Re: [CR]sending money order to France?

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:16:02 -0800 (PST)
From: "John Barry" <usazorro@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]sending money order to France?
To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>, dan polito <thepandle@hotmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <20060303225942.89851.qmail@web82208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Would a Western Union money order work?

Regards,

John Barry Mechanicsburg, PA

--- Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> This probably doesn't help as you've probably
> already found that the seller won't accept it, but
> I've bought many items from Europe including several
> from France, and always used PayPal. The only place
> I'm sure accepts USPS International money orders is
> Canada, although I think maybe they work in Mexico
> also. PayPal is infinitely easier, as they handle
> the currency exchange and and nick you less on the
> rate than most alternatives. It is such a royal
> pain dealing with obtaining cashiers checks or money
> orders in euros (or pounds) that I'll always offer
> to pay the PayPal fees if the seller will accept
> PayPal. One seller in UK doesn't list PayPal as
> accepted on his auctions, but if you email him
> offering to add the PayPal fees, he'll always
> accept, at least if he knows you
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
>
> dan polito <thepandle@hotmail.com> wrote:
> all-
>
> i know there are some folks here who do bike
> business with people in france
> regularly. i have mailed cash there previously, and
> had no trouble.
> however, i am about to send my first substantial
> amount of money to somebody
> there (for an appropriate on-topic item, of course).
> i am going to send an
> international money order, but have never done that
> before. i would like to
> avoid western union, as i have had problems with
> them in the past. if
> possible, i'd like for something to work similar to
> the way a domestic money
> order works from the USPS (i.e. i get a certified
> check and then can just
> mail that off, the seller then just can deposit
> that). i checked on the
> USPS website, and their international money orders
> are not accepted in
> france. any suggestions are encouraged.
>
> please advise
> thank you
> dan polito
> bloomington, indiana
>
>
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