Originally Posted by
thadocta

Ummm, dude, you don't need to actually CASH cheques - you can deposit them into your own bank account, and then after a couple of days they then become available funds in your own back account. It isn't rocket science.....
Dave
If I tried to deposit a check drawn in USD on a US bank in my country, I've been told it would take upwards of 30 days to clear and for the funds become available. Checks are very US-centric these days and most of the rest of the banking world has long moved on.