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Fuzzy Logic eBay members ask Australia Post: are Money Orders safe?
Fuzzy Logic eBay members ask Australia Post: are Money Orders safe? | eBay members ask Australia Post: are Money Orders safe? |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 16 July 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 4 This follows on from a similar letter sent to banks to check the safety of the Direct Deposit system, and even the start of legal proceedings against eBay, all in an attempt to gain clarity from all sides on eBay’s claims of PayPal’s safety. The introductory information and the letter sent by the unhappy eBay members to others in its group, and to Australia Post itself, is reprinted in full, with permission. The text appears in italics: “With all the propaganda about transaction safety I decided to write to Australia Post and ask them to reassure me that Money Orders are still a safe transaction method in Australia. If PayPal wishes to portray itself as the safest transaction method, then perhaps we need to seek the views of our postal services provider and the responsible Minister on this outrageous assertion. “I urge all of you to also send the two letters (addressed as follows). “Senator Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601 “Mr Michael McCloskey Corporate Secretary Australia Post GPO Box 1777 Melbourne VIC 3001 “15th July 2008 “Dear Sir “Re: The Safety of Australia Post Money Orders “I have become quite concerned lately over statements being made publicly by eBay Australia about the safety of using Australia Post Money Orders vs eBay’s preferred payment method of PayPal. “I have been an Australia Post customer for many years and an Account Customer for the past two years, and have never had occasion to feel that allowing my customers to purchase my products using Money Order has in any way placed me at risk of fraud in the use of that service. “For four years I have been an eBay member buying and selling online. Most of my customers live rurally and, given the distance to their nearest bank branch office, payment by direct deposit is often impractical for them. “Many others of my customers do not have internet access to conduct online banking and/or are uncomfortable making on-line funds transfers or payment by credit card. When these customers purchase a product from me they prefer to make payment using Money Order. Continued on page 2. |
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