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Postal orders
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I'm selling some stuff on ebay and I've had a question about accepting an 'uncrossed postal order' for payment. Atm I only do paypal as I've only just started on ebay. What exactly are postal orders, how do they work and what does 'uncrossed' mean?
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You get them at the post office. You used to have defined amounts 50p £1 £2, £5 etc but now they look like a printed cheque for any amount. When you get one you take it to any post office, with I.D., and they cash it for you. Uncrossed means you can cash it at the post office, crossed means it has to be paid into a bank account.
So I guess an uncrossed PO is just like sending cash really.
Obviously do not send your item until you have the PO and have converted it into cash.
Also beware of any scams like them sending a PO that's too big and then asking for money back.
(Sorry that's not relevant to the Postal Orders thing)
I'd take it. They are rather like cheques. Although when you pay by PO you have to pay a bit more than the value of it, like a PO for £30 costs the sender £33 or there abouts. But to receive them sounds fine.
It may be that the buyer doesn't have a cheque book or debit / credit cards or has had problems using them. They have to buy the PO with cash.