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mumbasa:
To God in heaven the braids are beautiful and fits her perfectly. It's absurd.

But if she were in naija she would have no problem removing dem cos guy Work Scarce Die!!

Of you work in a kitchen and ur braids won't fit into the soft hat you are given its good bye to you. On uniformed Jobs there are strict code of conduct. Some even requires you to be clean shaved.They would have had it in their code of conduct to be bold to make such statements of not they face being taken to the tribunal.

depair:
@saintjoel kudos to you in as much as i appreciate d fact dt u knw ur biz in n out. i dont see a nid for all ds arguments as its no more in line with the thread topic. kip up the good work.

@erico2k2 i seems nt to undstd d point u tryg to mak bt all d same allow sleepg dog lie. if u av issues with saintjoel iron it out off ds thread.

My brother if you read my post very well you will realize i have been trying to allow sleeping Dog to lay jeje,I have lived abroad 15 yrs 14 yrs of that I was importing cars from Eu and the US, so I was trying to tell Gbenga I know wassup and sometimes reputation goes far B4 money if U were on this forum 2006-2007 you will realize this was how we started on Inspired , 2day we know the scores anyways, make we leave this argument me i don retire 4 car sales divert to other biz,Thanks man.

befto:
Members of the house,

Please can you give me some ideas of how much it cost to set up scaffolding for plastering of a house?

How many bamboos/wood are generally needed?

The site in question is 2 sets of 3 bedroom flats on both the ground and first floor plus a pent house.

Awaiting your responses.

Thanks

I think you should measure the length of the building. if you spread the stick 3 feet each that should give you how many you need.

One of that tribes again, Embarrassing Nigerians since 1800 BC

If we no fly UK or EU Airlines come home nah which o e this guy provide talk is cheap.

saintjoel:
AND WITH ALL OF THREE YEAR EXPERIENCE,YOU DIDNT KNOW NCS ONLY USES THE LAST SIX DIGITS OF A VIN FOR DUTY CERTIFICATES.WHY SHOULD I BLAME MYSELF,YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE BLAMING YOURSELF COS YOU'VE JUST RESORTED TO POSTING GIBBERISH.

THE C-NUMBER IS RIGHT THERE FOR YOU TO CHECK,THAT IS IF YOU KNOW HOW TO RUN CHECKS ON IT .DO YOU NEED ANOTHER DUTY CERTIFICATE,CHECK BELOW AGAIN AND AGAIN.

3 years I said 14 years.just listen to yourself changing stories.so U changed matter.so how about the Range Rover?

Truckpusher:
Those iidiots hit me with a service charge of 30k last month and I was mad but I've got no choice than to pay because they will continue to deduct it from your normal recharge until the service charge is completely paid for.
I'm planning on buying a solar panel and mount it on the roof to generate my own power, I have given up on Nigeria.

Omo, that is not funny N30k, its worthy to invest N1m on Solar to empower ur house and forget these useless people

I recon this Govt just ran out of stories to tell NIGERIA

saintjoel:
POINT OF CORRECTION, I DONT SMUGGLE VEHICLES INTO NIGERIA FROM COTONOU, TOUGH LUCK FOR YOU IF YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT OR YOU STILL SMUGGLE VEHICLES.I'VE PRESENTED MORE. THAN ENOUGH PROOF THAT BUYING FROM COTONOU PAYS FOR SOME/MOST VEHICLES,WE ALL HAVE OUR INTEREST TO PROTECT BUT IF YOU GO THROUGH MY THREADS ON NAIRALAND,YOU'LL NEVER SEE WHERE I'VE SMUGGLED A VEHICLE,EVERY PAPER IS DOCUMENTED AND VEHICLES MOVE FREELY INSIDE NIGERIA.

THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES YOU PAY NORMAL CHARGES FOR VEHICLES AND THEY ARE STILL WAY CHEAPER THAN WHAT OBTAINS IN LAGOS.

HUNDREDS OF NIGERIANS SEEK FOR VEHICLES TO PURCHASE DAILY AND THEY HAVE VARIOUS OPTIONS,EITHER THEY PRE-ORDER,PURCHASE FROM LAGOS OR COTONOU AND AT THE END,EACH AS IT'S NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SIDE,SO WHAT ARE WE ARGUING ABOUT.

DO THE DOCUMENTS BELOW LOOK LIKE FORGED PAPERS AND THE RAV4 PURCHASED FROM COTONOU WAS CHEAPER THAN THE VEHICLES SOLD IN LAGOS,THE C-number IS ATTACHED IF YOU WANT TO CONFIRM FROM CUSTOMS.

LOOK AT YOUR FAKE CERTIFICATE OF ENTRY,EVEN YOU DON'T HAVE SHAME DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A CHASSIS NUMBER TO YOU?
Look like I said earlier you don't listen,I don't want to spoil your market and exposed the lapses of you guys cos that's your Biz, but if you keep defending the undefendable you will have no one but yourself to blame.I keep telling you I have been to the top and teh bottom of car matters.I stopped 3 years ago cos .Car Biz ties down my money and I have realize that genuinely you will make little or no profit, sometimes you even run at a loss.For example selling a 2001 camry for 1M is waste of money.ur profit is less than N80K if you lucky.Unless you are dubious.

saintjoel:
ANOTHER VIN FOR YOUR PERUSAL,I AGREE THAT YOU'RE MY BOSS IN THIS BUSINESS,SO LET'S JUST STOP ARGUING OVER THIS ISSUE .

THIS O NE YOU POSTED YOU REFUSED TO POST THE WHOLE HISTORY COS YOU KNOW IT IS AN ACCIDENT CAR AND WAS SOLD AT AUCTION.YOU SEE YOURSELF
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2007 Toyota Camry CE / LE / SE / XLE

One owner One owners Calculated Owners: 1
Class: Mid Range Car - Standard
Engine: 2.4L I4 SFI
Country of Assembly: United States
Vehicle Age: 8 year(s)
Calculated Owners: 1
VIN: 4T1BE46K37U611116
Year: 2007
Make: Toyota
Model: Camry CE / LE / SE / XLE
Style/Body: Sedan 4D
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image 73,000 08/13/2011
image 106,000 08/27/2013
image 79,000 06/17/2014 not included in rollback calculation
image 114,125 12/15/2014
image 114,125 12/17/2014
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Vehicle: 2007 Toyota Camry CE / LE / SE / XLE (4T1BE46K37U611116)

Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
10/16/2006
Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER
11/09/2006 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
11/16/2006 CHICAGO, IL
141
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:X6320603174) (Lien Reported)
11/08/2007 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/31/2008 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
12/12/2008 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/07/2009 CHICAGO, IL
Police Report ACCIDENT REPORTED (Case #:2009HR576254)
10/16/2009 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/18/2010 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
08/13/2011 CHICAGO, IL
73,000
Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
10/25/2011 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
10/11/2012 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
08/27/2013 CHICAGO, IL
106,000
Independent Emission Source PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
10/21/2013 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
06/10/2014 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
06/17/2014 CHICAGO, IL
79,000
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:141686914790)
07/16/2014 CHICAGO, IL
Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:141976956560) (Lien Reported)
DUPLICATE/CORRECTED TITLE
12/15/2014 IN
114,125
Auto Auction AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS FLEET/LEASE
12/17/2014 IN
114,125
Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
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saintjoel:
Lol,just can't stop laughing,so it's not about SMUGGLING again but about VIN.So you actually expect me to start posting VIN OF EVERY VEHICLE that has passed through the border,kindly stop fighting a lost battle.

Let me just give you a sneak preview of a job I did once,I can go posting VINs of vehicles that are already in their owners possession over an open forum but let me use this to burst your bubble,I don't help buy accidented cars from cotonou unlike dealers like you who are into it just to maximise your profit or even go into SMUGGLING.

PLZ CHECK THE CAR PHOTO YOU ARE POSTING WITH A HIDDEN VIN, COUNTRY OF ASSEMBLY UK,The cars Bears a LHD wheel, IS THIS NOT MEANT TO BE A RHD

saintjoel:
Lol,just can't stop laughing,so it's not about SMUGGLING again but about VIN.So you actually expect me to start posting VIN OF EVERY VEHICLE that has passed through the border,kindly stop fighting a lost battle.

Let me just give you a sneak preview of a job I did once,I can go posting VINs of vehicles that are already in their owners possession over an open forum but let me use this to burst your bubble,I don't help buy accidented cars from cotonou unlike dealers like you who are into it just to maximise your profit or even go into SMUGGLING.

ahaha U are very funny, accident cars ke, How can I buy accident cars and sell when I post every single VIN of cars I buy to sell?are you right in the head, this is the thing with you lot, when cornered and truth being spoken you cage in a corner like a cat and come back with insults and fighting.You are bursting my bubble abi

saintjoel:
ANOTHER VIN FOR YOUR PERUSAL,I AGREE THAT YOU'RE MY BOSS IN THIS BUSINESS,SO LET'S JUST STOP ARGUING OVER THIS ISSUE .

That car 2008 model clears at N700k lagos.

saintjoel:
THE REASON I WAS AMONGST THOSE THAT KICKED AGAINST IT WAS BORNE ON THE FACT THAT UNLIKE LAGOS CAR MARTS,IT IS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK GETTING THE VIN OF EVERY VEHICLE AVAILABLE IN COTONOU UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER HAS A PARTICULAR BRAND IN MIND, DO YOU GO WRITING EVERY VIN OF VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN AMERICA BEFORE YOUR CUSTOMER CLEARLY STATES THE VEHICLE HE/SHE NEEDS.

IF A CUSTOMER HAS SHOWN INTEREST IN A PARTICULAR BRAND,ALL I DO IS GO INTO THE MARKET WITH MY MECHANIC,RUN CHECKS ON THE PARTICULAR MODEL AND AFTER INSPECTING,WE TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLES INSPECTED AND WE BELIEVE ARE OKAY, MAYBE LIKE FOUR/FIVE,WE ALSO JOT DOWN THE VIN AND THEN RUN COMPREHENSIVE CHECKS ON THE HISTORY.

IN AN AREA,WHERE YOU HAVE ALMOST EIGHT PARKS WITH HUNDREDS OF SUB-PARKS IN THEM,COVERING MORE THAN 1,200 HECTARES OF LAND,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE GETTING THE VIN OF EVERY VEHICLE. SOME PICTURES BELOW SHOW SECTIONS OF SOME PARKS.

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SHIPPING/PURCHASING THROUGH COTONOU.

YOu missed the point, what was asked then was vehicles handled by you to get their VIn posted, if you think its worthy enough for you to snap a pic and put on here, take a moment to post the VIN too cos that will open up its history.We never asked for every vehicle when you are not the importer, however if you was the importer and you imported 100 cars, you will have their VIN in every Docs that comes with them.If you noticed some of the importers even though their cars come from places like texas and california, where the title comes with the car, they will take it off cos you can search with the number plate.
on that page, it was asked that if you post a pic of a car for sale include its VIN,was that too much to ask? the lagos boys did, buy cotonou people nada, but I understood why, it was cos none of the cotonou people own the cars, but none were man enough to admit this, mayB scared of losing customers I don't know.
NB: you still have not shown me any Docs from the benin side of things?cos those will contain the VIN numbers of the cars you have dealt with.

saintjoel:
POINT OF CORRECTION, I DONT SMUGGLE VEHICLES INTO NIGERIA FROM COTONOU, TOUGH LUCK FOR YOU IF YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT OR YOU STILL SMUGGLE VEHICLES.I'VE PRESENTED MORE. THAN ENOUGH PROOF THAT BUYING FROM COTONOU PAYS FOR SOME/MOST VEHICLES,WE ALL HAVE OUR INTEREST TO PROTECT BUT IF YOU GO THROUGH MY THREADS ON NAIRALAND,YOU'LL NEVER SEE WHERE I'VE SMUGGLED A VEHICLE,EVERY PAPER IS DOCUMENTED AND VEHICLES MOVE FREELY INSIDE NIGERIA.

THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES YOU PAY NORMAL CHARGES FOR VEHICLES AND THEY ARE STILL WAY CHEAPER THAN WHAT OBTAINS IN LAGOS.

HUNDREDS OF NIGERIANS SEEK FOR VEHICLES TO PURCHASE DAILY AND THEY HAVE VARIOUS OPTIONS,EITHER THEY PRE-ORDER,PURCHASE FROM LAGOS OR COTONOU AND AT THE END,EACH AS IT'S NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SIDE,SO WHAT ARE WE ARGUING ABOUT.

DO THE DOCUMENTS BELOW LOOK LIKE FORGED PAPERS AND THE RAV4 PURCHASED FROM COTONOU WAS CHEAPER THAN THE VEHICLES SOLD IN LAGOS,THE C-number IS ATTACHED IF YOU WANT TO CONFIRM FROM CUSTOMS.

LOOK ALL THOSE DOCS YOU SHOWING CAN BE FORGED IN LESS THAN 20 MINS,HOWEVER I AM NOT SAYING THEY ARE FORGED SO THOSE DOCS DO NOT PROVE A THING,HOWEVER HOWCOME YOU CANT SHOW US ANY DOCS FROM TEH BENIN REPUBLIC.At this point may I say howmany Nigerians actualy clear cars in cotonuo almost none, everyone is an agent and transport cars from benin to Nigeria, look I have been at both end from US,Uk to Benin to Nigeria, so i deff know my onions.YOu've said you have nothing to do with buying cars rather but moving them across teh border, to that I say fair enough.Do U remember wen we asked cotonou dealers like yourselves to post VIN of cars you list? you remember your reaction you and others??

iriskiki:
In actuality a woman is not REQUIRED to change her name. But it is the norm to do so. Which is not bad. All this property nonsense and the unpredictability of marriage makes using maiden names sometimes an unfortunate thing women must do.

Can U practice what you just preached??even the people who I trounced legality in marriage changed their names and adopt their husband's name.ie the English??

TJhimself:
I don't believe this story , her passport was seized the last time she went to court . So how is she planning on leaving UK .. Make this people find another thing talk jare

Was it seized

Realdeals:
Flown back to where? When the British authority have seized her passport

Una sha.where you get that news.even us living inon don nor read that news. U be cnnnn

Pidggin:
No, I can't, what is wrong with my own name na, abi I no be person?

I no fit

When U get married your names is forgotten U bear his name in all official documents. .passport bank account etc

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]Willingly is not a problem. But I won't ask her to do it for my own selfish reasons.[/color]

I don't think u asking her to change it amounts to selfishness. It's only proper for U to start building on it.so would the house and land bear diff names?

saintjoel:
OR PURCHASING A LOCALLY USED CAMRY FOR N1.550M OR TOKS FOR N2.1M AS ADVERTISED BY CHEKI.COM ,WHEN I CAN BUY FOR N1.9M/N1.950M FROM COTONOU.

LIKE IT OR NOT SIR,SIXTY OUT OF HUNDRED PEOPLE WILL STILL CHOOSE PURCHASING THROUGH COTONOU THAN MAKING A PRE-ORDER OR PURCHASING ON THE STREETS OF LAGOS.

Of cos they would however that's the % go Car buyers in Nigeria that are ignorant. Check on here how many people who have a happy expirience with you guys.

saintjoel:
DO ALL THESE VEHICLES LOOK SMUGGLED?


THESE ARE VEHICLES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF EVALUATION,EXAMINATION AND RELEASING BY NCS OFFICIALS, EVEN SHOWING BENIN CUSTOMS OFFICERS TAKING INVENTORY BEFORE HANDING OVER TO NIGERIAN OFFICIALS.

NO OFFENCE BRO,YOU'VE MY RESPECT AS AN OLD-TIMER BUT IF PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS PURCHASE/SHIP THROUGH TINCAN OR COTONOU AS LONG AS BOTH ROUTES ARE OPEN AND EACH ROUTE AS IT'S OWN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIDES.

My guy look that statement do this vehicle looks smuggled are for lame people and novice.the only time you will know if your car was smuggled is wen U get nabbed by customs.On face value you won't know unless there was physical damage.

saintjoel:
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE SMUGGLING /FLYING LIKE YOU CLAIM?

PICTURES SHOW PREVIOUS JOBS I'VE DONE BEEN INSPECTED BY CUSTOM OFFICERS,PICTURE TWO SHOWS A COROLLA I EVEN CLEARED FOR A CUSTOM OFFICER,SO WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE/PROOF THAT ALL AGENTS AT THE BORDER SMUGGLE VEHICLES INTO NIGERIA.

Bro I can tell U I was doing cotonuo runs b4 U went to cotonuo if you claim it's so cheap try and buy a car in cotonuo and try to sell it yourself let's see how much you will make.I dare you.

saintjoel:
If you add N650,000,clearing CHARGES in TINCAN to the N1,657,475,you now have N2,307,475.With logistics to wherever it will be sold,we will be looking at almost N2.350,will you as a dealer sell for N2.4m,just a paltryN50,000:after you troubles and endless night of waiting for the ship to berth at TINCAN?


Shipping through Benin will cost N2,2949,75 to Nigeria after paying for Nigerian CUSTOM DUTY (450,000) and TRANSIT fees in COTONOU(500,000 CEFA), which to me is cost effective cos you as a dealer can now sell for like N2.350m / N2.450m(the same rate we purchase from cotonou).

****** ALSO NOTE THAT THE EXCHANGE I USED IS BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS,YOU CAN CHARGE DOLLAR AS HIGH N220:00

Like I said b4 I dnt want to spoil your Biz.at this point I think U already got the gist.b4 clearing both cost are same from Us to Benin or Lagos.Most people earn nothing frm car sales at times hence I pulled out after 14 years..The real beneficiaries in ur case are the agent who invest nada but time which is free.My argument in all of this is miss information on the part of the agents. Plz tell buyers the truth it's not cheaper to buy cars in cotonuo.the only thing that will be cheap or might be cheap is clearing plus the means to forge documents which %75 opt for cos they already bought the cars and yoy throw them into the deep ocean. They are faced with 2 choices 1 pay the normal fee which will mean the car becomes expensive than the lagos cleared or fly it ie smuggle saving them mayB N100 but then they have fake papers can't go Interstate. High BP at sighting customs anywhere on the rd.. So my friend it's cool wen U say you do nothing but fly cars to Nigeria but that's not shipping cars. .that's charging people to bring cars I to Nigeria from Benin

bebe2:
I totally agree with u, family members are the worst kind to deal with wen it comes to building.

Am trying to fence a 100 x 200 plot. Using spyder880 numbers as a guide I gave my sister 200k to start moulding blocks, we already had 2 trips of sand on site.

Last night I called her and she said
"money don finish"! I asked the total number of blocks derived from d 200k , and she said 900.

I was shocked, dat means each came at #222.
So project on hold, will look for money to go home and do it myself.

good Lord, Ur sist harsh no B small, as at today, delivering to site 6 inches solid blocks @ N120/block N120K should give you 1000 6"blocks Its pathetic I must say how people are sooo greedy

saintjoel:
******* SMUGGLED,THAT IS WHAT I WAS WAITING TO HEAR SIR.


Let's assume we change dollar at N198.5 to 1$.

PURCHASE - 8,500$ * N198.5 = N1,687,500

SHIPPING - 1,200$ * N198.5 = N238,500

TINCAN - N650,000

TOTAL - N2,575,450:00

SALE IN LAGOS - N2.8 M - N3M....

FROM WHAT YOU CAN SEE BELOW,A DEALER GAVE ME 5,500 CEFA AS PURCHASE COST...


PURCHASE - 5,500 CEFA * N375 = N2M

DUTY - N450,000

TOTAL - N2.450M.

****** IT MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO EVERY VEHICLE COS SOME MIGHT BE CHEAPER IN LAGOS BUT CHECKS MUST BE RUN ON DUTY PAID BEFORE PURCHASE......

at purchase cost of N2m B4 clearing he killed you right there cos at the exchange rate you provided ie N198.5, mine cost N1,419,275.
that's in texas a port town so no need for interstate transport plus the plate number (title) stays with the car so you can drive it to the port.
So if I add shiping $1,200 N238,200, this is tru for all cars be it benin or Nigeria. that brings my cost to N1,657,475.Landing at lagos port.
to show you true cost of the car so U know Im not telling fibs here http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5324509834.html

saintjoel:
******* SMUGGLED,THAT IS WHAT I WAS WAITING TO HEAR SIR.


Let's assume we change dollar at N198.5 to 1$.

PURCHASE - 8,500$ * N198.5 = N1,687,500

SHIPPING - 1,200$ * N198.5 = N238,500

TINCAN - N650,000

TOTAL - N2,575,450:00

SALE IN LAGOS - N2.8 M - N3M....

FROM WHAT YOU CAN SEE BELOW,A DEALER GAVE ME 5,500 CEFA AS PURCHASE COST...


PURCHASE - 5,500 CEFA * N375 = N2M

DUTY - N450,000

TOTAL - N2.450M.

****** IT MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO EVERY VEHICLE COS SOME MIGHT BE CHEAPER IN LAGOS BUT CHECKS MUST BE RUN ON DUTY PAID BEFORE PURCHASE......

let me quickly correct you, that price I gave was inclussive shiping the actual average cost of ford edge 2008 I saw was 7150
link http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5324509834.html
so re do your maths.

saintjoel:
You will not get high BP if you've a reliable agent.

brove I checked $8500 will land a 2008 ford edge at lagos pre clearing.
I have up to 6 cars with Sump damage from cotonou,most of the saloon cars that went through there where damaged cos they where smuggled.The Only reason I went through cotonou was cos of age restrictions put on cars back then.

saintjoel:
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU MEANT,VEHICLES FROM COTONOU ARE SOMETIMES WAY CHEAPER THAT WHAT IS PURCHASED FROM LAGOS.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU BUY A 2008 FORD EDGE AND 2008 LANDCRUISER FROM AMERICA,SHIP AND CLEAR THROUGH TINCAN,THEN SELL ON THE STREETS OF LAGOS....PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE USING GRADE ONE VEHICLES AS SAMPLES.

yes thats waht I meant, Im not in dispute that it might be cheaper to clear a car via cotonou ,mind you I did about 14 cars through that channel, however the risk are too high plus the BP you gt. as per cost from the Us give me a sec.
I just checked 2008 edge $8500, would land it to lagos pre clearing.this is the true cost not plus profit, now the remaining is up to the clearing agent.Im sure you know the rest.

saintjoel:
I am registered as an agent,I'm not into purchase of vehicles or pre-order,clients make the purchase and ship based on my expert advice. If they like,they can purchase at any value,my own part is too make sure it gets into Nigeria with proper documentation regardless of the entry point.

If that's ur stance then you do not have any contribution to this topic as the original quest was cost of buying from Cotonou not cost of transferring or crossing cars from cotonou to Nigeria.And with Due respect Im sure you know where Im driving at hence you chose this exit cos me and you know cars in cotonou can never and will never be cheaper than cars in lagos Pre clearing.