just because the bank says the check is good is not official.. bet the bank does not let you take the cash in person... if they take the check and you put it in your account and it sits for 6 weeks then it might be good, but if not then they take it out of your account and you loose the money you sent......tell the buyer to send two check one to you and one to the shipper... bet they dont have an answer for that one, or do they......