I am not that naive. there is a big difference between check posted and
cash actually there.
if you look again - what I said was "the bank assures me that the cash is in
my account." not that a check has been deposited
-----Original Message-----
From: Barrie Robinson
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:46 AM
To: Dave ; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Selling autos on Ebay
Dave,
Getting cash in the bank does not save you from scammers. Banks post
your "purchaser's" cheque to your account - so you reckon you have
the cash. But the bank can take up to three weeks to clear the
cheque with the "purchaser's" bank. They then find the cheque is a
phony.............so they deduct the cash from your account
! OUCH. The only way is to get your bank that THEY have got the
money against the cheque. In Canada a US cheque will usually take 3
weeks to clear. Of course, the best way is get the purchaser to use PayPal
At 11:49 AM 9/16/2012 -0500, Dave wrote:
>I have listed and sold vehicles on ebay. whenever I list anything, I
>always put in something to the effect: scammers don't bother - this item
>is not going anywhere until my bank assures me the cash is in my account.
>
>that has so far prevented those kinds of experiences.
>
>most recently I listed a vehicle (72 VW convertible that I had run across
>being sold by a friend of a friend way too cheap) and I got a call from
>arizona (I'm in dallas). he was offering to make the deposit via paypal,
>and was going to bring me the cash if I would take down the listing. he
>paypal'd me the $$ so I was still ahead taking down the listing. he
>brought me cash a few days later and the car is now in arizona. I was
>skeptical and careful.
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