There has been considerable cashier's check fraud over the past decade so, no, I never advise this and haven't accepted these for years. It's a friend/family member. If you have the cash, go to the bank with the friend/family member. Get the cash. They must be going to meet at the DMV anyway to change the titles and plates on the car. Forget trying to hit up the family member for miles as well as for the car, which you are probably already getting cheaper than the random off the street buyer...
Originally Posted by
sdsearch
In general:
Used car sellers almost always want something like a cashier's check (the kind you can only get from a bank teller, in person, and which costs a few bucks) or cash, meaning something that can't possibly bounce.
(You should have explained that form the beginning!)
Oh, in that case, maybe Paypal or one of the equivalent services? There might be a more straightforward way to use a miles/points earning credit card with an online money transfer than with a physical check.