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scarlett · Marc Jacobs

money orders on Ebay

Tashina · Kate Spade

money orders are not as scarry as they seem. you just wait to get the money order in the mail, and then ship the item once you get it. the only problem really, is if you never recieve the money order. then it is your word against theirs if they say they sent it. but i think money orders can be tracked now. they have those bar codes on them and the buyer should keep the stub with a tracking number on it.

Kitty · Hermes

If there wasn't a lot of interest in the item I was selling, for example, not too many people were watching it and no one had bid, I would probably go ahead and accept a money order. It's kind of a pain because you have to wait for it to come, etc. but it's worth it if you'll be getting more money.

On the other hand, if my item already had bids and there seemed to be a lot of interest, I probably wouldn't accept a money order.

I once bid on something without realizing the seller only accepted money orders. It was kind of process to send her one, but it did turn out OK in the end.

scarlett · Marc Jacobs

the item in question doesn't seem to have a lot of interest, so i went ahead and told her i'd accept the money order if she was the winning bidder.

thanks for the advice!