I would say leave it to the seller also. Personally, I would take cash or a certified cashier’s check from my bank. I would only take a check if they agreed to wait for it to clear. Cashier’s checks can be forged. That’s why on craig’s list it says to be careful of accepting them. I’m very honest, and sometimes am like, why are you treating me like a criminal? Then I have to remind myself of all the scum of the earth. I paid cash for my bike. I kept it locked in my glove box until it was time to pay. I don’t use bank envelopes, but a regular security. I felt like a drug dealer when I was at the bank pulling out 3700 in cash though. To make it worse, my main bank is in TX and doesn’t have branches. I went to my local bank, pulled all the money out through the ATM, then had to go in and switch the $ for hundreds. I transferred the money on the Sat that we decided to go buy the bike. It doesn’t go through until Monday (in my excitement, I failed to realize that). I felt like they were going to call the cops on me and have me pulled over on suspicion even though I didn’t have near enough to be breaking the law……..