than I was asking for the car. I was to subtract the cost
of the car and send the remainder to his "shipping agent"."
So members need to be alert to this scam and any approach from the scam merchant!
Examples
of a possible scams
How
do I register with the V8 Register and/or join the MG Car Club?
V8
Register - MG Car Club
The V8 Register is a branch of the MG Car
Club Limited,
a company limited by guarantee and registered in England.
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