Certified USPS Money order from EBAY?

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Hey All,

What is everyone's opinions on accepting USPS certified Money Order or bank check on a major bank for an ebay transaction, is this considered risky behavior and is there any protection for me or guarantee that I will get paid?

Thanks!

Dallas
 
Ebay will only back you up if paid thru PAYPAL.
Thats one of the restrictions.
I bought my Mark III on Ebay but asked the guy if he would take a Money order and he didnt have a problem with it.
Smooth transaction. How much feedback does the guy have that wants to pay you with a Money order?
Problem is that there is alot of counterfit money orders and bank checks out there.
 
He has 10 all positive... I have to think about this and whether or not it's worth it.
 
I looked at some of the items he's purchased, PRS tremonti and Suhr carve top... about 5-6k in guitars, should be pretty legit and deals are with high rated sellers etc. too
 
Dallas Marlow":2fdb8us7 said:
Hey All,

What is everyone's opinions on accepting USPS certified Money Order or bank check on a major bank for an ebay transaction, is this considered risky behavior and is there any protection for me or guarantee that I will get paid?

Thanks!

Dallas
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I'll take a USPS Money Order over PayPal or anything else. Once you have it, it is cash...

Steve
 
A USPS money order should be pretty safe since they have to use Cash or a Debit card to actually purchase one, just dont ship until you verify its real and the money is in your bank account and you should be safe. eBay used to allow them but I guess they want to make more money forcing everyone to pay via Paypal now.
 
He also offered a personal check with a matching address to his ebay account or a wire transfer and says I can hold on shipping until the money is cleared. All sound pretty legit to everyone? Thanks!
 
Dallas Marlow":c1p8wy6p said:
He also offered a personal check with a matching address to his ebay account or a wire transfer and says I can hold on shipping until the money is cleared. All sound pretty legit to everyone? Thanks!
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Go with the USPS Money Order and you should be safe, I would never do personal check or a wire transfer.
 
sah5150":kr7q3a6c said:
Dallas Marlow":kr7q3a6c said:
Hey All,

What is everyone's opinions on accepting USPS certified Money Order or bank check on a major bank for an ebay transaction, is this considered risky behavior and is there any protection for me or guarantee that I will get paid?

Thanks!

Dallas
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I'll take a USPS Money Order over PayPal or anything else. Once you have it, it is cash...

Steve
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It's cash if it's real. I talked with my banker about accepting checks and money orders and there's just too much fraud happening these days to risk it IMO. Small amounts are one thing, for large ticket items I'll wait for another buyer.
Jerry
 
Take the wire transfer. That's the safest and fastest. Unless you are concerned about giving him your bank routing/account number (which you shouldn't because everytime you write a check and send it out, the whole world has access to it). Once the $ is in your account, it's there for good and he can't get it back.

The postal M.O. would be the second best choice. But you have to wait for him to mail it to you. Cash it at the P.O. and your done.
 
Yea if he wins I'm prob going to go with the wire xfer its the fastest way.
 
Wire transfer is the safest.
there is ALOT of fake USPS money orders floating around out there.
We see them a few times a month. All EBAY purchases too.
I think I would even take a personal check and not ship till your bank confirms the money is safe in your account and there will be no problems. That could take up to 14 days though.
But with a wire transfer......once you get the cash from the agent....done deal. :thumbsup:
 
Mailman1971":2ruy1apl said:
Wire transfer is the safest.
there is ALOT of fake USPS money orders floating around out there.
We see them a few times a month. All EBAY purchases too.
I think I would even take a personal check and not ship till your bank confirms the money is safe in your account and there will be no problems. That could take up to 14 days though.
But with a wire transfer......once you get the cash from the agent....done deal. :thumbsup:
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Wow didn't know there were so many fakes of USPS money orders now, how close are they to the authentic ones?
 
They look pretty good. If you dont deal with them all the time I can see how and why the banks dont want to take them. But if you do get some.....the post office can verify them for you. I wouldnt be 'too worried' since if you get sent fake money orders.....you just dont ship the amp. But its a big waste of time and I have seen alot of pissed people.
We have to hold them under a special lamp that brings out hidden strips 'built' into the real money orders and water marks that wont show up unless under this light.
Counterfitters are getting pretty good though.
Not trying to scare ya Dallas. Seems like if he done this many big purchases it should be fine. Why is he so set against Paypal? I hate it myself but its pretty safe and fast. Just hate the transaction charges. :doh:

Sold my Line Six Spider Jam amp last week. I got charged $25.00 total from Paypal and Ebay for a $300.00 purchase..... :gethim:
 
Mailman1971":2qnskje4 said:
They look pretty good. If you dont deal with them all the time I can see how and why the banks dont want to take them. But if you do get some.....the post office can verify them for you. I wouldnt be 'too worried' since if you get sent fake money orders.....you just dont ship the amp. But its a big waste of time and I have seen alot of pissed people.
We have to hold them under a special lamp that brings out hidden strips 'built' into the real money orders and water marks that wont show up unless under this light.
Counterfitters are getting pretty good though.
Not trying to scare ya Dallas. Seems like if he done this many big purchases it should be fine. Why is he so set against Paypal? I hate it myself but its pretty safe and fast. Just hate the transaction charges. :doh:

Sold my Line Six Spider Jam amp last week. I got charged $25.00 total from Paypal and Ebay for a $300.00 purchase..... :gethim:
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Shouldn't have sold the Spider Jam....that thing is easily $300 worth of fun :lol: :LOL:
 
I bought it last year when they came out. It was a blast.....
then it just sat. Needed to raise some cash.....soooooo.....out the door it went!
It was pretty fun. Had that Metallica "for whom the bell tolls" Drum beat programmed on it!
That was worth the admission price alone! :lol: :LOL:
 
If HE is paying YOU, you don't have to ship or do a thing until the money clears. Ebay only allows you to use Paypal, as someone else mentioned, so no one can screw you over if they say "I sent him a money order, blah blah blah," because it's not permitted as a form of payment.
 
lolzgreg":1tqf0o6c said:
If HE is paying YOU, you don't have to ship or do a thing until the money clears. Ebay only allows you to use Paypal, as someone else mentioned, so no one can screw you over if they say "I sent him a money order, blah blah blah," because it's not permitted as a form of payment.
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EXACTLY!!
So a personal check would be fine. Just dont ship the amp until you are verified from your bank the funds are good to go! I took a personal check a few months back on Ebay sale. Told the buyer it would be 10 to 15 days before I ship and they didnt have a problem.
Just have to keep checking back with your bank to see if the funds cleared his bank.
Ebay just wants you to do Paypal because they own paypal and get more money in their pockets. Greedy bastards. I remember back in the mid 90's it was fun to use Ebay and costs were pretty fair. Oh well.....still a good place to sell off stuff.
 
JerryP":20k5l08n said:
sah5150":20k5l08n said:
Dallas Marlow":20k5l08n said:
Hey All,

What is everyone's opinions on accepting USPS certified Money Order or bank check on a major bank for an ebay transaction, is this considered risky behavior and is there any protection for me or guarantee that I will get paid?

Thanks!

Dallas
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I'll take a USPS Money Order over PayPal or anything else. Once you have it, it is cash...

Steve
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It's cash if it's real. I talked with my banker about accepting checks and money orders and there's just too much fraud happening these days to risk it IMO. Small amounts are one thing, for large ticket items I'll wait for another buyer.
Jerry
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My bank can verify if a USPS Money Order is real of not and I don't ship until it is verified and the cash is in my account. I don't see the problem...

Steve
 
sah5150":nou6pbng said:
Dallas Marlow":nou6pbng said:
Hey All,

What is everyone's opinions on accepting USPS certified Money Order or bank check on a major bank for an ebay transaction, is this considered risky behavior and is there any protection for me or guarantee that I will get paid?

Thanks!

Dallas
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I'll take a USPS Money Order over PayPal or anything else. Once you have it, it is cash...

Steve
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This. I only send or accept USPS MOs fuck paypal.
 
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