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please give money order advise/buying boa

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hi
can anyone tell me if i should use a money order to buy a boa?
what happens if i send a mo and then i dont get my snake?whats the process to get my money back?
thank you
rich
 
if that happens, then you are out money and the snake. that is why, i only purchase from reputable, good guy posted, breeders, with credit card
 
reticguy76 said:
if that happens, then you are out money and the snake. that is why, i only purchase from reputable, good guy posted, breeders, with credit card
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Funny, most people consider USPS money orders to be one of the safer methods of payment. I can't speak to the course of action from personal knowledge, so I'll let those with a better understanding do the explaining.

Oh, btw, there are a number of reputable, good guy posted breeders that don't accept credit cards, so you're narrowing your options significantly.
 
i have never personally sent a money order. i have only used credit cards. i have seen and heard too many people and friends of mine, get jipped on their animal sending a money order. i have had one instance of a snake not coming that i had paid for, i just disputed my bank (i only use my bank check card), stopped payment and just paid my banks fee. i personally feel better having credit card paper trails. i also like paypal, pretty easy to dispute in that situation also, should one not receive the snake for the payment. although, i suppose any type of payment should be safe, if you are buying from a truly reputable, ethical, and moral breeder
 
If you are buying from a breeder like that, you're correct, any type of payment should be safe.
PayPal doesn't offer much in the way of protection; but, it is convenient, and offers the benefit of instant payment (and the means to accept credit cards, for many who would not otherwise do so). If you go that route, use the credit card option, if possible
 
From what I've read, if a USPS money order is used for payment, any fraudulent action (ie failure to send the merchandise) becomes a Federal offense. That is part of the reason they are used.

There are risks to any payment method...it all comes back to the person one is sending money to. That's why caution should be used in any transaction, and references (including the BOI) should be checked.
 
Money orders should be safe if you follow the proper procedures.

1: fill out money order (write what purchase is for in the memo field)
2: tear off the recipt that is attatched and fill it out as well
3: keep both the recipt from the place you bought the money order and the recipt attached to the money order.
4: If person don't send you the snake you can report them and sue the crap out of them because you can provide the burden of proof. the number on the money order is traceable and they can tell if it's been cashed. The cool thing is you can sue for things like court costs, pain and suffering (claim you cried when you didn't get the snake lol), lost wadges for taking time off work. In the end it really is worth the legal trouble if you have to.

Most people are smart enough no to commit a fraudulent act and cash a money order without sending out what the person is paying them for. For the people who aren't that is why the legal system is there. For every red-blooded American to sue the crap out of people who do them wrong. God bless America.

National Grid lost one of these on me. It was the last time they lost something like that from me. They also credited my account extra so I didn't have to pay for electric for almost 6 months. And yes I proved I paid and they cashed it. Way to fail National Grid.
 
hi to all that have replied to my asking for advise.
i cant thank you enough.
i decided that i am not gonna use mo's.i have once or twice in my life but not to buy boas.
i like pay-pal my self as i can use my credit card.
as far as trying to gat back my few hundred dollars by going to court to sue,thats the extreme i am looking to avoid.especially the boa owner is across country.
again,thanks for all the answers.
rich
 
hhmoore said:
From what I've read, if a USPS money order is used for payment, any fraudulent action (ie failure to send the merchandise) becomes a Federal offense. That is part of the reason they are used.
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It is, technically, but if you inform USPS about it, all they're going to do is send you a handy-dandy pamphlet explaining how to avoid Internet scams. I think you have to get ripped off in excess of a few grand in order for them to blink an eye (at least, in my experience and those of a few other first-hand accounts).

Made that mistake once ... Now I try to be better about trusting my instincts -- that, and use PayPal whenever possible. (Not that PayPal doesn't have its own set of problems.)
 
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