Most of the car auction companies require to receive from you the full payment for shipping, so they can start shipping process. The North American websites try to protect their clients from various frauds with credit card payments and suggest them to make payment only through wire transfer in USD. To make a wire transfer, you need to get the wire details of the shipping company and provide your bank with these details. You will need to note down the transaction number to submit a confirmation of your transaction to the shipping company. Depending on your wire amount, the bank will charge you their fees for sending a wire payment in USD. Banks may charge for conversion of your home Currency to USD and wire payment fees. On average it takes from 5 to 7 days for a bank to credit the payment to beneficiary's account using the wire transfer method.
In any case the shipping will not start until you pay for car in full. Before you make your payment to any auto auction or shipping company, it's important to check the company legitimacy. There are also many fraudulent companies, that may try to convince you that they are reliable enough and have been on the market for a long time by carefully crafting a company name to mislead you. Thus, check if the company, you want to have business with is registered and licensed by the government authorities. Make your own deep research about this company with the help of popular search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. Read its customers comments and complains, visit the company official website and social media profiles. You may also contact them by email or call them, so they can assist you and let your doubts go.
