quick private sale Q

lemonslice

Hello, Can I ask what is the best way to take payment for my car that I am selling on a Saturday? seeing as bank transfers cant be done on a sat,
potential buyer & I have been talking for a week he's coming to visit on sat (a overnight travelling distance) by ferry quite common as I live in Aberdeen, what's safest way for me to receive payment?
is a bankers draft ok? or cash where I can go straight to a bank & put it in?

oh man you can tell I don't know what im doing!

Sgt_Pepper_2

Cash at the bank.

lemonslice

ok thank you
I initially said bank transfer would be ok as they would travelling from Orkney on the ferry so I don't know if 4k in cash is safe, till I realised it was a Saturday!

wealdroam

And take the buyer and the money to the bank with you before handing over the keys.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Don't swap a Bankers Draft for your car. They can be faked but you don't get to know for a week or so.

Cash is safest. Preferably take the buyer with you when you pay it in.

colino

Cash is King (on the buyers side too, wait for him trying to chip you!) but ultimately, the safest way for pricey sales is to go with the purchaser to a bank. See them draw it out and then pay it straight back in to your own account.

s_b

colino wrote: »

Cash is King (on the buyers side too, wait for him trying to chip you!) but ultimately, the safest way for pricey sales is to go with the purchaser to a bank. See them draw it out and then pay it straight back in to your own account.

he wouldnt be chipping me if hes come over on a boat to take away
just like the bloke walking on the pitch with a limp wont be getting a discount on that auto he desperately needs and ive got

oh no

anyway cash cash cash

[Deleted User]

Cash at the bank or if access to a bank is not possible, cash but check the roller marks on the notes to make sure they are not fake. Detector pens are not enough these days.