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<blockquote data-quote="jdagreek" data-source="post: 1485299" data-attributes="member: 14916"><p>Anytime you buy/sell on a place like craigslist.com you really have to be careful.</p><p></p><p>I sold a boat to a fellow in Arkansas last week. We took our time to make sure that both of us were safe in the method of transferring the boat to him and me in getting my cash.</p><p></p><p>He gave me the name of the bank. I talked with an officer of the bank. When we made the transfer I signed a bill of sale at a neutral bank site and he faxed that to his bank. That was the signal for his bank to wire the cash to my bank. I knew within 10 minutes that the cash was safely in my bank. Then I signed the title transferring the boat to him.</p><p></p><p>By the time we had worked out the details we both knew we were dealing with an honest person. Any time you are dealing with more than a hundred or so you really have to be careful to make sure you are protected from fraud.</p><p></p><p>Previously, I had a guy who simply wanted to give me a cashiers check and drive my boat and trailer away. This guy was so anxious that it sent warning signals immediately. I told him that I needed to have some information regarding his bank etc. He got all huffy and that told me he was a scam artist just trying to find an unwary seller.</p><p></p><p>Be really careful about how you do these deals from people you don't know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdagreek, post: 1485299, member: 14916"] Anytime you buy/sell on a place like craigslist.com you really have to be careful. I sold a boat to a fellow in Arkansas last week. We took our time to make sure that both of us were safe in the method of transferring the boat to him and me in getting my cash. He gave me the name of the bank. I talked with an officer of the bank. When we made the transfer I signed a bill of sale at a neutral bank site and he faxed that to his bank. That was the signal for his bank to wire the cash to my bank. I knew within 10 minutes that the cash was safely in my bank. Then I signed the title transferring the boat to him. By the time we had worked out the details we both knew we were dealing with an honest person. Any time you are dealing with more than a hundred or so you really have to be careful to make sure you are protected from fraud. Previously, I had a guy who simply wanted to give me a cashiers check and drive my boat and trailer away. This guy was so anxious that it sent warning signals immediately. I told him that I needed to have some information regarding his bank etc. He got all huffy and that told me he was a scam artist just trying to find an unwary seller. Be really careful about how you do these deals from people you don't know. [/QUOTE]
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