I am by far not a greenhorn when it comes to e-bay orthe post office. I bought a set of SS stencils on e-bay on Sept 5th. I had a short delay in sending payment. I mailed it via Priority on the 10th and tracking shows it delivered on the 13th. I have goten 2 e-mails from this douche asking me where my payment is. It was only $24.50 so no real big deal but here's where the post office sucks. I called and talked to a very unhelpful rude person. I was told no insurance=no refund. I read the back of the money order to him:

"This recipt is your guarentee for a refund of your money order if it is lost or stolen, provided you fill n the pay to and from information on the money order in the space provided. No claim for improper payment permitted 2 years after payment. If your money order is lost or stolen present this resipt and file a claim for a refund at your post office. An inquiryform 6401 may be filed at any time for a fee. A refund will not be ssuedfor 60 days after the money order purchase date provided the money order has not been paid"

This ticks me off and if he has cashed it then I have no recourse I guess I would consider it stolen cashed or not. This is a FYI on Postal Money orders they are not necessarily fool-proof. I only live 250 miles away from this turd...maybe I'll have to look him up at CB08 since he lives in Bristol, TN.

Dave

Dave. Your first mistake was calling the post office. Apparently the person you talked to didn't want to be bothered with your "little" problem. Take your MO receipt to a MAIN post office and if the counter person won't help, Ask to speak to a supervisor.

Take your Postal Money Order Receipt to the Post Office where it was purchased. They will be able to inquire about the status of the Money Order, whether it was cashed or not. If it was cashed, you will receive a copy of the front and back, meaning that you will be able to see who cashed it. When cashing a Postal Money Order at the Post Office, they are supposed to Verify the ID and write the Drivers Licence Number of the person on the back under the signature. This process will be done through St. Louis. I had a guy on ebay claim that he never received payment. He had the brass to cash the money order and give me a negative. I called the Local Police in his hometown and they paid him a visit based on the evidence. I received a refund from him soon after.
Hope this helps.

Yes thanks Tory and Scott...I am gonna go pay the $5 to track the money order, What a shame and what some people will do for $20+$4.50 for the shipping

I've used E-burp for 6 years now and only had a couple problem people. Try signing up for Paypal, and when you buy something, always use "alternate method to pay". Then use a credit card to pay for your item. If you have any problems ask the credit card company to back the payment off your account. Also, be sure and file a complaint with Ebay about this rat. They will investigate and possibly refund your money.

Ditto on paypal.. Have been using for years on ebay and other sites.. Never had a problem.

Big D

Paypal is the way to go, you can have many options should a seller try to hose you.