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Uh, wow...

Who has the truck? (your prior post said you took it back from him) Who has the title?

So he owes you what? $150?

Guess you're out $150.

Cost of a lesson learned.

Waitaminit... He wanted $100 to "fix" a ticket? You buddy's dad knows the judge and had him fix it? What is this, Hazzard County, and the judge is Boss J.D. Hogg?

As for the $600 check: I dunno about USA, but in Canada a check (we Canucks spell it "cheque") is good for six months after the date printed on it. If it's the same down there you can still cash it, and if it's bad the guy that wrote it could be charged with passing bad cheques, but chances are it'd go nowhere and you'd only end up getting stuck with a bounced cheque fee.

What really bothers me is the fact that Im almost positive it will happen again.

Youve done nothing but good here on the board and good for your family as well.  My advise,, DO NOT CHASH THAT CHECK.

it is a time bomb waiting to happen if you do.  Go through the senerio in your head and ask yourself what happens when it bounces (with reguard to your banks policy).

It looks like you have worked hard to try and strike a deal, worked the best you could and took a couple of chances.  Most of the time deals like this come out on the good end.  Its when your gut says different that you typically "screw yourself".

Listen to your gut, you got a good way of seeing things ahead of you anyway.

Like I said, if you cash that cheque you'll likely only end up getting nailed with a bounced cheque fee. It should be illegal for banks to charge the recipient of a cheque a fee just because the person that wrote it is a douche, but it isn't illegal, and banks do it. And the fees are generally quite high, anywhere from $25-$60. Plus I'm pretty sure it would ding your credit rating.

Youve done nothing but good here on the board and good for your family as well.  My advise,, DO NOT CHASH THAT CHECK.

it is a time bomb waiting to happen if you do.  Go through the senerio in your head and ask yourself what happens when it bounces (with reguard to your banks policy).

It looks like you have worked hard to try and strike a deal, worked the best you could and took a couple of chances.  Most of the time deals like this come out on the good end.  Its when your gut says different that you typically "screw yourself".

Listen to your gut, you got a good way of seeing things ahead of you anyway.

Like I said, if you cash that cheque you'll likely only end up getting nailed with a bounced cheque fee. It should be illegal for banks to charge the recipient of a cheque a fee just because the person that wrote it is a douche, but it isn't illegal, and banks do it. And the fees are generally quite high, anywhere from $25-$60. Plus I'm pretty sure it would ding your credit rating.

Wow i had no idea the banks would chaarge you if someone wrote you a bad check i thought it was only the person who wrote it. That sucks, seems like it would be some kind of racket and should in fact be illegal. dont listen to me man i wouldnt cash it.

the check is an easy thing to find out what the right thing to do is... your "in good standing with your bank" you say.. well ask them!
I would simply take the check into my Credit Union manager... tell him I have this but after the fact I found out the guy is not too trust worthy, what can I do with it that won't jeopardize my standing with you or the bank?
Most likely he could make a simple phone call and verify funds... if no funds he could tell you how to proceed. That's his job, that's what he's trained for.