I've got a guy that wants to wire me money, but I told him I've always used paypal. He said he doesn't have a PayPal account and has wired money before for a pinball. I called my credit union today and they advised me that if I don't know the person to use paypal. They said giving someone your account number and routing number to wire money might not be safe. My credit union said they could possibly make fake checks up using my bank account..

Just wondering what most people do in this case? I've also been told cashiers check aren't the way to go either..

Any thoughts?

Yeah I understand that, but I want to know what the consequences are from a sellers stand point..

That's a consequence?

That's a great idea! Thanks! I knew someone would have an idea... So I create an account and send him my name and routing number/account number for that account and he can send the money to it.. Right?

Thanks!

I wonder why my credit union would say that, I guess anything can happen..

Guy just called me and said his bank needs my address too.. I already gave him my routing number and account number.. Does all this seem normal?

Thanks everyone for all your input. The bank wire went through today to my temporary account and i withdrew the funds and closed the account.. That seemed pretty simple. Now I will setup the shipping on the machine on Monday..