The Ford Barn

Wick · 04-08-2018, 06:51 PM

Last year I sold a truck to a late 70s gentleman. He paid in cash. I went and bought a vehicle with some of the cash. Bank flagged a $100.00 bill. I made it right with the seller. The man who I got the bill from would not make it right with me. I could have easily used that bill at Hershey. So now I inspect all $100
Tells you on line how to.

Synchro909 · 04-09-2018, 08:37 AM

If fake notes are such a problem over there, has anybody asked where they come from? maybe the Chinese can make a good copy!

denis4x4 · 04-09-2018, 09:23 AM

Over the years, I've taken cash, checks and wire transfers...never been burned. Even took PayPay for a deposit. I will not take cashier's checks as they are easily forged. Too, all of my sales involve shipping so nothing leaves the garage until the money is in my bank account.

Oldbluoval · 04-09-2018, 09:56 AM

Yep never see the car go down the road until valid greebacks in the bank.
Wick, you could have taken that to the local FBI and/or Secret Service and told them who passed it to you. He would have wished he made it right over the visit(s) he would likely have gotten.

ronn · 04-09-2018, 07:34 PM

If fake notes are such a problem over there, has anybody asked where they come from? maybe the Chinese can make a good copy!

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3.6rs · 04-09-2018, 11:06 PM

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Synchro909 · 04-10-2018, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronn

If fake notes are such a problem over there, has anybody asked where they come from? maybe the Chinese can make a good copy!

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almost any copier in Staples can make an excellent copy these days!

Might be an argument to improve your banknotes? It has been decades since we dropped paper - not much counterfeiting now.

ronn · 04-10-2018, 06:06 AM

Synch,

they try and try to improve, but there is so much funny money out there, that it isnt funny anymore! Most notes now have holograms, but old notes still out there mixed in with the new. very easy to pass a bad note at say, a gas station, where nobody checks.

Corley · 04-10-2018, 07:52 PM

I THINK PayPal is safe, but has anyone ever had at problem with it? Seems like PayPal has some sort of protections built into it. At least I've been assuming it's a gaurenteed payment, and they are on the hook if someone stiffs them. Of course there is a fee involved.

harleynut · 04-10-2018, 10:39 PM

I've used PayPal quite a few times, never had a problem

ronn · 04-11-2018, 05:59 AM

Paypal can be a HUGE problem to a seller. if the buyer decides he doesnt want your vehicle, ppl will give them their money back and have fun getting your vehicle back, with associated costs to do so.

Ive done it once and went well, but internationally only do bank transfers now with Wells Fargo.
In person- always cash and always will be.

04-08-2018, 06:51 PM	#21
Wick Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gwynn's Island Va Posts: 1,386	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check Last year I sold a truck to a late 70s gentleman. He paid in cash. I went and bought a vehicle with some of the cash. Bank flagged a $100.00 bill. I made it right with the seller. The man who I got the bill from would not make it right with me. I could have easily used that bill at Hershey. So now I inspect all $100 Tells you on line how to.

04-09-2018, 08:37 AM	#22
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check If fake notes are such a problem over there, has anybody asked where they come from? maybe the Chinese can make a good copy! __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

04-09-2018, 09:23 AM	#23
denis4x4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Durango CO Posts: 1,309	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check Over the years, I've taken cash, checks and wire transfers...never been burned. Even took PayPay for a deposit. I will not take cashier's checks as they are easily forged. Too, all of my sales involve shipping so nothing leaves the garage until the money is in my bank account. __________________ No restorable Model A's were harmed in the building of this truck!

04-09-2018, 09:56 AM	#24
Oldbluoval Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Signal Mtn, TN (SE TN) Posts: 2,370	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check Yep never see the car go down the road until valid greebacks in the bank. Wick, you could have taken that to the local FBI and/or Secret Service and told them who passed it to you. He would have wished he made it right over the visit(s) he would likely have gotten.

04-09-2018, 07:34 PM	#25
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check If fake notes are such a problem over there, has anybody asked where they come from? maybe the Chinese can make a good copy! __________________ almost any copier in Staples can make an excellent copy these days!

04-09-2018, 11:06 PM	#26
3.6rs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgistan (formerly known as Belgium) Posts: 573	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Cash is the way to go in the classic car business !

04-10-2018, 06:06 AM	#28
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check Synch, they try and try to improve, but there is so much funny money out there, that it isnt funny anymore! Most notes now have holograms, but old notes still out there mixed in with the new. very easy to pass a bad note at say, a gas station, where nobody checks.

04-10-2018, 07:52 PM	#29
Corley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Battle Ground WA Posts: 293	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check I THINK PayPal is safe, but has anyone ever had at problem with it? Seems like PayPal has some sort of protections built into it. At least I've been assuming it's a gaurenteed payment, and they are on the hook if someone stiffs them. Of course there is a fee involved.

04-10-2018, 10:39 PM	#30
harleynut Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Posts: 279	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check I've used PayPal quite a few times, never had a problem

04-11-2018, 05:59 AM	#31
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,785	Re: except cash for a car or trust a check Paypal can be a HUGE problem to a seller. if the buyer decides he doesnt want your vehicle, ppl will give them their money back and have fun getting your vehicle back, with associated costs to do so. Ive done it once and went well, but internationally only do bank transfers now with Wells Fargo. In person- always cash and always will be.