Cotty wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280025387840 > > I assume the seller is Shel but I don't suck up to his drivel, so here's > may take: > > There are two references to payment. > > The first is: > ---------- > PAYMENT: For this auction I will only accept a bank or postal money > order. Payment should reach me within five days of the days of the > auction's close. Shipment only within the US on this item. Sorry. > Contact me directly for details on where to send your payment. > ------------ > ('Postal money order' I presume is a money order that you send in the > post. It's not specific.)
No, in the States, "Postal money order" means a money order issued by the U.S. Postal Service. (As opposed to "A money order that goes berserk and starts attacking people for no reason".) You can get them at any Post Office. > Then: > ------------- > Payment methods accepted > Money order/Cashiers check > -------------- I think that's one of the default choices in any ebay auction. Perhaps it can be turned off and the seller can specify "See auction details for payment instructions", but I forget if this is possible. Perhaps Shel should have written "USPS Money Order" instead of "Postal Money Order" and should have put "See auction details" in the Payment Methods Accepted section, but this is *really* nit-picking. He made it clear enough for just about anyone with two working synapses. (and anyone else could have contacted the seller for clarification.) Just goes to show that you really do have to allow for the lowest common denominator when writing eBay listings. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
