Why Would Ralph Kiner Write A Check To Himself??

kylehess10

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I've Never Seen This Before

Boopotts

People do this all the time-- or at least used to-- to get cash out the bank.

kylehess10

<< <i>People do this all the time-- or at least used to-- to get cash out the bank. >>



ohhhhhhhhhh that's interesting

Alfonz24

Was it cashed by Joe's Bar?

mkg809

Why didn't he just go through the ATM?

lawnmowerman

Perhaps before debit cards.....lol

ToppsCo1lector

<< <i>Perhaps before debit cards.....lol >>



Hilarious. People are really simple these days.

lawnmowerman

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<< <i>Perhaps before debit cards.....lol >>



Hilarious. People are really simple these days. >>



How do you mean?

storm888

It looks like the third-auto (on the reverse) would get
butchered, if the check was used for cut autos.

ToppsCo1lector

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Hilarious. People are really simple these days. >>



How do you mean? >>



Come on Matt, this in no way was a jab at you. Moreso to those would couldn't understand why a person would right a check out to themself.

lawnmowerman

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<< <i>Perhaps before debit cards.....lol >>



Hilarious. People are really simple these days. >>



How do you mean? >>



Come on Matt, this in no way was a jab at you. Moreso to those would couldn't understand why a person would right a check out to themself. >>



Thanks for the clarification

Stone193

This was 1975 - that's practically the dark ages! edit: check that - the 1975 reference was not for the check!

Now one could make it out to cash - but I would guess that some places wouldn't take a check made out to cash?

Another possibility may be his method of accounting - he may have taken the money from a biz account and transferred it to a personal account or the other way around?

Or...maybe he just liked to write his name?

mike

sagard

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Come on Matt, this in no way was a jab at you. Moreso to those would couldn't understand why a person would right a check out to themself. >>



It was an honest question deserving the honest answer it received. My son will someday ask the same question. Not many use that option for getting cash anymore.

JeffD27177

<< <i>Another possibility may be his method of accounting - he may have taken the money from a biz account and transferred it to a personal account or the other way around?
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Seems like this was the case. The writing on the back says "To be deposited [sic] my account" and is stamped by both the bank it was drawn on (Chemical) and Chase Manhattan (likely the bank he was depositing it into).

How anyone but Ralph got ahold of this check is a mystery though.

Also it appears that the date of the check is actually 1986, not 1996 as the seller describes, which would support the theory that it was before mass use of ATM's. ATM's were pretty widespread by 1996...but even so, some people still prefer checks.

Brian48

I used to do this all the time during the early 80's when I didn't have a CC or ATM debit card.

djspann

I've also written checks to myself recently to transfer money from one bank to another without having to do a cashiers check, wire transfer, etc.


Doug

Courvoisier

<< <i>Why didn't he just go through the ATM? >>



Depends on how long it was ago or the amount needed. There is a dollar amount limit you can punch out from an ATM per day.

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