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  • Dec 29, 2011, 03:11 PM
    bagel2756
    What is the sure way of getting paid, if selling my car to a private party?
    With a bank check or wire transfer or just cash.
  • Dec 29, 2011, 03:23 PM
    Mini_Her
    Are you selling to someone in a different country?
  • Dec 29, 2011, 03:59 PM
    ma0641
    Cash is best. If it is a bank check, go to the bank with the intended purchaser and make sure you can cash the check. Then, transfer the title at the bank.
  • Dec 29, 2011, 04:13 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    Agree, At their bank, if they pay you with check, you cash it at their bank, and get the cash.

    Cash at your bank is better, you can deposit it when you get the cash, you are safer in bank taking cash. And then you sign the title.

    The fact you even mentioned wire transfer worries me, that is often mentioned in fraud schemes where they want to do a check or wire transfer and you mail them a title.
  • Dec 29, 2011, 04:19 PM
    slapshot_oi
    Get cash if you can, bank check if you can't, and don't accept a wire transfer.

    Also, do not forget to write up a bill of sale and have the buyer sign it. If anything goes wrong, that will help you in court.

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