Where to cash money orders?

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idrinklisterine

05-09-2005 23:05:01

I recently sold some stuff on eBay and a couple of the buyers paid me with money orders instead of PayPal. I got postal money orders, western union money orders, and a travelers express moneygram. I cashed the postal money orders already, but there isn't a western union around me and I don't know where to cash the moneygrams. Are there any places that cash both of these, at low fees? I know I can just deposit them at the bank but I'd rather have cash if I can.

doylnea

05-09-2005 23:10:47

MoneyGram
http//www.moneygram.com/servlet/DefaultApplyXSL?xslURL=/Display/temgweb.xsl&URL=/Apps/AgentLocator/AgentSearch.jsp

Hope your Western Union money order isn't a fake. They are a prime target of frauders because they're easy to fake. Also you can cash a WesternUnion money order at a place other than a WesternUnion storefront - they have agents that take a fee.

http//www.westernunion.com/info/agentInquiryIntl.asp?country=global&POPUP=true&PAGE_NAME=info/selectCountry

idrinklisterine

05-09-2005 23:14:14

Thanks doylnea, I found some locations a couple blocks away using your links. Anyone have an idea of what the fees will be like?

srichter

06-09-2005 05:04:32

Can't you cash them at your bank?

comppimp

06-09-2005 05:16:20

Yeah, I thought banks were able to cash money orders aslong as you got two forms of identification.

halfbreed

06-09-2005 07:12:10

7-11 ?

tracemhunter

06-09-2005 10:49:28

grocery stores

slease

06-09-2005 11:05:52

If the money order is made out to you which it should be than you can cash it the same as a check, just go to your bank.

idrinklisterine

06-09-2005 11:30:12

Ok, I was just about to go to some corner store I found with doylnea's link, but the bank probably has less fees so I'll go there instead. Thanks )

comppimp

06-09-2005 11:35:16

The bank shouldn't have any fee, atleast if you have an account with them.

bballp6699

06-09-2005 11:37:15

For a person that posts 1.68 times per day...

13 today. Does somebody need attention?

comppimp

06-09-2005 11:46:54

liLooks aroundli

slease

06-09-2005 12:03:24

Yup, you only pay fees when you buy a money order not when you cash it. It's kind of like paypal, you only pay fees one direction.

goofygarber

06-09-2005 16:12:00

[quote1d342e3260="slease"]Yup, you only pay fees when you buy a money order not when you cash it. It's kind of like paypal, you only pay fees one direction.[/quote1d342e3260]

Hee hee, I don't pay fees or get fees, <3 merchent premium