Quote Originally Posted by hondapop View Post
I wasn't fighting. The OP (as a seller, not a buyer as you were in the example you've given) still has to deposit that cheque to his A/cc and it must then go through the system and be cleared. I wouldn't argue that it's probably the safest way for you as a buyer to transport the money to the seller, but the seller is still at the disadvantage of having to wait for those funds to clear. It would be simpler for the buyer to just deposit the money straight to the sellers A/cc and then the seller notify him/her when the funds have cleared.

I stand by my rule.
I see where you're getting at, I too suffered from this issue when I sold my car. (Buyer not trusting to netwire me the money, before her uncle picks it up.)

If only the world wasn't so dodgy lol