Selling on Craigslist?
Accepting cash is the safest way (but mark the paper money with a pen that changes color if the money is fake). If you want to accept bank check, then both you and the buyer go to a local bank where a teller makes a cashiers check in your presence. Do not accept...
Selling on Craigslist?
Yes you can accept cashiers checks if made by a teller in your presence. Either that or cash, everything else is too risky. If you accept cash, mark the paper money with a special pen (sold at Target) that changes color if the money is fake