nathaniel 0 #1 March 16, 2003 OK I'm this ---> <--- close to buying a used rig, but the seller has asked for payment in the form of a cashier's check drawn on a local bank (local to him). Can you order a cashier's check by phone or do banks make you show up in person? Since the seller is in a different state I don't think we have any banks in common... the national ones all seem to have their branches > 100 mi away from his zip code. d'oh! nathanielMy advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NightJumper 0 #2 March 16, 2003 He should accept a Bank Check drawn from your bank as his bank can verify the check. I have never herd of such a request. The other option you have is to do a bank wire transfer from your account to his. He will have the money in his account in about four hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonicfreefly 0 #3 March 16, 2003 Nathaniel I just sold my rig to someone in Florida and I live in Canada. I requested a bank draft or money order. When it arrived I had the bank verify it and made sure the money was in my account before shipping the rig off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #4 March 17, 2003 QuoteI have never herd of such a request. I've sold gear for friends long distance. I insisted on "certified funds" - cashier's check or money order. Neither is all that hard to get, but I think you do have to go into the bank to get them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NightJumper 0 #5 March 17, 2003 Quote cashier's check drawn on a local bank (local to him). It is the "local to him" part that I have never heard of. It would be prety silly to go to his bank to get a bank check to give to him to put in that same bank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #6 March 17, 2003 I dunno. Maybe he's had problems with checks drawn on banks that don't have a branch in his town. If the two parties are in different countries I can totally understand that - at work we require that checks from outside the US be in US dollars and drawn on a US bank. Kind of on the same subject, there is a danger in doing "wire" or direct bank transfers. To make the transfer the sender must have the recipient's account number and routing number. A clever, dishonest person could find numerous illegal ways to use those numbers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
