international money order?

nilrs

hi

i won an item on ebay (Usa), and they only take international money orders, where can i get one from? can i do it online?

any help appreciated.
nilrs

steviebabes

From your bank, it is essentially a bankers cheque in dollars. It will cost you and it is not a very safe payment method. You should only buy from the US if they take paypal.

Dave_Brooker

steviebabes wrote: »

From your bank, it is essentially a bankers cheque in dollars. It will cost you and it is not a very safe payment method. You should only buy from the US if they take paypal.

Why?......

steviebabes

If you mean why is it not a very safe payment method it is because you have to trust the seller to send you the item. There is no buyer protection except by paypal.

Cute_'n'_Quirky

The last International Money Order I bought cost me £12!!!!

You would be better off sending US Dollars by Airsure, which both signed-for and insured delivery.

As already stated you should really pay by paypal and no other for the USA.

nilrs

hi

i would have rathered to have paid by paypal but i did not notice at the time of bidding that they state international money order, have asked the seller if i can send well concealed dollars to be signed for at the other end as i have some dollars. shall make sure i check next time. have not purchased anything from the Usa for a long time now, but what i bought you cant get anymore. many thanks for the help.

nilrs

Dave_Brooker

steviebabes wrote: »

If you mean why is it not a very safe payment method it is because you have to trust the seller to send you the item. There is no buyer protection except by paypal.

The only people to have ever ripped me off on ebay all used paypal, and I didn't get anything back from paypal.

digerati

Ask the seller if they accept BidPay, MoneyBookers or a business check since international money orders are not available in the UK. AuctionChex can issue a USD denominated business check issued on a US bank and send it to the seller.

Cute_'n'_Quirky

digerati wrote: »

Ask the seller if they accept BidPay, MoneyBookers or a business check since international money orders are not available in the UK. AuctionChex can issue a USD denominated business check issued on a US bank and send it to the seller.

All the banks sell International Money Orders!!!

Cute_'n'_Quirky

nilrs wrote: »

hi

i would have rathered to have paid by paypal but i did not notice at the time of bidding that they state international money order, have asked the seller if i can send well concealed dollars to be signed for at the other end as i have some dollars. shall make sure i check next time. have not purchased anything from the Usa for a long time now, but what i bought you cant get anymore. many thanks for the help.

nilrs

You need to send cash by Airsure which is insured and is signed-for.

digerati

Cute_n_Quirky wrote: »

All the banks sell International Money Orders!!!

Sorry, I should have explained it better. The majority of US sellers are expecting the postal variety of money order when they write that they "accept international money orders". If you send them a bank-issued money order, they get cross when their local Post Office refuses to cash it... and I speak from experience.