tc61380
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posted on December 3, 2000 09:38:17 PM new
besides post office...
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borgt
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posted on December 3, 2000 09:42:04 PM new
Here in SoCal, a supermarket chain called Albertson's sells them for 33 cents.
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tattoonana
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posted on December 3, 2000 10:33:09 PM new
Drugstores
Grocery Stores
Check Cashing Places
Etc., etc., etc., Just look on the ads on the doors or windows. 
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cmbtboots
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posted on December 3, 2000 10:48:36 PM new
Where I live, there is a check cashing place that has them for free if you have an account with them. I don't know if this is available in other places, but might be worth calling around.
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quickdraw29
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posted on December 4, 2000 12:34:01 AM new
Don't know about your area, but grocery chains tend to be the best at.25¢. 7-11 here at .99¢.
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BlondeSense
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posted on December 4, 2000 12:54:58 AM new
Ya get what ya pay for!
I picked up one of those cheap ones from the local convienence store and happily mailed it off. Two weeks later, seller says he never recieved it. Cost me $8.00 to prove that he had cashed it.
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rmjelde
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posted on December 4, 2000 02:33:51 AM new
washington mutual bank offers free money orders if you have an account with them, but I don't remember if it has to be a gold account, which is 6.00 a month, or if you get it with their free checking account as well.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on December 4, 2000 02:42:54 AM new
Wal-Mart and convenience stores (7-11, etc)
For International orders using Bidpay is pretty reasonable...
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keziak
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posted on December 4, 2000 04:16:37 AM new
At my bank they are free if you have a certain kind of checking account which we had already. You might want to ask your bank or credit union about it, if you get many money orders.
keziak
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kiki2
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posted on December 4, 2000 04:41:55 AM new
I get Western Union money orders at our local Kmart for 49 cents. 
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jwpc
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posted on December 4, 2000 06:05:24 AM new
WHY IN HEAVENS NAME WOULD ANYONE WANT TO USE A MO. As a seller I HATE MO's. They can get lost, and are costly to trace, they just aren't safe - rather they are just this side of sending pure cash. I'd much prefer a check if the buyer doesn't have credit cards. In 5+ years of selling on line I have only had 2 checks bounce, but have had a number of MO's get lost in the mail and then the customer doesn't know if it really got lost or you cashed it and aren't being honest. I Hate MO'S.
As a buyer I never deal with a seller who demands MO's only. I question anyone who either has to have their money that fast, or who isn't responsible enough to have a checking account. Why should I trust a seller who obviously won't trust me?
SAFETY - your safest method of purchasing on line is credit cards. Credit Cards, whether through a seller's own Merchant Account or through companies like PayPal are your safest way to buy. There is a paper trail, proof to both buyer and seller on line that the payment was sent AND you can get a refund.
I don't understand why anyone would pay to buy a MO when they can write a check.
Paul Truth
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hellcat
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posted on December 4, 2000 06:14:12 AM new
I have a preference to pay with money orders, and get most of mine at Wal-Mart (international money orders, 46¢). Alternatively, Krogers (Western Union international money orders, 49¢).
Beth
[email protected]
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keziak
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posted on December 4, 2000 06:43:51 AM new
Paul - I send a check unless the seller says he is going to hold shipping for 10 days until it clears. Forget that! These are always the people who have NO electronic payment options.
Today, for example, I am going to get a MO for a whopping $3.95 just so I can get a batch of Xmas socks for my kids while it's still the holiday season.
keziak
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Shoshanah
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posted on December 4, 2000 09:25:10 AM new
love (Postal) M.O., both as buyer and seller. As a buyer, I know I will get my item quickly, since more and more sellers are holding personal checks up to 15 WORK days...
As seller, no worry about check bouncing, and paying 10.00 for the other guy's dishonesty  And bidders love getting their item shipped immediately.
Vive la difference....
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Gosh Shosh!
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
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cix
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posted on December 4, 2000 09:31:57 AM new
If you check around at some Mom & Pop operations (little neighborhood stores and what not) you will find the cheapest MO's there.
I have a store about 3 blocks from my home that sells MO's for ONE PENNY !!!!
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OnlineAuctions
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posted on December 4, 2000 09:34:30 AM new
I used to get free (no strings, no account needed - just walk in off the street) money orders at several check cashing locations when I lived in Tampa, Florida. They have huge signs that you can't miss "Free Money Orders"
This was a couple years ago... I'd never seen them for free anywhere else before and haven't seen them anywhere since.
I didn't have one problem - they were all received, cashed, and worked just fine.
-OnlineAuctions (but not anywhere but here!)
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mballai
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posted on December 4, 2000 01:40:38 PM new
The real reason to use a MO is for big ticket items. I have had sellers take my checks for well over $200, but not all are so trusting.
Any other reason just doesn't make sense.
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xardon
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posted on December 4, 2000 05:05:26 PM new
There are two check cashing places I know of in downtown Philadelphia that offer free Traveler's Express International Money Orders.
I've used them often and they seem to work just fine.
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kerryann
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posted on December 4, 2000 06:44:28 PM new
It's $1.25 for a Western Union MO at Rite Aid here. There are a few check cashing places that have MOs for .99.
The Post Office is the cheapest but it's usually at least a 40 minute wait in line.
It's either $9 or $12 to get a cashier's check from my bank.  Is that insane?
Not Kerryann on eBay
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jwpc
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posted on December 5, 2000 05:40:39 AM new
REGARDING holding checks. I think many experienced seller such as my self, have that statement of holding a check in their information, but don't actually do it. I know unless a check is on an obviously new account, we ship as fast with a check as we do on MO's. I just leave in the 10 day waiting period to hopefully deter anyone who even considers sending a ISF check, as they don't know whether or not I will hold it, or press charges if it is returned.
In reality in 5+ years only 2 bad checks and one was immediately paid for. I still prefer my customers to use checks over MO's.
Just my preference.
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lswanson
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posted on December 5, 2000 08:36:00 AM new
Kerryann, if your bank is charging $9 for a certified check, you should change banks. Maybe it's priced regionally, but my local banks only charge $2-3 regardless of the amount. Too, if you do a lot of transactions, some banks will waive the fee entirely (or maybe that new kid behind the teller's desk really didn't know what he was doing!).
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birdpix
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posted on December 6, 2000 04:46:27 PM new
We USED to get free money orders from our local bank - in fact we gave up our "free checking" account that was grandfathered in when the bank changed terms to upgrade to a x dollars per month flat fee that they told us included free money orders, but...
SURPRISE - NO FREE MONEY ORDERS !
Actually we did this when I was buying for a new biz and sending 30+ auction payments weekly out. I got the first batch of MO's for free as expected, but the very next time I came in needing another dozen money orders, the cashier threw a hissy fit and called the manager who told me that rule no longer applied and there was a limit of one BANK CHECK per month. I tried to argue to no avail and then tried to change back to our old "free" account with them but they said we changed account types and could not go back. ARGH!!!!
I won't say the bank name here, but if you live in Florida or southeast, let's just say they are a BIG bank named after our planets light source - be careful.
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