scam question

[frankie]

If I'm wanting to sell something on this forum. If Im doing the selling and I receive a cashiers check for the item I'm selling, is there anyway I could get scammed in the deal? I understand I CAN if I'm buying. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks all

 

[64Springer]

USPS Money Order ONLY.

Millions of Gunbroker sellers can't be wrong.


In your case, cash the cashier's check before you ship the item. When the funds are in your account, or in your hand, ship the item.

 

[Fastleo]

I send and receive personal checks only. With the condition of letting the sellers bank clear the check. Easy and cheap. It’s also not possible to get scammed as the seller.

 

[Togo]

Postal money orders because the post office can verify if they are legit and at least my office will cash it if they have enough in their till, if not they say to stop by the next day.

 

[Fastleo]

Postal money orders because the post office can verify if they are legit and at least my office will cash it if they have enough in their till, if not they say to stop by the next day.

My post office never had enough money to cash them..

 

[chorizo]

Personal check and wait until it clears or a postal money order. Either one works for me.

If it is a long time poster and member I will do some electronic stuff.

 

[64Springer]

Postal money orders because the post office can verify if they are legit and at least my office will cash it if they have enough in their till, if not they say to stop by the next day.

Banks can tell if USPS M/Os are real too.

 

[ETipp]

I was in a Post Office a few years back getting ready to ship off a crossbow I had just sold. The guy next to me had a USPS money order someone sent him as payment for something he sold. Something didn't look quite right so the post master looked at it. He said no way.

So indeed, always cash the Money order before shipping something off.

 

[longcruise]

Cashiers checks used to be gold but then technology made it easy to forge them. As a Real Estate broker responsible for closing transactions (usually using title company services) we simply stopped accepting Cashiers checks unless both parties agreed to a funds clearance arrangement.

If you deposit or cash a Cashiers check and send merchandise but find afterwards that it was counterfeit you are screwed. The bank wants their money and they WILL have it.

I accept postal MO, personal checks and PayPal. Never been cheated.

 

[2 shots]

you can check usps money orders on their wed site

 

[OldMaineWoodsman]

I have never been ripped off on this forum.

 

[longcruise]

you can check usps money orders on their wed site

Good info! I didn't know that

 

[kh0456]

I have never been ripped off on this forum.

Always a first. Otherwise the rule of adding a piece of paper with your name and date in a photo with the item wouldn’t have been a rule.