When I took a money order for a frame I sold on eBay, I called my bank to ask how long after depositing it would take them find out if it was fraudulent. They said wait ten days, check my online bank statement, and if the deposit wasn't reversed by then, it was a good MO. My buyer had agreed that I could take up to two weeks to ship while this scenario played out.
The MO cleared and the buyer got her Miyata, it just took a little longer is all. She really hated PayPal for some reason.
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