Hi, Shel, To be blunt, that sounds like a pile of crap! Not you, of course, but on the part of your bank or financial institution. I've closed many auctions bought from the US, and I'd say that 1/2 the time I've sent a Canada Post International Money Order in US funds, and I've ~never~ heard from the seller that he's had to pay ~any~ sort of charge. I've also never heard a complaint that the financial institution has held the money order for any period of time.
I know we aren't supposed to have attachments on pdml, but I'm going to scan and send you a "sender's copy" that I have hanging around, off list. The colours obviously won't be right (this copy is white onion skin), but you should be able to at least compare where the letters, numerals and symbols are, just FYI. I don't recall, but I think the originals may indeed be pink, or maybe a yellow-pink combination. I wonder, Shel, could you take it to a Post Office and cash it there? They might do it for little or no fee, and I would hope that they wouldn't hold it. Just a thought. Good luck! regards, frank Shel Belinkoff wrote: > ... I recently sold an item on eBay to the tune of about $30.00 US. The > buyer is Canadian. I asked for an International Money Order, which I > think he sent. It is drawn on Canadian Post, made out to be negotiable > in US funds, and is pink (I seem to recall someone mentioning that > pink(!) is the color that you folks in the Great White North use for > Int'l MOs). > > To make a short story very brief, my bank wants $15.00 to process this > payment, and the person I spoke with said it could take as long as two > weeks to process. > > So, do you all have any comments on this transaction? Any suggestions > on how I can get paid without being nicked for so much? Is what I > received an Int'l Money Order (It doesn't say that on the form)? > -- -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
