[Joelack99]

So it’s a scam, that much is obvious, but it raises the point: why ever take a cashier’s check? The cashiers check may not be worth the paper it’s printed on. Same as a regular check. I’ll take any paper you want to write, but until my bank says it’s done, you don’t get the goods.

I learned this lesson when I sold a house in The Villages—the “cashier’s check” for the furniture in this turnkey deal was held by the bank for over two weeks, and I was a nervous wreck by the time it actually did clear. Only $4,000, I think, but nobody wants to get ripped off!