Comment on What's the best way to still something expensive that can't be shipped?

RamRabbit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• glimse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m just wondering how people sell cars and whatnot, it can’t always be cash, can it? How are people safely selling things for 5 figures?

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  • iamericandre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Cashiers check is perfectly safe

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  • dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Cash is the only safe answer. Everything else can be reversed or manipulated. $6000 cash can fit in a letter envelope. I sold a car for $8000 and received cash.

    If you can get the item back on a pallet, strapped down, it can likely be shipped for $400 or so by companies like Estes. They would need to be able to get a big truck with a liftgate near the item and roll a pallet jack on a smooth surfaxe like concrete. I would make the buyer arrange their own shipping though, let the liability be on them.

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    • glimse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I don’t want to deal with the headache of shipping it so I was going to leave that as an option only if they specifically asked. It’s multiple pieces and I don’t have the original packaging

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  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Cash was how I bought my 5 figure car. 10k fits pretty well in an envelope. 6 will fit just fine.

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