How can I be sure the check will be good?

[Torvy]

I'm 62 and have been stopped maybe a half dozen times in my entire 47 years of driving. I've NEVER been worried or even asked to get out of my car and for dang sure never had my person searched. If you are truly worried about this, you have major issues.

Well said. While there certainly may be innocent victims of civil forfeiture, and I am no fan of the process as-is, the risk to an otherwise law abiding person carrying cash to or from an equipment sale is infantesimal. Way bigger risk of being mugged, but even that is an extremely low incidence crime outside of metro areas.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Just to update everyone, I sold the machine this morning. The buyer was from about 100 miles from me. He has a small construction business. He paid me cash.

 

[sixdogs]

All is good. Thanks for closing the book on this.

 

[Doughknob]

....Search YouTube for endless testimony of law enforcement’s abuse of these laws! This has been going on for many years! Many have their entire retirements confiscated because they.......

Holy crap! I did not know this. From now on i am going to use utube for all my news and facts. Thanks much!

 

[TractorGuy]

I agree that wire transfer is the only way to do large amounts.

I have done it twice without issue but I think a buyer can have it reversed under certain circumstances.

I paid for my backhoe by wire and sold a racecar that paid me by wire.

 

[Doughknob]

I'm 62 and have been stopped maybe a half dozen times in my entire 47 years of driving. I've NEVER been worried or even asked to get out of my car and for dang sure never had my person searched. If you are truly worried about this, you have major issues.

I bought car 2 years ago for CASH in another state. $12,500, No issue. He did let us drive back with his tag and we mailed it back, and yes I did get insurance on it before we left for the purchase.
I've bought 2 lasers from China in past 4 years, wire transfers which for overseas are $60 each. Way east and safe.
I did buy a $23,000 car last year from dealer in MO, 150 miles from home. Used Cashier's check. The dealer wanted a photo of it the day before. No issues. I asked and they said Cashier's check worked for them....
But wire transfer would be safest, especially from someone out of the area.

This is almost exactly my experience too. Somewhere out there, though, it seems to be a mad bad world.

Or maybe it is not out there but in there? I dont know. Just TOL.

 

[EddieWalker]

Congratulations and thanks for the update. Cash is king!!!

 

[MoKelly]

Holy crap! I did not know this. From now on i am going to use utube for all my news and facts. Thanks much!

You made me spit out my coffee this morning!!!

Too funny.

MoKelly

 

[MoKelly]

Congratulations and thanks for the update. Cash is king!!!

Reminds me of the Yogi insurance commercial where he says —- “they pay you cash, which is just like money”!

MoKelly

 

[3Ts]

I'll add to the discussion about checks. I received a bank check for a lot of money. I took it to my bank (actually a credit union) to deposit it. They said the funds would be available in 5 days, but I questioned that and told them that I didn't know if the check was actually good. So i did not release the stuff until I got confirmation from my credit union 62 days later that they had received the funds. (And I checked in with them every week!)

I've also sent an overseas wire transfer to the address the seller gave me. I got confirmation it was sent, the seller never received it. I was able to have the wire transfer undone (minus 2 wire transfer fees).