I can run my card and sign much faster than some granny can dig for bills and change and the cashier to process it.

 

Just got my CCW renewal notice today. They won't take a personal check either. I'll have to get a Cashiers Check or a Money order.

 

Cash is cool but when you are buying an expensive item that wad of 100 dollar bills can choke a couple of horses. I think we need to start printing 1000 dollar bills again.

 

here in missouri you use your old plate or get a new one when you pay sales tax on the bike. after paying sales tax the state will send you a new title with your name on it.

 

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I have paid with checks for cars, motorcycles and the current house with a regular check. No issue at all. But when I try a CC for the full amount I get refused due to the fees the seller pays. Some have said they would go to X amount. So I pay that amount with the card to get the 2% cash back and the balance with cash.

The only time I use a check is for the major items listed above, cash at restaurants(don't hand my card to anyone), CC for motels, gas, online purchases and retail store items.

 

Not to mention that in the case of a new bike or car the dealer has to report the transaction if over 10K in cash.

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small...dealership-qas

 

A little story about a dealership I worked for. Guy comes in to buy a car. Salesman and customer do the "Sales dance" and come to an agreement on a number for out the door price.
Seems the customer was carrying two cell phones in his pockets. Customer says he wants to write a check for the car, now mind you he looks the part, well dressed, expensive jewelry, blah, blah, blah.
Of course, sales manager wants to call his bank and verify available funds in his account. Not a problem, the customer writes the check and hands it to the salesman, along with his banks' phone number on a piece of paper.

The customer says he is going outside to smoke a cigarette while they verify everything. Sales manager calls the "bank" number that they were given, and the customer answers the burner phone in his pocket and verifies the account and available funds.
They do the paperwork and throw him the keys to his new car. 3 days later they find out they got hosed.

They never took another check after that.

 

if I paid cash for a 25k plus motorcycle, car, boat or anything I would carry full comp and collision on it. You're saying you don't? So you risk loosing your " investment" just like I do in the market....pretty weak argument there on your part. Guaranteed investment??? Nothing high yield but there's some options out there ..other than that you're Guaranteed death and taxes. I've always found in life that the person who has brag about how much he or she has usually doesn't have much behind the smoke and mirrors they've put up...maybe you have more money than most Americans good for you, probably most of the guys on this forum do as well but in reallity thats not saying much since about 70 percent of all americans have less than 1000 dollars in savings.About 70 percent of motorcycles are financed...not sure there'd be too many bike makers left if they lost 70 percent of their sales. Sorry getting off topic on my post.

 

I wrote a check for 21k on my 15 RGs no questions asked. I've never had a check refused for any major purchase. Heck I wrote a 45k check to pay my house off.