On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 03:53:08 GMT, Nugatory
wrote:

Jeff wrote:

Dan,are we a BIT safer taking Pay Pal only for ebay?
Thats what I started doing
How have you been?

No, The only safe method is to obtain a USPS MO and upon receipt take it
to the PO and cash it. Once you have the money in your hands it now becomes
the USPS problem if it is fraudulent MO and they cash it.

using the USPS money orders to pay for ebay items is a good way to
do it , but they take up to 60 days to refund the purchase price if
you need to put in a claim. ( and have lots of refund conditions
etc. )

I have VERY successfully used convenience store money orders ....
7 -11 or Johnny Quick , etc. ... and had better experience with
them for getting your money back in the case of a scam. If you get
ripped off or scammed ( on ebay , for example ) simply filling out
the stub on those money orders ..even 2 / 3 months later than you
bought them , and sending it in to the address in a plain envelope
...... will get you a " no questions asked " refund in 7 to 10
days. Those companies have a VERY liberal policy for refunds ....
to keep their market share healthy .... and speaking from personal
experience .. I highly recommend them.



k.............