[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by motion
I was under the impression that even if you cashed a check or cashier's check, and it later bounced, they just deduct the amount from your balance? I can cash the thing no problem. Maybe I'll ask my bank. Waiting 10 days or getting a wire transfer sounds like the safe bet.

Guess I'm a little gun-shy today. I won and paid for a helmet on eBay this morning. Got it for a hunsky off of normal selling prices. The seller then emails me telling me that he dropped the helmet and broke the shield, so he refunded me my money via paypal. Says he's going to replace the shield and relist it. Won't sell it to me. Thought about bbqing him with negative feedback, but then he'll just go ahead and do the same thing to me. Grrrrrrrrrrr

DO NOT buy a helmet that has been dropped! Once dropped it develops small cracks in the shell that cannot be seen or fixed, even at the factory. Bell and other makers recommend that after any helmet has been dropped that it be replaced. Please, you are trusting your life with a helmet so do not scrimp on this.

Agree with the above comments. Have a very good friend who got caught up in a scam like this. He deposited a cashiers check in the bank, waited 10 days and withdrew the funds. Twelve days after deposit they notified him that the check was not good and charged him for it.

Talk to your bank and explain the situation. Tell them that when there is NO chance of the check returning for them to notify you and then and only then ship the bike. If he really needs the bike sooner he can wire transfer or pay pal the funds.

JA