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Originally Posted by frank55a

A little additional info. With the first case, when I contacted the FBI the agent informed me that NO checks or money orders were safe, including USPS Money Orders. Ironically a couple days later I did receive a USPS Money Order for only $14 it was stamped in red "NOT VALID FOR GREATER THAN $50". When I took it in to the PO the clerk said that was the first time she saw that on a USPS MO, however she told me two days before there was a post office memo that said the window clerks can no longer cash USPS MOs for greater than $50, they must have the local Post Master's approval in order to be cashed. Last week I had a USPS MO for just over $50, it had to be approved and took about 10 minutes, I assume the Post Master did a search on the MO serial number to verify it was good prior to approval.

I am not sure how trust worthy cash is. In our area, if you pay cash at the store all bills $5 and above get swiped with the pen. May have to start carrying one of those pens to the swap meets when I sell parts.

For those that are selling big ticket items (such as, a car), you may want to check with your bank about setting up a one use wire transfer account where the bank is the middle man and holds the funds until the transaction is complete. This way neither you nor the buyer needs to carry large sums of cash and you do not have to provide your personal account information to the buyer.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/...or/N=5+573547/

those pens may not be a bad idea for swap meets- for as cheap as they are (3 pack for $10 - pick it up in the store) its a quick wise investment. if that $10 saves you $100 its a no brainier.