User Tag List
Thanks: 0
Results 1 to 15 of 19
Thread: How to pay for a boat
-
02-19-2021, 07:26 PM #1Team Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2001
- Location
- Lake Coochiching, Ontario
- Posts
- 7,696
- Thanks (Given)
- 23
- Thanks (Received)
- 268
- Likes (Given)
- 469
- Likes (Received)
- 1536
- Mentioned
- 6 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
How to pay for a boat
What is the usual way of paying for a boat, private sale, in the US. Money order, certified check, a western union?
complicated by being a Canadian buyer, not me
-
02-19-2021, 07:56 PM #2
Cash
22r
-
Whaaaaat liked this post
-
02-19-2021, 08:03 PM #3
If money is owed on the boat I like to meet at there loan holder/bank and get a clean title at time of transaction. Certified check is good.
-
02-19-2021, 11:09 PM #4
Sadly, in this day and age I will only accept wire transfer / ACH, bank check drawn on a bank with a local branch or one I can call to confirm validity or cash if it’s less than $10,000. When calling to confirm a check look up the branch online, if the number on the check doesn’t match then refuse payment. “Certified Checks” are relatively easy to counterfeit and money orders are garbage.
I also require a drivers license and take a picture of it. If they refuse then no boat.Last edited by mjw930; 02-19-2021 at 11:14 PM.
Mark
-
02-20-2021, 11:52 AM #5
Under those conditions it's a leap of faith.
-
02-20-2021, 02:34 PM #6"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors". Plato .
-
02-20-2021, 03:24 PM #7
If you do cash get a paper money verification pen at Office Depot, etc. At a minimum random check the bills.
Yes, it may seem paranoid but anyone who has run a retail business understands the risk and has been burned at least once.Mark
-
JR IN JAX liked this post
-
02-20-2021, 03:28 PM #8
-
02-20-2021, 06:41 PM #9\\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\/// \\\///
Checkmate Pulsare 2100 with a 2017 Merc 250 Pro XS
-
02-20-2021, 07:59 PM #10
Benjamen's
most overnite successes usually take at least 10 years
Certified turd polisher,
-
02-22-2021, 03:39 PM #11
You can simply go to the bank together and get a bank check / bank draft. Easy, no need to carry cash over a certain amount. You can exchange drivers licenses before hand if you want. If you're in Canada, most Canadian banks have US accounts available, you can transfer the money, write a check to deposit in the US, then bank draft from that institution. Or wire the money to the bank for a draft.
-
02-22-2021, 04:28 PM #12
You mean people still "pay" for things? I thought everyone financed everything!
(Whats this "cash" stuff you talk about)
Blake
www.InjectorService.com
Call/Text - 204-326-0390
-
02-22-2021, 04:56 PM #135000 RPM
- Join Date
- Nov 2001
- Location
- upstate newyork
- Posts
- 439
- Thanks (Given)
- 1
- Thanks (Received)
- 5
- Likes (Given)
- 0
- Likes (Received)
- 23
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Bought a boat recently from a Canadian seller. Sent them a deposit in the form of a bank check. Went through without a hitch. Now I have to wait till the borders open to get it. Fortunately the seller was understanding and has kept it under raps until I can get it.
-
02-22-2021, 05:01 PM #14
www.InjectorService.com
Call/Text - 204-326-0390
-
02-22-2021, 06:16 PM #15Team Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2001
- Location
- Lake Coochiching, Ontario
- Posts
- 7,696
- Thanks (Given)
- 23
- Thanks (Received)
- 268
- Likes (Given)
- 469
- Likes (Received)
- 1536
- Mentioned
- 6 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
The buyer got outbid. Thanks anyway. He had transport worked out as he was not going to cross the border. Moot now.
Similar Threads
-
Video: Boat Building and Boat Racing with Steve Stepp of Velocity Powerboats and HydraStepp
By jtwrace in forum General Boating DiscussionReplies: 13Last Post: 01-10-2021, 09:27 AM -
UPDATE: Aeromarine Research Tunnel Boat/Vee Boat Design Software Version 8.4
By Scream And Fly in forum General Boating DiscussionReplies: 1Last Post: 06-02-2019, 07:55 AM -
2007 liberator 21 300xs 190hrs rare solid red boat freshwater boat
By Mercaholic86 in forum Hulls larger than 20'Replies: 4Last Post: 10-31-2018, 01:44 PM -
#1 boat gets beached, #2 'pro' pulls boat off beach, #3 boat rolls and sinks
By appsyscons in forum General Boating DiscussionReplies: 32Last Post: 06-17-2017, 04:01 PM -
Article: Aeromarine Research Tunnel Boat/Vee Boat Design Software Version 8.4
By Scream And Fly in forum vBCms CommentsReplies: 0Last Post: 04-07-2015, 06:31 PM