Seller advice about an eBay buyer payment request

[Dr. Balls]

I'd tell him to send ya the $30 and wait a week. If nothing, file the claim and cancel the sale.

 

+1

 

As much as I don't like dinking with money orders, I'd probably be fine with a low amount to accommodate a customer.

[Not*Sure*]

I'd tell him to send ya the $30 and wait a week. If nothing, file the claim and cancel the sale.

 

Pretty simple.

 

Just take the $25 he owes in cash

money orders are a pain if you do not go to the bank very often and they can be forged.

 

That's why you require a US postal money order and cash out at the post office before you send the package. That's old school eBay style.

 

I started ebay in the spring of '98. Cash wrapped in tinfoil was the most common form of payment. I agree with taking the cash.

 

PO MO's were also very common, but more of a hassle.

I started in 98 too $200 cash sent in a piece of cardboard..the good old days

[kpaqu1]

I'd tell him to send ya the $30 and wait a week. If nothing, file the claim and cancel the sale.

 

Pretty simple.

 

Just take the $25 he owes in cash

money orders are a pain if you do not go to the bank very often and they can be forged.

 

That's why you require a US postal money order and cash out at the post office before you send the package. That's old school eBay style.

 

Have you been in a post office recently?

 

It is far more of a pain than a bank. Not to mention also a pain for the buyer.

 

Haven't been to yours. I'm at my local PO once or twice a week. In and out with zero hassle, little to no line, and friendly service. I guess my PO is the exception to the rule.

 

Or everybody else is miserable?

[kpaqu1]

I'd tell him to send ya the $30 and wait a week. If nothing, file the claim and cancel the sale.

 

Pretty simple.

 

Just take the $25 he owes in cash

money orders are a pain if you do not go to the bank very often and they can be forged.

 

That's why you require a US postal money order and cash out at the post office before you send the package. That's old school eBay style.

 

I started ebay in the spring of '98. Cash wrapped in tinfoil was the most common form of payment. I agree with taking the cash.

 

PO MO's were also very common, but more of a hassle.

I started in 98 too $200 cash sent in a piece of cardboard..the good old days

 

I never sent cash. As a buyer a MO was to have a record of the transaction to add some (minimal I know) protection from potential unscrupulous sellers.

[comicdonna]

After asking for a MO, I received 3K in cash once, from a boardie in a different country.

[chrisco37]

I'd tell him to send ya the $30 and wait a week. If nothing, file the claim and cancel the sale.

 

Pretty simple.

 

Just take the $25 he owes in cash

money orders are a pain if you do not go to the bank very often and they can be forged.

 

That's why you require a US postal money order and cash out at the post office before you send the package. That's old school eBay style.

 

Have you been in a post office recently?

 

It is far more of a pain than a bank. Not to mention also a pain for the buyer.

 

Haven't been to yours. I'm at my local PO once or twice a week. In and out with zero hassle, little to no line, and friendly service. I guess my PO is the exception to the rule.

 

Or everybody else is miserable?

 

I think it all depends on the PO. The one near my house is great. Never a line. People are friendly. Only gripe is they close too early (4:30).

 

I've been to some that are a real pain too.

[Dick Pontoon]

Post office by my house is not so hot and always has big, slow-moving line; post office by my work is great, always in and out even if they're busy.

[fmaz]

My local post office is great. They know me now and when I show up with a small stack of prepaid envelopes they always just signal me to skip any line (if there is one) and hand it to them.

[romanheart]

A certified money order or a bank draft is as good as cash, and there is no chance of counterfeit. I prefer it to actual cash or paypal.