Date:         Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:10:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: NVC pay pal
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I'd read the fine print before assuming that just because it's a postal item
, that you have any better protection than any other.........
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/nruspsmo.htm

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: NVC pay pal


> John,
>
> I really like that idea - postal money orders. Definitely would call up
> Big Brother, who carries the biggest stick of all.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> John Bange wrote:
>> On 11/17/06, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>>> †hanks to all who replied. Apparently it's ya pays your money and
>>> takes your
>>> chances.
>>
>> Yeah, that's about how it seems to work. That being said, I've used
>> PayPal for YEARS without incident (primarily for ebay), but that may
>> be because I have a policy of never buying anything by PayPal if I
>> can't afford to just write off either the money or the item. I think
>> my limit is around $400, beyond which I become uncomfortable and will
>> only buy if I can pay by postal money order. The beauty of postal
>> money orders is that it opens the door for an additional government
>> agency (the scary one, with better resources and wider jurisdiction!)
>> to investigate in case of fraud.
>>