MO needs to clear?? HUH?

[briansmith]

Not sure where on the board something like this would go..........
On two different occasions I have sent postal MO and was told they would ship my item after the MO cleared. I never heard of waiting till a MO clears? The post office would never had given it to me had I not given them the cash. What don't I know here? Brian

 

[FunGun]

As I understand it MO have a serial number, that serial number when checked in the Postal system will then show up as an official Postal MO or for the exact amount as issued. Or on the rare occasion they will be counterfeit in which case the receiver would be out his goods. So that may be why they want to wait for it to clear.

 

[briansmith]

So how do they know if/when it clears??

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Odd.
As long as it IS a U.S. Postal money order it clears the second it hits a Post Office - or if they dont have the money at that moment they can still say Yes it's good or NO is it a forgery and someone is going to jail. I have purchased and cashed 100's ( literally ) of Postal money orders.

If someone is "holding" a U.S. Postal Money Order " to clear" that sounds very odd to me.


John 

 

[Michael]

Is there a chance they meant they won't send your item until the MO is cashed? Normally I take the item with me to the post office. Cash the MO 1st then ship the item 2nd.

 

[NeilClague]

If the person has banked the MO then the bank might have a few days to clear it, but he could have taken it to any post office and cashed it. Personally I cash mine as you know right away if it is good or not and yes I have received fake MO's before, Neil.

 

[ztirffritz]

Why do people still use Money Orders? It seems quaint and antiquated, like sending a telegram.

 

[briansmith]

After great honest friend of mine lost a bit over $600 to a PP dispute that PP sasy they could not tell who was in the right, I determined I would never use PP again. I suppose you know 100s of others that never had a problem and I get it. But it is not for me.. No MO no deal Postal MO are safer than any other method when all is said and done. Slower? Yep. Thanks Brian

 

[briansmith]

Thanks Michael
He said. "I'll send the gun as soon as the postal MO clears" . I just never heard any one say that. But twice now.. Two different folks. The last two deals I made.
John, I have like you sent 100s of MO for guns, many ham radio purchases and other things. Never lost my money. I know a crooked Joe could take your money order and keep/fake the item, but I do a bit of home work before I make the deal. Brian

Oh FWIW. I have bought $1000s of dollars worth of model aviation items. 99% with postal MOs. There is a group of folks on the RC Groups page and one fellow I met on line from CA let me send him an $1800 personal check for a Hi performance model sail plane. Brian P Smith amature radio W4BPS Model avation AMA # 1044.....

 

[mark404]

I just sold my huntsman, I asked buyer to send MO, I don't have a paypal account.
It was a bank MO not a USPS MO, my bank told me to wait until it cleared before I send the item.
​MO took 24 hours to clear.