Oh how I wish it was THAT easy :-)
Mind you.. I do plan on heading to BH later this year to pick up a lens and
some accesories that would cost me dearly up here in the PRC (Peoples
Republic Of Canada) ;-)
Cheers,
Dave
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From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
US Postal Money Orders:
1) Domestic use: Good only in the USA. Cost US$.80 at any US Post
Office. Negotiable at Banks, Currency Exchanges, local branches of
the US Post Office. Pale green color. Federal offense to counterfeit
these. Mail it
Paul Stenquist wrote:
When those of us in Detroit want to buy something in Canada -- like say
Cuban cigars -- we head sout toward Canada, drive through the tunnel,
buy the cigars, put them somewhere where they're hidden but it doesn't
look like we were trying to hide them, and drive back through
Thanks for the clarification! Now I have a sense of how MO's work in the
US.
chris
On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris,
There are money orders and there are POSTAL money orders. Any bank or
currency exchange or grocery store can write me a money order. It is an
on 2/20/03 7:18 PM, Chris Brogden at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Gary L. Murphy wrote:
I know. That's why I said what I did. When I accepted PayPal, which
I no longer do. :-)
Out of curiosity, what payment types do you accept? ...
PayPal, checks, money orders, cash,
Trouble with those is that they can still be forged, and I won't find out
until 28 days after I deposit it, leaving me on the hook for the money.
chris
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Postal money order?
Any suggestions for foolproof payment types that I haven't thought of?
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Gary L. Murphy wrote:
Chris Brogden wrote:
Out of curiosity, what payment types do you accept?
USPS Postal money orders. That not only protects me but the consumer as
well. Most MO companys charge a 20-25 dollar fee to trace the MO should
it get lost. The Post office
Possibly, but that's not what I asked, so it's not what we've been talking
about. :)
chris
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
You guys have this backwards. You are FAR more likely to get burned
when you BUY something ( never get the mdse or your money back) than
when you sell.
No, JCO, I'm in the middle of selling a bunch of stuff and so I'm worrying
about the right thing. Geez... start a thread about buyers if you want,
but don't knock one about seller protection. International forgery is
very difficult to prosecute, and it's more hassle than I want to have to
go
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your buyers have to be really DUMB to send a US Postal Money Order
instead of an International US Postal Money Order.
Happened to me twice in a row, so now I specify in boldface in the auction
that the MO's have to be international ones. Seems
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