[Jeff Murphy]

I sent you an email reply, but thought I should post for the greater good, too.

The easiest thing to do as a Seller is request a US$ Wire Transfer direct to your account. Once the money is there, it's there.

Check with your bank for the necessary Swift, Sort/ABA and account codes you'll need to supply the buyer (and you'll also want to know your bank's funds availability rules for when the money gets there).

You make the buyer deal with the exchange rate issue by demanding inbound US$ funds equal to the amount agreed for the sale.

And obviously you're not in the business of making change for people -- you will only accept funds equal to the agreed upon amount for the sale.

I can't imagine a scenario in which the dough wouldn't be with you before the bike leaves.

Don't take a chance on a check, certified or otherwise, especially if it is from an international bank.

If these brokers are legit, they should have no problem.

I did things this way for both of my COPO purchases. And I think the sellers were/are happy about it.

Happy selling...