He contacted me about an engine I have for sale. I drove 100 miles to meet him. After continually lying about how far away he was, he finally shows up at the rest area 2 hours late. Then he proceeds to try and pay with a PERSONAL check from out of state for $2,500. I may have been stupid enough to wait for ever, but who in their right mind would accept a personal check from a stranger for that amount.

 

WoW...that's pretty bad! I wouldn't accept a Personal Check under those circumstances either.

 

Sometimes you can tell a lot about a person from their username.

 

Yeah, all MY roaches are more like a half a doobie.

 

It's nice to hear the opinion of another seller. I couldn't decide if my buyer was naive enough to think that was normal or what. Cashiers check would have been no problem at all.

My lesson learned, get a deposit before making the trip.

 

Yah, I've gotten stuck in a somewhat similar situation before. I just don't even waste my time anymore with people I don't feel I can trust.

 

^^ There are way to many shady people out there. That sucks you wasted a trip.

 

Did you guys agree on a form of payment before meeting up? Not saying he was in the right, he defintely wasn't, but I think you could have saved time by saying up front what is acceptable as payment.

 

while i agree with you,communication is key "most" people have common sense not to accept personal checks. he must of belonged to that other group of people

i wouldn't of received it either unless there was said bank near by where it could have been cash on the spot

 

Yea I never assume on these forums. Part of the reason why is because when I joined, I thought personal checks was acceptable. I didn't have much experience buying and selling on forums so it was all new to me. You just never know hahaha.

 

wow!!! what was dude thinking

 

yeah like the user name GoodfellaFD3S. After he pays you he might Whack you.Bada Bing

but seriously that was messed up bro.

 

I agree I should have mentioned for him not to bring a personal check. Everyone knows the saying about when you assume something. It's not the check that I found the most frustrating, it was the fact he continually lied to me and kept me waiting for hours. I kept telling myself I should just leave, but I am a nice guy. I would have felt really bad had I made him waste a trip and he really was stuck in traffic. But....

I googled construction in PA and WV when I returned home and there was hardly any. So he definately deliberately lied to me for hours about where he was and what was holding him up. I think he planned everything, and figured if I waited long enough I would become impatient and take the check.

 

If I could have verified it, it would have been cool. But we were meeting on a Saturday night, at a rest stop, on Labor Day weekend. It would have been days before my bank was even open. Not to mention that my bank would of placed a hold on it just due the amount of $2,500. He offered to give me his driver's license number, but that didn't make me feel anymore secure.

 

Good move on not accepting the check in the end. A bank has a week or so to verify funds so even it clears immediately they can overturn it later. Seller beware!!!


Also, I was in the same predicament once. I even posted a thread about the member "Fastassturbo2". He made me wait nearly 3 hours and I would NEVER do so, but I talked to him quite a bit and he generally seemed like a good guy. That was the one-time I was WAYYYY off base on my judgment.