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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 1330553, member: 22271&quot;]It seems that not wanting to give a receipt is to avoid anything that taxing authorities could use against you (as a seller). Wanting a receipt (as a buyer) establishes ownership and a cost basis. AND legal evidence of the transaction should it need to be returned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wanting to avoid taxes could be construed as an attempt to avoid your responsibilities as a citizen (but that gets into an entirely different thread).</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as checks, the dealers I work with will (to my amazement) accept checks (and even send the coins before they receive the checks. For dealers that do not know me, they always wait until the check has cleared (and if they are smart, would wait a few more days to sure that I&#039;m not running some sort of scam. My preference is to send a U.S. Postal money order as they are safer than any individual&#039;s checking account.</p><p><br /></p><p>Merry Christmas to all![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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