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Mish mash => Open Forum => Topic started by: Awaz on August 25, 2014, 12:48:29 PM

Title: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: Awaz on August 25, 2014, 12:48:29 PM: Selling my bike on ebay. Guy in Jupiter, FL wants to buy it. Paypal is just too dang expensive to transfer fund. He says he can do cashier check or wire transfer. It looks like I will have to cash it at my bank, but to clear it at his bank, it will take a few days. According to bank, wire transfer is safe, but it amounts to whether I want to give out my account number and routing number. Which do you guys think is the best way to go?
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: sherob on August 25, 2014, 01:29:10 PM: Open another account just for this transaction... what are they going to charge you... not much compared to the peace of mind of handing out your day to day account number.
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: Cholla on August 25, 2014, 02:12:27 PM: Postal money order.
If it's fake now ya got em for mail fraud. The feds don't like that.
And use the separate account. The bike doesn't ship until the MO checks good.
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: Awaz on August 25, 2014, 02:31:06 PM: I have a savings account that I do not use for any transactions except for paypal and send money to my parents. I think I will use that.
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on August 25, 2014, 04:28:00 PM: ever hear of Western Union?

https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/home.html?src=paid_gg_us_Brand_OneFee_All&utm_content=sFHZspg18 (https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/home.html?src=paid_gg_us_Brand_OneFee_All&utm_content=sFHZspg18)|dc_pcrid_37787791547_mt_e_kw_western%20union&gclid=CNez4bm7r8ACFSdk7AodrCkAJA
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: gPink on August 25, 2014, 04:32:11 PM: Quote from: MAN OF BLUES on August 25, 2014, 04:28:00 PM
ever hear of Western Union?

https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/home.html?src=paid_gg_us_Brand_OneFee_All&utm_content=sFHZspg18 (https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/home.html?src=paid_gg_us_Brand_OneFee_All&utm_content=sFHZspg18)|dc_pcrid_37787791547_mt_e_kw_western%20union&gclid=CNez4bm7r8ACFSdk7AodrCkAJA

..or a suitcase of used non-consecutive twenties. 8)
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 25, 2014, 04:47:30 PM: That's the ticket!
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: jettawreck on August 25, 2014, 04:52:26 PM: Quote from: gPink on August 25, 2014, 04:32:11 PM
..or a suitcase of used non-consecutive twenties. 8)

This option.
Go to CraigsList site and read the scam warnings and types of payment fraud(s).
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: ZG on August 25, 2014, 06:14:00 PM: I've sold 2 bikes on ebay, one across the US and the other to Canada. In both cases I had them paypal me a non-refundable $1k, and then had them Fedex me a cashiers check for the balance. Once the cashiers check was in my bank account and my bank said we're good I allowed them to send their shipping company to my house to pick up the bike. Very painless and smooth both times. :)
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: Big Mike on August 26, 2014, 03:34:45 PM: I was advised a few years ago by I riding buddy who worked in finance to open a seperate account just the transaction, after the money goes thru transfer it out and close that account....Keep in mind thats older info not sure how things have changed since then ??

good luck..
Title: Re: Selling my fatboy in fleabay
Post by: Awaz on August 27, 2014, 12:37:29 PM: I went the wire transfer route via an account I use for paypal, etc. I have received the money and it seems everything is in order so far.