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(...) Remember that international money orders aren't available everywhere, though. New Zealand is one such country... Chris Followup-To: set to lugnet.market.auction (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) For those countries where they can be obtained then it is the easiest way to send money internationally. (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Intl MOs are available in the US from the USPS. NOTE, however, that for many countries, the entire process to get your IPMO can take WEEKS. First you pay the local PO - they send it off to St Louis or someplace, which creates the IPMO, and mails it (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Money Orders from USA to other countries (was: Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?)
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(...) Did they actually send some back to you? My experience is that they send it directly from St. Louis to the recipient. Also, this "Standard International Postal Money Order" you are referring to costs $8.50, which I find too expensive for most (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Thanks, Tom, for reminding me why this was such a problem. What you didn't add was that you can't lock in the exchange rate when you pay the local Post Office. Instead, they cut the money order in St Louis at the exchange rate prevailing whenever (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Money Orders from USA to other countries (was: Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?)
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What's wrong with Traveler's Checks?? Amex and Visa checks are cashable in other countries... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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