[Blueface]

Looks like this will work out for you.

I remember the scammer that once tried to nail my son.
Good thing I got involved.
He listed a trailer I gave him from when I had the business that he later took over.
The trailer was worth around $1,200 brand new.
Used as it was, $500 would be a deal for him to get.
The purchaser had a "0" rating.
He bought it for $800.
He offered my son to pay him "Extra" so my son could then deposit the remainder for him.
(Get where this is going so far?)

He sends a check to my son, to my address as he lived with me at the time.
That is where I go involved.
I opened the envelope thinking it was for me since we have the same name.
There was a check inside and it was for around $1,800 if I recall correctly.
I asked my son about it and he filled me in.
I noted the name difference on the check to the buyer.
I looked up the name on the check and located a number for this "Dr." on the check.
Turns out his checks were all stolen via a scam and this check was bogus and long cancelled.

So, my foolish son would have deposited the useless check, paid the seller the difference into his account, the trailer would have stayed in the garage, the check would have bounced, and he would have been out $1,000.

Things like that happen, you just have to be wiser than the thieves are. In this case, we were. Son learned a valuable lesson. Information on buyer turned over to the authorities.