LOL, I asked the woman behind the counter at my local PO if the money orders offer protection against someone who doesn't send the goods I am purchasing. She told me if they had already cashed the MO then good luck. Chances are slim to none of getting your money back. That whole "Federal Offense" thing is total crap. "It's not the same as tampering with your mailbox," she told me.
to be completely honest I believe the woman, cause the US government could care less if any one of it's tax paying citizens gets screwed. They only care if they are the ones getting screwed. Perfect example: if you are late on your taxes they fine you big, but when they owe you, they take their sweet time paying.
Now as far as Paypal goes. I had a situation where I paid for an item and didn't receive it (not on this forum). Paypal refunded my money after a 2 week investigation and went after the seller. I say their OK in my book.
