posted on April 19, 2004 06:01:45 AM new
anyone know what a moneygram is and are they safe,i have a buyer in italy that says he will be sending money via moneygram???????
thanks
posted on April 19, 2004 06:27:25 AM new
i just looked up their agents in my city.
make sure you are safe,you may want to bring a gun with you .
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Benjamin Franklin
posted on April 19, 2004 08:02:54 AM new
The Moneygram site says:
Step 2: Provide your financial information
If you are Transferring money to a person, you may pay either with a Visa or Master Card Credit Card issued by a U.S.-based financial institution, or from your U.S.-based Bank Account. If you pay via Bank Account, you will need to provide a Visa or MasterCard Credit Card to guarantee your payment.
If you are sending a MoneyGramŪ ExpressPaymentSM, you must have a U.S.-based Bank Account. You will also need to provide a Visa or MasterCard Credit Card to guarantee the payment.
Does this Italian buyer have all this? Orperhaps he/she means something else when they sya "moneygram"?
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posted on April 19, 2004 02:16:58 PM new
Poor ole Ralphie t'aint feeling too hot, so I (for once!) had to look something up me-self!
I was on vacay last week & sent the boyo to a doggy FAT-FARM so's he'd lose his beer-gut. It worked, but he's not his ole self since I picked him up this am...
Maybe I'll cheer him up with some PeanutButter&Pupperoni treats?
posted on April 19, 2004 07:45:37 PM new
This message about moneygram was the on the right side of a "Question for Seller"...looks like it's BUYERS and not seller's risk.
Never respond to an unsolicited email that includes incentives to buy or sell an item off the eBay Marketplace. If you get such an email, please report it to eBay.
Never pay for your eBay item through instant cash transfer services such as Western Union or MoneyGram -- such services offer Internet shoppers no protection against fraud.
For more safe trading tips, please visit the eBay Security Center.
posted on April 19, 2004 08:26:50 PM new
I received a MoneyGram payment from a US buyer that didn't want to wait for a money order to get here (it was a few weeks before Xmas). Got a phone call from their local agent confirming payment had arrived and gave me the converted amount which was at a good rate too. They offer me a choice of a cheque or direct credit into my bank account; chose the latter and the money was in my account by close of business same day.
For buyers it's a bit pricey as it really intended for emergency payments. Standard SWIFT interbank payment are much cheaper and usually just as quick, except your bank probably won't phone you to confrm that the funds has arrived...
(Above is applicable to rest of the OECD excluding the USA)
[ edited by agitprop on Apr 19, 2004 08:33 PM ]
posted on April 20, 2004 10:04:28 AM new
Ofcourse since EBay owns PayPal, they are going to advise against using Western Union or any other service. From the complaints on several boards, it does not appear that PayPal is any less of a guarantee against fraud than any other service unless you attempt to do a chargeack with your credit card company.
buyhigh
posted on April 20, 2004 11:10:31 AM new
but whether the bidder pays with western union,paypal or wiretransfer ,they are all covered by ebay insurance.
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Benjamin Franklin
