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Originally Posted by Corbic
If they give you a bogus money order or chashiers check it's considered theft. You can file with your insurance company.
Someone has recently mentioned the concern of getting a could hundred bogus bills mixed in with a cahd transaction. I never thought of that.
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I had a friend who sold a dirt bike recently who took cash and had counterfeit bills mixed in. I have also heard of counterfeit cashiers checks. When I have shown people the car I meet up at a designated "safe spot" that the city has set up for selling used cars. The safe spot is just a grocery store parking lot but there is a police station just a few blocks away. Also my bank is literally across the street.
Had a few people flake out and not show, no biggie I live about 1 mile away. What is annoying is I have had one guy show up and try to haggle me down $500, I already said the price and told him over the phone I am not going to haggle. He then says to wait and he will go to the bank, he comes back and overs me $300 more instead of the 500. I told him to kick rocks, I am not desperate for the money or to get rid of the car, I am already giving a very fair price for it.
Had another guy show up with the cash and I said it is his, just follow me over to the bank (literally across the street) and after I get a cashiers check or deposit the cash the title is yours (I had a printed out agreement for this as well just to make the potential buyer feels safe). He called me racist even though (I hate to play the black friend card..) my best bud who was with me at the spot is black as midnight (always have a homie with you when selling cars). Also had a "friend of a friend" who is a white tweaker say he was interested and try to offer me illicit "things" for the car... No thanks bro. Lots of scum bags love impala's but should just buy a caprice.
I don't understand what the big deal about going to the bank is for some people if they want the car square and fair. I almost want to take their ass to the dmv too and make sure they change the title the day of because I just had another friend have to deal with selling a car and the buyer not changing the title, the car getting towed, and my buddy luckily didn't have to pay because he kept the paper work (bill of sale) but it is still a hassle because the tow company and impound lot contacted him with bills because the buyer didn't transfer the title.
Selling a used car to a private party is a bitch these days, especially when it is sought after by blue collar tweakers and wannabe gangsters. I will probably just wait and trade it in for peanuts to avoid the hassle of all these wannabe swindlers. Grumpy as fuck, some of my friends are saying I am being a bitch about selling it (not meeting at my house, meeting at the safe spot, going to the bank to deposit or withdrawl, ect), f*ck that, I gave a fair price for a BEAST of a car (it is totally stock, lt1 ss impala is a beast production car) that is in very decent condition, these little ho's think they need to get one over on someone to feel good about it instead of being a man and making a square deal.