Been hitting some job openings on CL and got back this email. It's the full email without their phone number at the bottom.
is this legit?
Thanks for your interest in our part-time car buyer position.
We are a licensed car wholesale dealer headquartered in New York. https://process.dmv.ny.gov/FacilityLookup/vsiqSearchFacNumResults.cfm?fac_num=7117196 We purchase and export lots of luxury cars to overseas countries. We are currently expanding our business so we need more buyers.
You will be one of our independent contractors. Your job is to buy BRAND NEW cars using our fund and then sell the cars back to our company. We pay you commission for doing this. No money will be taken out from your own pocket. We are unable to buy Brand New cars directly from the franchised dealerships because we will Export these cars later but the dealerships only want to sell these cars to individual customers, not resellers and exporters like us.
You compensation will be $500-2500/Car depends on the models and payment options. Read the following agreements and procedures thoroughly in order to get a better understanding of the work flow.
(1) You will need to sign the Independent Contractor Agreement which has been attached below. Then send back the signed agreement together with your driver license copy. We will conduct a background check for you.
(2) Once your application is approved, you will start to search cars immediately. We will give you the models we want. If the car is in stock, you will put down the deposit to secure this car (we will provide you the business credit card info). Then we will schedule a date to pick up this car with you. On the pick up date, our employee will meet you and bring you the bank certified check (you can verify it with bank before you use it). You just walk into the dealership and finish all paperwork. You will receive the first half commission when you give the car to our employee. Then our employee will ask the transportation company to carry the car back to NY warehouse.
(3) After you receive the title (usually within one month), sign the back of title to transfer the ownership. Then you mail the title to us, we will write you a check for your second half commission. Since we are licensed dealer, we do not have to pay sales tax when we repurchase your car.
(4) If there is no in-stock or arriving-soon car, You will need to order the cars. During the waiting period, you need to keep in touch with us. When your ordered car arrives, you must be available to pick up car with our employee. You will pick up this car with our bank certified check, and earn first half commission. Similarly, you will receive the remaining commission when you sign over the title to us.
(5) We will reimburse you every other cost including auto insurance and excise tax (if applicable) so no money will be taken from your pocket. That's it! You may start over and buy and sell us more cars.
You don't have any liabilities of this car. The car will stay in our warehouse in good condition while waiting for your title.
Buying the car with cash payment is acceptable in some dealerships, while financing or leasing the car is more likely to succeed than a cash deal. This is because many dealerships have some requirements to sell these particular cars. So candidates with 650+ credit score are preferred.
We cover the down payment when you finance the car. Then we will pay off the loan immediately.
Please note,
The reason why we bear the risks to let buyers, not ourselves, to buy the car with our Bank Certified Check and titled under buyer's name, is that manufactures like BMW and Mercedes do not allow their US dealers to directly sell new cars to resellers and exported like us, since those cars will later be exported to other countries and will hurt Manufacturer's huge profit in these oversea markets. But non-export is only Manufacturer's policy, never the law.
Although this is just a part-time job, you can earn decent gains if you work hard. On average you will buy one to two cars per month. Our best buyers bought eleven cars in four months. In order to protect both of us and avoid any legal concerns, you need to sign a contract with us (see attached). Please don't forget to get the contract notarized. After you send us the notarized contract and your driver license copy, we will do a background check (criminal record, employment history and other aspects) to determine if you are a reliable buyer.
is this legit?
Thanks for your interest in our part-time car buyer position.
We are a licensed car wholesale dealer headquartered in New York. https://process.dmv.ny.gov/FacilityLookup/vsiqSearchFacNumResults.cfm?fac_num=7117196 We purchase and export lots of luxury cars to overseas countries. We are currently expanding our business so we need more buyers.
You will be one of our independent contractors. Your job is to buy BRAND NEW cars using our fund and then sell the cars back to our company. We pay you commission for doing this. No money will be taken out from your own pocket. We are unable to buy Brand New cars directly from the franchised dealerships because we will Export these cars later but the dealerships only want to sell these cars to individual customers, not resellers and exporters like us.
You compensation will be $500-2500/Car depends on the models and payment options. Read the following agreements and procedures thoroughly in order to get a better understanding of the work flow.
(1) You will need to sign the Independent Contractor Agreement which has been attached below. Then send back the signed agreement together with your driver license copy. We will conduct a background check for you.
(2) Once your application is approved, you will start to search cars immediately. We will give you the models we want. If the car is in stock, you will put down the deposit to secure this car (we will provide you the business credit card info). Then we will schedule a date to pick up this car with you. On the pick up date, our employee will meet you and bring you the bank certified check (you can verify it with bank before you use it). You just walk into the dealership and finish all paperwork. You will receive the first half commission when you give the car to our employee. Then our employee will ask the transportation company to carry the car back to NY warehouse.
(3) After you receive the title (usually within one month), sign the back of title to transfer the ownership. Then you mail the title to us, we will write you a check for your second half commission. Since we are licensed dealer, we do not have to pay sales tax when we repurchase your car.
(4) If there is no in-stock or arriving-soon car, You will need to order the cars. During the waiting period, you need to keep in touch with us. When your ordered car arrives, you must be available to pick up car with our employee. You will pick up this car with our bank certified check, and earn first half commission. Similarly, you will receive the remaining commission when you sign over the title to us.
(5) We will reimburse you every other cost including auto insurance and excise tax (if applicable) so no money will be taken from your pocket. That's it! You may start over and buy and sell us more cars.
You don't have any liabilities of this car. The car will stay in our warehouse in good condition while waiting for your title.
Buying the car with cash payment is acceptable in some dealerships, while financing or leasing the car is more likely to succeed than a cash deal. This is because many dealerships have some requirements to sell these particular cars. So candidates with 650+ credit score are preferred.
We cover the down payment when you finance the car. Then we will pay off the loan immediately.
Please note,
The reason why we bear the risks to let buyers, not ourselves, to buy the car with our Bank Certified Check and titled under buyer's name, is that manufactures like BMW and Mercedes do not allow their US dealers to directly sell new cars to resellers and exported like us, since those cars will later be exported to other countries and will hurt Manufacturer's huge profit in these oversea markets. But non-export is only Manufacturer's policy, never the law.
Although this is just a part-time job, you can earn decent gains if you work hard. On average you will buy one to two cars per month. Our best buyers bought eleven cars in four months. In order to protect both of us and avoid any legal concerns, you need to sign a contract with us (see attached). Please don't forget to get the contract notarized. After you send us the notarized contract and your driver license copy, we will do a background check (criminal record, employment history and other aspects) to determine if you are a reliable buyer.
