To block or not to block...
Alltheabove76
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Bidder is Canadian.
Bidder:
Would you accept a U S D money order they take about a week to arrive?
Also do you have a firm weight on this coin. I can bid on another sight if you don't like to save money. Bill
Me:
If paying by money order I only accept postal money orders.
Bidder:
It won't be but what about weight ?
Will go to my friends sight to bid if given info. Bill Like your response !
Me:
13 Grams
Bidder:
Sounds about right You will get a last second bid .
Bidder:
Would you accept a U S D money order they take about a week to arrive?
Also do you have a firm weight on this coin. I can bid on another sight if you don't like to save money. Bill
Me:
If paying by money order I only accept postal money orders.
Bidder:
It won't be but what about weight ?
Will go to my friends sight to bid if given info. Bill Like your response !
Me:
13 Grams
Bidder:
Sounds about right You will get a last second bid .
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something of consequence then let him bid. Just do not ship until funds are absolutely yours.
bob
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Even if you block the bidder (I wouldn't, based on what you have shown us), his "second bidder friend" is going to throw a last second bid and you have no idea who that is to block.
But either way, international buyers should always use PayPal. Otherwise, I would say you are actually better off with a personal check, as you will know if that is good or not a lot faster than a MO.
No reason to block, just say you do not accept Money Orders that are not USPS.
<< <i>Are you saying a Canadian Postal Service Money Order will do?. >>
Yes, because our post offices will cash them.
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Humbly submitted,
joe
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<< <i>I like communication, so an opportunity to respond to an excited collector hoping to score on a venue like eBay (2nd to amazon and a whole bunch of other places ) is nobody I'd block, eh ? Seems like a nice fellow. Maybe not as articulate as some might want, but a willingness to deal and maybe even WIN at the highest price is an opportunity to cross the bridge or border, as it were; as well as spread the wealth. It's a global trading platform, for that matter.
Humbly submitted,
joe >>
I just worry because there are so many scammers out there and especially with fake money orders. Its hard to trust anymore...especially online
My Early Large Cents
Be nice and tell the bidder they are nice, hate to lose their business, but can't take their MO. OTOH, perhaps they do not know their PO can issue in US$. Perhaps try that first?
<< <i>What wrong with people for the great north?
Nothing
It comes down to directions and clearing times. Will this customer be patient?
"A car is a tool that takes you from one place to another. Everything beyond that is a payment for other people's perception of you."
<< <i>I guess if it was something of little value I would not waste the time and block. However, if it is
something of consequence then let him bid. Just do not ship until funds are absolutely yours.
bob
With Ebay/Paypal, the funds are never "absolutely yours".
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
<< <i>as long as you have cash before you ship coin what's the concern? >>
I wouldn't be concerned if the bidder hadn't casually ignored directions. Is this person going to patiently wait for an unknown hold time? Then there is US-Canada mail slow delivery times to wait.
Had the bidder said "I can't get a PO MO, but I will wait however long it takes to clear this MO" then I'd say go for it.