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KS Toronado

(23,733 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 08:45 AM Thursday

Guy insists on giving me a personal check

Had a carburetor listed locally and someone out of Texas bought it, wants me to cash his check wait 3 days
for it to clear and mail the carburetor to him. I smell a rat, he's quite adamant about sending only a check.

Doesn't the post office offer a cashier's check or money gram option at a fairly reasonable charge? He has said
he'll need to go to the Post Office to mail it.

Have one week left of cancer treatments, chemo side effects are kicking my butt.

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Guy insists on giving me a personal check (Original Post) KS Toronado Thursday OP
don't do it. ret5hd Thursday #1
I agree! SheltieLover Thursday #2
Don't intend to play by his rules. KS Toronado Thursday #3
Bank Cashiers Checks can be scammed mtngirl47 Thursday #7
Red flag on eBay bucolic_frolic Thursday #4
Thanks, that's the information I was looking for. KS Toronado Thursday #5
Money order is what the post office sells IbogaProject Thursday #6
Sorry you are experiencing the chemo effects KS. Ring the bell soon 🔔 Clouds Passing Thursday #8
I'm sorry you're a fellow chemo sufferer Laurelin Thursday #9
Thanks Laurelin, 15 years bc free 🤞🏼 Clouds Passing Thursday #10
15 years! Laurelin Friday #11

KS Toronado

(23,733 posts)
3. Don't intend to play by his rules.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 08:58 AM
Thursday

Claims a cashier's check fee at the bank is too "expensive".

bucolic_frolic

(55,525 posts)
4. Red flag on eBay
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:01 AM
Thursday

I thought we all paid electronically or CC now.

Postal Money order. USPS money order fees are $2.55 for amounts up to $500 and $3.60 for amounts between $500.01 and $1,000. Postal military money orders (issued at military facilities) cost $0.84. Maximum individual domestic money order amount is $1,000.

KS Toronado

(23,733 posts)
5. Thanks, that's the information I was looking for.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:11 AM
Thursday

Didn't sell on ebay, local cable/internet provider "NexTech" has a free buy and sell site.

IbogaProject

(6,007 posts)
6. Money order is what the post office sells
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:13 AM
Thursday

Plus he could use a check cashing place to cash his own check and buy a Western Union money order. Of course he could just withdraw the money first then buy a money order. Hold for check should be two weeks not three days.

Laurelin

(947 posts)
9. I'm sorry you're a fellow chemo sufferer
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:36 PM
Thursday

Finishing up my second round tomorrow. Currently wearing a to-go chemo bag, which beats 3 days in the hospital at least. The symptoms are many and varied.

I hope you'll have a complete recovery.

I don't know nothing about checks or money orders anymore. Good luck with that, too.

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