I went to the post office to trace a money order, they said i have to fill out a form first and pay $5.25. WHY

Question

So I just came back from the post office hoping to know whether or not an ebay seller cashed the money order or what ever. I kept e-mailing the seller saying that i sent it lat mon. but he keeps saying he never recieved it and there's always an automatic response for the instructions if they reive the payment. The e-mail says they will e-mil me again to say they recieved it.

I sent the e-mail on Saturday, thinking they got the money when they tell me they didn't

They never informed me on their own that they never recieved myt money order. So i';m really upset. HORRIBLE COMMUNICATION, THIIS 3RD POWER OUTLET PEOPLE! anyway..,

So i went to the post office and said i want to know whether or not this money order was cashed or not. I showed the reciept. Then they said first you have to fill our this form, pay $5.25, and show i.d..

This is bullcrap! They money order i sent out was $13.25, and now i have to pY AN EXTRA $3.25 JUST TO KNOW IF IT WAS CASHED?

Answer 1

I think $5.25 is very cheap for the peace of mind it will give you. You will also have the proof you need. Hope things work out for you.

Answer 2

That is the only way to trace a money order.

Answer 3

Why would you expect them to do all that work for free?