[DavidK]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Why can it not be legit?

Payment with a Certified Check is usually very easy to confirm and much different than payment with a "Bank Check". If you'll note the OP's original post, he's not using clear language for what he's been promised.

Depending on what bank issued the check, some "bank checks" are easy to confirm.

There isn't always a boogey man.

How many people do you know that will buy a car without seeing it? Unless the person works 24 hours a day, the work schedule is a lie.

[haysus7]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

I am trying to sell a car. I've posted on a few sites. I have an interested person who contacted me via email. They said they are interested and would like to purchase but will not be able to come and see the vehicle and pay cash due to their work schedule, They will pay with a certified bank check and have movers pick it up after the check clears my account.

Is there any possibility that this could be a scam?

Only do cash and carry in a public place. In front of police station

[will1546]

Scam

[baldman]

I recently tried to purchase a car from a Villager. I was out of town so I could not bring her cash. I offered a certified check or a money wire to her account with out seeing title or getting possession of the car . The seller was so wrapped up in her paranoia that she refused both. I even offered a little more than she wanted for the car .

It works both ways . Paying cash is not a great idea for the buyer as it makes it harder if the seller tries to scam the buyer .

[pablo cruze]

100% scam. I have them send me a check, with a fake name. Then they keep asking if I deposit yet. I keep stalling with excuses that I can't find the check, or the bank is closed, or I have illness and can't make it to the bank.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by baldman

I recently tried to purchase a car from a Villager. I was out of town so I could not bring her cash. I offered a certified check or a money wire to her account with out seeing title or getting possession of the car . The seller was so wrapped up in her paranoia that she refused both. I even offered a little more than she wanted for the car .

It works both ways . Paying cash is not a great idea for the buyer as it makes it harder if the seller tries to scam the buyer .

This TV land. Paranoia capital of the USA.

People are worried about getting scammed on FaceBook for $25, but justify paying $150,000 for their $60,000 pool or brag about their 30% Tips to the "hard working servers" at restaurants.

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

6 cars in the last 2 years. Not everyone is a scammer and the folks who get taken advantage of, just aren't smart or savvy enough to avoid it or don't have the brains to ask for advice, like the OP did here.

Paranoia runs rampant in TV land.

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

How many cars can I sell in a year in FL?

All people and companies selling more than 3 cars in a 12 month period need a Florida Car Dealer License. Additionally, you'll need this license even if you advertise more than three cars for sale.

Are you a dealer?

Crickets on this...

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

How many cars can I sell in a year in FL?

All people and companies selling more than 3 cars in a 12 month period need a Florida Car Dealer License. Additionally, you'll need this license even if you advertise more than three cars for sale.

Are you a dealer?

Actually, if you sell cars, becoming a car dealer is not a bad idea. I used to work with a guy who got a dealer license so he could buy cars at the weekly car dealer auctions. He would attend the huge "dealer-only" auctions in Lakeland, Florida. He would buy a late model Cadillac, still under warranty, drive it for a few weeks, and then sell it and make a few thousand dollars on it. But, the guy really loved cars. There are also dealer brokers who will go to the auction and send photos to a client, and buy a specific car for the client. Apparently, thousands of cars are sold at the auction, and most are gone within a few seconds.

[bsouthworth47@yahoo.com]

Don't do it. Guaranteed it's a scam .I had a Mercedes SLK 250 for sale for $ 25,000. Someone on New Hampshire said he wanted to buy it and would send a Certified Check. When I got it I brought it to my bank and checked to see if it was good and found out it was a Fraud. It shore looked real. Be carefull.

[lawgolfer]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

I am trying to sell a car. I've posted on a few sites. I have an interested person who contacted me via email. They said they are interested and would like to purchase but will not be able to come and see the vehicle and pay cash due to their work schedule, They will pay with a certified bank check and have movers pick it up after the check clears my account.

Is there any possibility that this could be a scam?

Most likely, it is a scam; however, you'll learn very quickly if it is by taking the cashier's check to a local branch of the bank and cashing it.

If it is on a small bank which does not have a local branch, the chance it is a scam becomes more likely. In that case, first call the issuing bank and ask it to confirm the existence of the account on which the check is drawn and that the bank has issued the cashier's check. If there is an account, then take the check to your bank and ask for help in getting it paid. Your bank should be able to arrange for an electronic transfer of the money which will be complete in a matter of minutes. You will have to pay a small fee upwards of $50.

Finally, tell the buyer that you do not want a cashier's check, and, instead, want the transaction done electronically, bank to bank. That may involve a fee around $50 unless the buyer is a good customer of the bank. If there is a fee, tell the buyer to deduct it from the payment.

Simply put, don't turn over the car or the title until you have money in hand and not merely a check.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by lawgolfer

Most likely, it is a scam; however, you'll learn very quickly if it is by taking the cashier's check to a local branch of the bank and cashing it.

If it is on a small bank which does not have a local branch, the chance it is a scam becomes more likely. In that case, first call the issuing bank and ask it to confirm the existence of the account on which the check is drawn and that the bank has issued the cashier's check. If there is an account, then take the check to your bank and ask for help in getting it paid. Your bank should be able to arrange for an electronic transfer of the money which will be complete in a matter of minutes. You will have to pay a small fee upwards of $50.

Finally, tell the buyer that you do not want a cashier's check, and, instead, want the transaction done electronically, bank to bank. That may involve a fee around $50 unless the buyer is a good customer of the bank. If there is a fee, tell the buyer to deduct it from the payment.

Simply put, don't turn over the car or the title until you have money in hand and not merely a check.

It is not a cashiers check, it is a certified check. Two different things. A cashiers check is drawn on the issuing bank's funds, but a certified check is drawn on the buyer's account. So, with a certified check, the account owner could possibly remove funds from their account or close the account before the check is cashed. But, more likely, the check will be a complete fraud, a counterfeit check.

[loutapes]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

I am trying to sell a car. I've posted on a few sites. I have an interested person who contacted me via email. They said they are interested and would like to purchase but will not be able to come and see the vehicle and pay cash due to their work schedule, They will pay with a certified bank check and have movers pick it up after the check clears my account.

Is there any possibility that this could be a scam?

Walk away, only deal with a person face to face in a very public area. Do not meet with strangers under any condition.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

I am trying to sell a car. I've posted on a few sites. I have an interested person who contacted me via email. They said they are interested and would like to purchase but will not be able to come and see the vehicle and pay cash due to their work schedule, They will pay with a certified bank check and have movers pick it up after the check clears my account.

Is there any possibility that this could be a scam?

99.999999999999999999999999999999999% a scamIMO. Who buys used car without looking at it?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

99.999999999999999999999999999999999% a scamIMO. Who buys used car without looking at it?

Are you sure about that percentage?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Are you sure about that percentage?

OK I forgot couple . 999999s.