Originally Posted by msamonie
I have tried to make a deal with Old Man. He wants you to give him CASH or if you give him a bank cashier's check he wants to hold the money for 10 days before he signs over the title and give you the keys. So, unless you want to travel with $$$$ he won't make a deal. I offered to go to his bank with the cashier's check and his bank can verify the funds - ......still no deal. Not sure what else I can do. Just giving everyone a heads up. Not being reasonable.
UNFORTUNALLY, THE GENTLEMAN IS A LITTLE CONFUSED, I TOLD HIM WHAT MY SON SAID WHO IS AN ASST BANK MANAGER IN TEXAS AND WHAT MY BANK MANAGER SAID HERE. THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT STILL TAKES 3 TO 10 DAYS FOR THE CHECK TO CLEAR, AND THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FUNDS ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS COMING FROM AN UNKNOWN CREDIT UNION. I ALSO TOLD THE GENTLEMEN THAT HIS SON IN LAW COULD TEST DRIVE IT AND LEAVE A DEPOSIT, IF INTERESTED. THE GENTLEMAN THOUGHT HIS CREDENTIALS OF 800 CREDIT SCORE AND BEING A ACCOUNT MANGER WAS SUFFICIENT. I ALSO TOLD HIM THAT IF HE THINKS HE WAS GOING TO FLY IN GIVE ME A CHECK BEFORE IT CLEARS AND DRIVE AWAY THAT HE MUST LIVE IN LALA LAND. MAYBE THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENT IN MICHIGAN.