Buying a 2nd hand outboard

I am looking at buying a 2nd hand outboard motor off gumtree.

I have found one that looks like a good deal, however after talking to the guy I got the feeling that all was not quiet right. So I did some digging through his history on gumtree and found out he is advertising 2 other outboards at the same time. 

 

So to my question, is there any way to make sure I am not buying a stolen outboard? 

 

Cheers 

 


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 How old is it? Some newer

Wed, 2015-06-17 08:50

 How old is it? Some newer motors have the Data dot serial number paint.

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 You could always note the

Wed, 2015-06-17 08:51

 You could always note the model #’s and ring the coppers beforehand to cover yourself .. The bloke might just be buying them cheap fixing them up and reselling .. 

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what size motor you looking

Wed, 2015-06-17 19:09

what size motor you looking for