Oh, that stinks, iTore. I work at a bank, and it depends on bank policy, but also for auditing reasons, our bank doesn't typically deposit checks into an account if their name isn't on that account. Now, if your bank knows you, they may accept it if you let them know you sold something and they got your name wrong. Hopefully the check is good...do you have contact information from them if the check doesn't clear? Does the check have an address/phone number underneath their name in the upper lefthand corner? See who the check is drawn off of (what bank it is through). If there's that bank in your town, you can go to that town, they can look up the account number and they can typically tell you if it will clear or not. Some banks charge you if you deposit a check and it gets returned, so that'd be one way of making sure and avoiding that fee.
Sorry to ramble on, just some ideas that could maybe help you out.
Edited to add: Try not to feel like an idiot. I know it's hard not to when you've possibly made a mistake. This coming from someone who was scammed out of $600 my freshman year of college. It was terrible. I beat myself up for a while. Some for good reason, some for not. People who con you are typically good at what they do.
Sorry to ramble on, just some ideas that could maybe help you out.
Edited to add: Try not to feel like an idiot. I know it's hard not to when you've possibly made a mistake. This coming from someone who was scammed out of $600 my freshman year of college. It was terrible. I beat myself up for a while. Some for good reason, some for not. People who con you are typically good at what they do.
do you know their names? can you get their names?
if you can't get a hold of them very soon, i would consider covering my bases by filing a police report. i don't know if you have before, but it's usually just a phone call, and they provide you with a report #. once you've done that, you'll have access to some recourse IF they did this on purpose. i can think of several options you might have to recover the $$$ if they're trying to cheat you, but you'll need that report to justify it.
if they cooperate, then you never need to mention what you've done. you can call and cancel it, easily. oh, and don't beat yourself up.
but if they are doing this on purpose, then your complaint will have more credibility than had you waited to do nothing. i find it very odd that they would put their check in an envelope to give you. that seems quite odd. cash, sure. but a check?
i'm so sorry about that. i do hope it's just an oversight.
just my two cents.
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