Re: Do you take personal checks???

Posted by Rauville on January 05, 2004 at 05:09:56 from (209.180.79.166):

In Reply to: Do you take personal checks??? posted by Mike on January 04, 2004 at 20:17:26:

If there is a common thread amoung the replies concerning this; it is one of mistrust. Today nobody trusts anybody.

I've had a business since 1978 that deals with the public on a daily basis , and if I didn't take personal checks from strangers, I wouldn't be in business. Granted, the majority of checks are not in the 10K range, but in the last 25 years, I've had 1 bad check (which was made good years later). Even selling on eBay, I've always taken personal checks, and shipped goods upon receipt of payment. Other than 1 unsigned check that I returned, I've never had a problem.

Our business and personal affairs at one time were built on a basis of trust. Today that has changed 180 degrees. Not only do we not trust anyone else, but we start questioning our own decisions...we hardly trust ourselves anymore!

In your case, I would feel that both you and your potential customer needed to clarify the terms and condition of the transaction. If you were not accepting personal checks, that should have been made clear in your ad, and phone conversation; and if the customer wanted to give one, he should have asked beforehand. But after all, he was trusting that you had a tractor in the condition you stated, maybe a little trust on your part would have helped as well.
Just my humble opinions...have a good year!

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