Watch out for Alexandra Carter (eBay seller)

[John Allain]

> I bought an HP 5036A Microprocessor Lab 8-Bit Computer from her
> (eBay 160080545681) and paid for it with a money order which was
> received on Feb. 3, 2006 (USPS tracking number 0103 8555 7499 5332
> 2386).

I don't understand why eBay can't help you with this.
You paid and have the receipt.
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You Can cancel Money orders.
    This won't prevent you from someone "ever" cashing them,
    but it Will prove they did cash them if they claimed otherwise.
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Learning PoliteSpeak would probably help a lot of people on ClassicCmp, IE,
"I'm sorry if my payment didn't reach you, this is unusual, I've paid
xHundred sellers this way before without any problems.  Can I ask you to
wait another week for a replacement MoneyOrder to arrive?"
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Doesn't eBay allow 60 days before you can no longer file a feedback?  Right
now #160080545681 is only 24 days old.  Pretty durned early to even want
to give up and file a negative...  or to rant here.


John A.