JRscooby wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
It's not a question of "trust". Banks operate under rules that they can't violate...and no, if you deposit a bad check and the rules allow, they aren't going to eat the loss.
Well maybe the "rules" allow the banker to tell their customers "Yes, this is good as cash" before we accepted the checks, then week later, "No, sorry, the check is no good"
Over years that bank made money from us. Would not of trusted anybody there to run a 13 speed up threw the gears while keeping truck 'tween the ditches, but expected them to be experts at keeping my money safe.
The only reason I brought this up was to hint to OP that wire transfer is safest way to make deal.
If they told you that, you have a lawsuit against the bank...but that's probably not what they said and you didn't get it in writing.