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AmericanVIN Reviews Summary

AmericanVIN has a rating of 3.7 stars from 72 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with AmericanVIN most frequently mention and vehicle history. AmericanVIN ranks 10th among Car Buying sites.

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Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very accurate vehicle report provided. Cheaper than most other places. It was delivered instantly. No problems. Thanks!

Date of experience: April 8, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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These guys troll auto trader and Craigslist for business instead of paying for legitimate advertising and building their business on good practice. Who cares about how it compares to Carfax if you're cheating your way through.

Date of experience: April 1, 2017
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great value
February 10, 2017

I had purchased Carfax in the past when I was selling my car to help aid in the sale. This was half the price of Carfax and had more info! What a great deal. Highly recommended.

Date of experience: February 10, 2017
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fast and affordable
February 1, 2017

Super fast and accurate service and it was cheaper than Carfax. It helped me sell my car quicker! Thanks!

Date of experience: February 1, 2017
Turkiye
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Whether this company is legit or not they certainly engage in very questionable practices. You'll get a legitimate sounding email from someone on Craigslist asking you questions about a car you have for sale. When you respond with an answer you'll get a reply that says, do you have a VIN report? If not try these guys (Americanvin) I've used them before etc... This wastes consumers time and is just straight unethical. I can't imagine why anyone would do business with a company that engages in practices like this when there are so many others that provide the same service.

Date of experience: August 25, 2016
Romania
1 review
4 helpful votes
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You people are so stupid. Every legit website can be a scam bc a scammer use it?
NO, the website works as well, i paid for one report and get it in not more than 1 minute. So, the website it's ok. The problem it's with the people who use and request report from there.
Jesus

Date of experience: May 17, 2016
Florida
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Craigslist scam
May 9, 2016

Listed my vehicle on Craigslist and already two "potential buyers" suggested me to use AmericanVin:

"Hey,

Do you have a vehicle history report that I can take a peek at? If you
Do not have it already, then you can find it from here as well:
http://americanvin.net its extremely cheaper than AutoCheck and
Will save you about 20 dollars.

I am dealing on craigslist for the very first time so really want to
Be sure that everything is okay with your vehicle before I construct
My final decision. I hope youll comprehend my problem.

Regard

And second one:

"Do you have a+current vehicle history report available? It will show if there are any major problems with it. If you do+not have one I suggest getting one here:
http://americanvin.net - I have_used them in the past when I was selling a vehicle and it was half the price of Carfax (only $19 - Carfax_charges $40 or more for a report).

I have heard of people getting^scammed on Craigslist. Honestly, an official report is a good selling point for any potential buyer that^may contact you. It will verify that it has not been in any bad accidents, that it has a clean title*and that it has not been stolen. There are so many scams on Craigslist.

Shoot me a message when you get it so that I can*take a look at it. I work odd hours, so please bare with me - sometimes I cannot respond immediately. Talk to=you soon. Thanks!"

Be aware and don't pay any money!

Date of experience: May 9, 2016
Arizona
2 reviews
20 helpful votes
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I had a similar experience to Mr. John C. Below... if your buyers ask you for a report, suggest you get it from a reputable site not from the one they suggest. Or if you're comfortable sharing your VIN then you can suggest that they get the report themselves. Here's another one that probably is a scam too (stay away): carvinleaks.com this was suggested by another "interested buyer"

Date of experience: May 7, 2016
Ohio
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Craigslist scam!
April 10, 2016

Received an email saying somebody was very interested in the vehicle we were selling in craigslist saying that they needed a vehicle history report from this company to move forward. Totally bogus after reading this review confirmed what I thought.

Date of experience: April 10, 2016
Nevada
1 review
29 helpful votes
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Twice now and from two different fake Gmail accounts, I got the following (plus 3rd party payment page!):

"I am very interested. Do you have a current vehicle history_report available? It will show if there are any major problems with it. If you do not_have one I suggest getting one here:
http://americanvin.net - I have used_them in the past when I was selling a vehicle and it was half the price of Carfax (only $19 - Carfax charges $40 or more_for a report).

I have heard of people getting-scammed on Craigslist. Honestly, an official report is a good selling point for any potential buyer that-may contact you. It will verify that it has not been in any bad accidents, that it has a clean title-and that it has not been stolen. There are so many scams on Craigslist.

Shoot me a message when you+get it so that I can take a look at it and make arrangements. I work odd hours, so please bare with me - sometimes I cannot+respond immediately. Talk to you soon. Thanks!"

Date of experience: April 7, 2016
Washington
1 review
27 helpful votes
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I listed a car on Craigslist and someone purporting to be an interested buyer contacted me about the car. Buyer said he wanted to see a vehicle inspection report and, of course, "suggested" that I use Americanvin.com.

Date of experience: March 25, 2016
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