Does anyone know a lot about Craigslist?

Question

I am selling an expensive item...700 dollars. Does whoever buys it just give me a check? How do I know this person is not just writing a bad check and walking away with the merchandise?

Answer 1

only take cash

never take a check

i use craigslist all the time

Answer 2

You can do a couple things to protect yourself from selling this using Craigslist. First, make sure you think about safety.  You should think about meeting the person in a public place, like a restaurant rather than your home.  When it comes to payment, you can ask for a cashier's check, or better yet cash.  If they insist on paying with a check I'd ask them to meet you at your local bank and cash the check before handing over the item.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

You won't know if the check is bad until about two weeks later when it bounces and your bank takes your money away. For such a high dollar item they should be willing to go to the bank and take it out instead of cutting you a check.

Only take cash, and if the item's not heavy try to meet in-between instead of at your home.