USPS are among the least expensive money orders. You pay a premium for the illusion of security. The bank I used to deal with offered free MOs and certified cashiers checks if you maintained a hight enough combined balance, otherwise the MOs were about $8.00 each. I think the premium on certified checks was even higher. The USPS charges $1.50.
Tom C wrote: >I recently tried to purchase a USPS money order. Stood in line for 1/2 hour. >Got told that the windoe I was being helped outran out of money orders. Wait >for the adjacent window to open up, but "Sorry I'm closed". Go to third >window, "Money order machine is broken". > >By this time Shel, you could have gotten to a Western Union outlet and >cashed it. :-) > >FWIW, I wouldn't really know the difference between a 'bank money order' and >a Western Union money order. I know of course one is issued by a bank, but >other than that I don't think most people would recognize a difference. > >Banks are some of the biggest conartists around. > > >Tom C. > > > > > > >>From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> >>Subject: RE: OT - EBay Question >>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:44:56 -0400 >> >>FYI, there are about 10 WU outlets in my city and only 1 >>Post office with long lines every day. Id rather have >>The WU money if I worried about cashing it instead >>Of just depositing it in my checking account as I do with >>All my money orders. >>jco >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:22 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: OT - EBay Question >> >>In a message dated 9/19/2006 7:19:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>I don't believe that, Paul. >>Were it me, I'd carry on just as Shel suggests. >>Explain, again, that a WU MO is *not* the same as a USPS MO. >>It's none of the other guy's business. He chose to NOT follow what Shel >>asked >>him to do, so tough luck. >> >>keith >>======= >>Yes, the seller sets the payment conditions and so he/she is not >>required to >>accept payment unless the buyer pays in the manner that the seller set. >> >>Sheesh, say that last part fast five times. :-) >> >>Marnie aka Doe >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
