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skivversnfld · ‎01-10-2006

Hi,
looking for some assitance. I remember seeing a post from a fellow ebayer with instructions on how to cash a Green US postal money order in Canada , but I can't seem to find it.
I received one yesterday , and the buyer is not happy. I would like to resolve this as quickly as possible. HELP!

cartoonsinabox · ‎01-10-2006

If you have a bank account they should you should be able cash it . We are set up with Scotia bank and have had no problems cashing them.

coastwindchimes · ‎01-10-2006

My bank used to take them, now does not. I have to send them back to the customer, and request a replacement pink international one~ it's a pain. I now ask for personal cheques. Tim.

golfing_in_style · ‎01-10-2006

I've had 3 or 4 and have not been able to cash a single one at the Royal even with all my accts there.
rik
golfing in style

catseye* · ‎01-10-2006

Drive to the US.

It CLEARLY states on the MO that it is not cashable outside of the US. How the customer could be unhappy because of his own inability to read is ridiculous.

*JMHO* - to be taken with a grain of salt!

recped · ‎01-10-2006

Canadian banks have varied policies on these, personally I have no problems at Scotiabank but I know for a fact it's at least partially because I've had a business account with them for about 20 years. The tellers occasionally tell me "we are not supposed to accept these" but they do anyway.

The only problem is that they are very slow to clear as my understanding is that they have to be sent to the USA for processing (I don't know if this is really correct). There is a faint possibility that they could be rejected at the US end, apparently this sometimes happens if the value of the M.O. is large, in my case they are usually quite low value.

One thing to remember, in many situations the branch manager can and will override policy if asked.

Ben

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funkywatch_com · ‎01-10-2006

You can cash them if you have an account with RBC Centura.

eric

tip-top.deal · ‎01-10-2006

RBC branches in Mtl. had different policies until about four months ago. Today they all refuse them, because they are clearly marked as being negotiable only in the U.S. and their possessions! Canada is in no way a possession of the U.S. I started to add a note to all my listings to the effect that green US postal money orders are not negotiable here in Canada! and they have stopped coming.

skivversnfld · ‎01-11-2006

Thank you all. I called my bank yesterday afternoon, and they also will not accept them. I called USPS direct. No luck, they actually laughed that the person purchased a regular money order.

I started incoporating the NO GREEN money order note into my auctions some time ago. I used an old template for this auction that had not been updated. The person had over 200 feedback, so I thought she would already know this. no such luck. She seems to be pretty good about the situation now. So it is now in an envelope making a round trip. By the time this person gets her shirt, I fear she will have outgrown it 🙂

phoebescollectables · ‎01-11-2006

I have received a couple of them and I deposit them by mail to by TD Waterhouse US$ bank account. Currently TD Waterhouse is not opening any new accounts for Canadians. However RBC Centura is still an option. It will also allow you transfer out your PayPal accounts directly to a US$ account without PayPal's great conversion rate.

zarzuella · ‎01-11-2006

Okay, I'll accept them .... at .85 cents on the dollar ... ]:)

v2777mr · ‎01-12-2006

I have a bank account in the USA just over the border and mail them in and get access to the money with a Visa Check Card. I have also seller/friend that cashes them at Money Mart. Don't know which is easier but I have been mailing them for years with no problems.

I hope this helps.

montrealmaps · ‎01-12-2006

I have RBC account. They accept the green USPS checks SOMETIMES. If they reject, I wait two weeks and try again.
My system works!! ;-)))

Andrew

ellingtons · ‎01-13-2006

I bank at RBC and have YET to have a problem with them here in Mississauga. And they go through immediately. Helps is you deal with tellers that know you.

brainfreezetees · ‎01-15-2006

Hello

If you go to Money Mart they cash them for you. I only get about 2 a month because my customers don't bother to read the payment details. I go perhaps 2-3 times per year to make it worth my while. If you don't have one in your town, then I don't know.

Aaron