I had my Softail listed on Ebay and someone out of state emailed me through Ebay for some information about the bike. I told them the bottom line was $7100 outside of Ebay or $7250 through. After the auction ended, he texted me that he would buy the bike and send a shipper to pick it up. I googled his phone number and he's a dealer and has an active Ebay account. He sent me a cashier's check via USPS with no information included and has only sent one text since then "Did you get the check?" He's not responded to me since. Check's deposited and cleared, verified authentic twice by calling the bank prior to deposit, then a third verification by my own bank.

I need the bike gone as I don't have the storage for it anymore but he's not responding and I didn't save the envelope for his address.

Totally peculiar, isn't it? Any thoughts?

 

Might be able to call E-Bay and trace him through there.

 

checks appear to be good and weeks later turn out to be fraudulent. you send him the title? Fishing for your account info to open credit cards in your name will cost more than the 7100.
A safe way to sell: In cash, In person!

 

Had a buyer give me $100 deposit and said he would pick the bike up in two weeks.Never saw him again!
Yours is a different situation for sure.

I guess keep trying to contact him.Don't think you can just keep the money.

 

[QUOTE=jayray;12488106]checks appear to be good and weeks later turn out to be fraudulent. /QUOTE]


I do believe they can still place a stop payment sometimes.

Don't spend the money until this is cleared up!

 

Yes, but his own bank verified the check for a third time. I would think that gets him off the hook for a bad check.

 

If nothing else I will pick it up!

Sorry I have nothing serious to add. Hope it all works out!

 

Yeah, the funds are there and if the check was going to be fraudulent it would have turned up that way now. I have the bike and the title, and I have no plans on spending his money, but I'm thinking about reselling the bike and figuring out how to get his money back to him.

 

How long since the check was deposited? Cashier's checks being so easy to fake I'd still be leery of it until an entire month or more went by. Even with the verifications.

 

Over three weeks. If the dude sent me a fake cashier's check, I would think he'd be in a hurry to get the title/bike before the bank caught up to it. I really don't think it's fake.