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Subject:	Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.auction
Date:	Mon, 8 May 2000 19:52:29 GMT
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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 back to you. Rather insane. Luckily, that's not the case for Canada, you can get IPMOs at the USPS for Canada and a few other countries. And you can cash Canadian PMOs (and Japan, and a few other countries) for free there too. Jonathan Wilson wrote: > Christopher Lindsey wrote: > > > > That, my friend is why they invented the money order: reasonably cheap for the > > > buyer, costs nothing the for the casher (I think, dont quote me on this) and is > > > accepted worldwide (you just get it in the correct currency). The buyers end > > > handles the currency conversion so the seller gets it ready to go in us$ or euros > > > or whatever. > > > > Remember that international money orders aren't available everywhere, > > though. > > New Zealand is one such country... > > > > Chris > > > > Followup-To: set to lugnet.market.auction > > -- > > Remove the nospam machine name in my email address to send a personal > > reply. > > For those countries where they can be obtained then it is the easiest way to send money > internationally. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer

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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"?)
(...) 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)

		Re: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
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: Why do so many people say "I will only ship to the us"?
(...) 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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