Privately buying second-hand car on credit card

[yojohnny]

I would like to buy a second-hand car privately and am trying to determine a way to get FF points through the purchase as it's a reasonable amount ($10k).

Can anyone suggest a way to accomplish this?

 

[TheRealTMA]

I would like to buy a second-hand car privately and am trying to determine a way to get FF points through the purchase as it's a reasonable amount ($10k).

Can anyone suggest a way to accomplish this?

You’ll be lucky. Very few people would accept a credit card for a major sale, given that the monies can be withdrawn as fraud within a 6 month period. Cash or bank cheque is usual but YMMV.

 

[Daver6]

If the seller is willing to accept Paypal you could do this but they'd be taking a haircut.

 

[yojohnny]

You’ll be lucky. Very few people would accept a credit card for a major sale, given that the monies can be withdrawn as fraud within a 6 month period. Cash or bank cheque is usual but YMMV.

I guess that's the real challange. Finding someone happy to take it.

I guess the cash advance going credit card --> savings would outway the value from the points.

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If the seller is willing to accept Paypal you could do this but they'd be taking a haircut.

Thanks - I'll have to check what Paypal takes but that I detest Paypal does not help.

 

[Scr77]

Easy Bill pay would work but you’d be up for the fee. You can pay in to any bank account.

 

[Daver6]

Unless you have the platinum charge card and are doing this before 20th July, I doubt this would work out to be beneficial to you.

 

[Dr Ralph]

PayPal is the easiest way. But it will come at a cost.

 

[yojohnny]

Unless you have the platinum charge card and are doing this before 20th July, I doubt this would work out to be beneficial to you.

As in, this card provides enough points (until 10th Jul) to offset the assocaited fee's?

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Easy Bill pay would work but you’d be up for the fee. You can pay in to any bank account.

Cheers - I'll take a look at it vs. Paypal.

 

[Daver6]

As in, this card provides enough points (until 10th Jul) to offset the assocaited fee's?

Post automatically merged: Jul 12, 2020

Cheers - I'll take a look at it vs. Paypal.

I assume you meant 20th July. And yes. Without knowing the precise fees Paypal or other services might charge I believe this would be currently the highest earning QF points right now (well Centurion card slightly better).

 

[yojohnny]

I assume you meant 20th July. And yes. Without knowing the precise fees Paypal or other services might charge I believe this would be currently the highest earning QF points right now (well Centurion card slightly better).

Yes, sorry.

I'll look into that route, cheers.

 

[theblank]

I would like to buy a second-hand car privately and am trying to determine a way to get FF points through the purchase as it's a reasonable amount ($10k).

There isnt any way to do this that wont cost you more in charges than you will gain in points.

Citibank have a new scheme on the credit card called PayAll that costs you 2%, cheaper than Paypal at 2.4%