If I were doing it in person I'd go to a bank and have the seller get cash to give to me unless I knew the buyer pretty well - my brother or something. Let the bank take the responsibility of making sure the funds are real. I'm planning to buy Donald's 300SEL, and will probably use that method [you do have Bank of America out there, don't you Don?]. I'll also want a Carfax report on the car and plan to check it over even though I have no reason to mistrust Donald, and will have invested in travel to Wichita by that point. None of us are perfect, and neither of us wants to be in a situation of 'I assumed that ....'. What you want is a clean deal that you don't have to lie awake and wonder about later. I'd go out of my way to avoid deals that have to be made after banking hours, even to the point of delivering the car to a bank near the buyers place of work, or insisting that the buyer give you an instrument that you can take to his bank and get cash for prior to turning over the car. Paranoid? Yes. BillR
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Finks Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 2:21 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Safe forms of payment in a car sale I'll hopefully be selling my car very soon, and I thought that forms of payment such as certified check, or money order were some of the safest ways to go (as opposed to a personal check). But now I see that a certified check seems to be the weapon of choice in the scammers' arsenal? When selling a vehicle, what are some of the safest ways to accept payment? I'll be doing this transaction in person. Brian 83 240D 84 Saab 900 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
