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 Post subject: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:32 am 

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I might be asking in the wrong place, but I am giving this a shot anyway. I sold an H1A to a gentleman in France, and he is having it shipped to him from me in Illinois. The shipping company is requesting a copy of my passport as a document needed for shipping, and I am a little uneasy about this. The seller did a wire transfer to my bank for the bike, so he has my banking information already. Anybody run into this before?


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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:15 am 
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I would think it would be bike registration/title rather than passport.... maybe translation error?

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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:44 am 

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I've shipped large items, like cars and bikes overseas, and have never been asked for a passport by any shipper, nor by government entities. Last large ship I made was just a year ago, no passport asked for. Maybe things have changed in the last 12 months, but I haven't heard any of it.


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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:01 pm 
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I would call the buyer and or shipper and tell them that is a stupid demand.
Refuse to do it if you have been paid.
It is buyers responsibility to collect the bike, unless he paid you to ship it.

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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:16 pm 

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What if you don't have a passport?


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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:45 pm 

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I haven't ever looked into this, but, I see you are close to Canada, I wonder if it might be easier to turf the bike up there, and ship from there ti France. JP (Husson) should know all this when he comes on topic, and, I do believe he is a lawyer in France as well. .


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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:10 pm 
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I should think RB would know what to do....


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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:48 am 
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rngdng wrote:
I should think RB would know what to do....

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Firstly, you would only need to supply a passport if YOU were the person shipping it - so politely refuse, or ask why, and, out of curiosity then tell us why ?

Secondly, you will have to supply the title and a bill of sale, if there is no title then you will have to supply a notorised bill of sale, bills of sale should have names and addresses of both parties, the date, the V.I.N. and finally a sale value, bear in mind that Froggy will be paying 30% taxes on it and there will be no come back on you if he asks that you put a value of say $1,200 on it.

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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:44 am 
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can help if need.
and no am not the buyer :D


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 Post subject: Re: A question......
PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:08 am 

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Thank you for your offer to help, I think we have it figured out now.


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