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Postal Money Order Question

dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,615 ✭✭✭✭
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I just won an auction in which the seller takes money orders only. The interesting thing about it is that the seller states that he will send some bonus cards if I use a Postal money order. He has a feedback rating of 600+ with 99.8%. Why is it to his advantage for me to send a postal money order? Just curious since I don't remember ever seeing this before.


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  • KnucklesKnuckles Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭
    He's probably been burnt a few times by accepting PayPal payments... a lot of people can't be bothered to get a money order/mail it to a seller so he's probably throwing in bonus cards to entice these people to bid anyway whom normally wouldn't.

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  • baseballfanaticbaseballfanatic Posts: 2,415 ✭✭
    Because he can just go and cash it at the post office (usually when he mails the card) rather than have to deposit it somewhere to be cashed...
  • dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,615 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Because he can just go and cash it at the post office (usually when he mails the card) rather than have to deposit it somewhere to be cashed... >>



    I didn't think about this option, but you're probably right. I think I'm going to go get a postal money order and spend the extra $1.05 just to see what he sends in return.
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  • LeiascardsLeiascards Posts: 3,233
    Aside from going to the PO and cashing it many banks hold money orders like chaecks, but they will usually cash PO money orders with no hold.
  • rajah424rajah424 Posts: 439 ✭✭
    I've actually had several sellers tell me they only accept Postal MO's because there are a lot of fake MO's out there. I didn't know there was a MO black market but apparently so. By the way these sellers all turned out to be legit.
  • LeiascardsLeiascards Posts: 3,233
    Actually the Postal Money order is the most commonly faked one out there, but it is also the easiest to detect and the PO can usually tell right away.
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i know my bank wont cash canadian money orders, even if they are from a us account,so i get just get em cashed at the post office when i take my stuff,some nut from europe sent me 50 euros the other day lol, now what am i going to do the 50 euros?,he got em sent back today,american cash from a foreign country is fine, european funny money dont do me a whole lot of good over here!
    randy
  • rajah424rajah424 Posts: 439 ✭✭
    Rube, couldn't you use those Euro's when you go to Europe this Fall to watch the leaves change colors.
  • mcolneymcolney Posts: 20
    Just got back from Europe. That "funny" money is worth $70.00 US! If your customer did not account for the exchange you're money ahead even after exchanging it. BTW, that "funny" money is used by more people than the US dollar.
  • mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
    Another reason may be that if he has a business account on Paypal, he is avoiding the 3% hack Feepal adds on top of Feebay's costs
    IT IS ALWAYS CHEAPER TO NOT SELL ON EBAY
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