Would you accept a check in a craigslist deal?

[XxSicRokerxX]

So I'm trying to sell my Yamaha HS80M on CL, some guy called me, really interested, told me he'd meet me at a local gas station, so we meet. I show him the monitors, in perfect shape, then he says "Hey, sorry but I forgot my wallet, can I pay you with check?" "I tell him....um nooo I wasn't born yesterday, cash" and he says "Sorry I forgot my wallet, I can write my ID info on it, wheres a local bank around here?" I tell him "Sorry man, call me when you have cash, closed my trunk and left.

Seriously?

Update (9:51AM): He called back and said he just left the bank, meeting again in 5 min :SMH:
Update (10:02AM): Success. To my luck everything panned out. Awkward situation.

 

[53Crëw]

Well played. I would not accept a check either.

 

[Sloan]

Yeah, checks fucking suck.

 

[JeffTD]

Never.

 

[Terminus]

My secretary mailed you the wrong check and now I need you to send the difference back through Western Union. I also need your full address, social security number, date of birth, phone number, blood type, job history, and mother's maiden name so that I can open a bank account in your name and go on a spending spree without repercussions.

 

[Pman]

*cheque

 

[colonel kurtz]

yea...good call man

even if he had the most honest intentions, there's still no way i'd go for anything but cash on a transaction like that. i think the only other thing i might accept would be to send funds thru paypal, and then i'd drop it off...but even that leaves open possibilities for scam-age.

 

[Arsenu,]

Well played, and there's nothing awkward about it, the guy should have been well aware of what he was asking.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Never.

This.

Fuck money orders as well. Get some fucking cash together, it's a fucking face to face.

 

[The Unavoidable]

You are going to go and meet with someone regarding a purchase and you don't bring your wallet? Either you're trying to scam me or you are to retarded to use anything I might be selling.

 

[AwaitTheDesolation]

I had a guy once ask if he could use Paypal when i was trying to sell him an ESP 8 string, and this was after I drove over an hour. Luckily he gave me the money, he said he was trying to hide the transaction from his wife.

 

[Arsenu,]

^ i can relate to that. i'd also be disappointed if i was married to a guy who plays an 8-string

 

[Sloan]

Postal money orders are legit and i think insured, but still kinda shady unless said party has to mail them etc.. i've done transactions on forums forums with money orders before.

 

[Manicompression]

^ i can relate to that. i'd also be disappointed if i was married to a guy who plays an 8-string

well played

 

[colonel kurtz]

This.

Fuck money orders as well. Get some fucking cash together, it's a fucking face to face.

yea...money order in a personal transaction is weird, but less shady than a check. i'm sure there's some way to make up a fake money order of some sort, though, so i'd still be wary. at least the paypal thing makes sense...i almost bought something off of CL a while back with paypal because i had an available balance on a credit card, but no cash.