A postal money order is, again, much easier to deal with than a certified
check. It can be cashed without the slightest hassle at any post office. A
certified check will cost you fees at your bank. As good as BidPay is, he will
still have to join. If you buy something overseas, BidPay becomes the easiest.
Larry
Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 9:08, Peter A. Klein
> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote re "Re: [OM] Beware of foreign entanglements?" saying:
>
> > It turns out that the buyer is indeed in France, but he has a brother in
> the
> > U.S. So everything is all right.
> >
> > It does seem that shipping and getting paid internationally is not as
> hard
> > as I'd thought. So I should be open to it. Though, as a fairly small-
> time
> > seller, I don't want to end up with several "middleman" accounts that
> have
> > to be maintained, so I do prefer dealing directly with the buyer and
> getting
> > a cashier's check.
>
> "Certified cheque" in Canada is the same thing.
> There's terminology differences too.
> It's a big world out there - but not a scary one.
>
> Tom
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