Most all of anything I sell I will prefer a CC or USP MO. The Pay pal option for me is a last resort. Only if there is no other way to consummate the deal, then I would accept it given the funds placed into my account, then are allowed to transfer to my bank thereafter.
It is my understanding that there is a phone number with which a U.S. Postal M.O. can be verified. It’s on the money order itself. The verification info number is also online at the USPS website. It is busy a lot though.
Same thing with a cashiers check… one can call the bank of origin and determine authenticity. Naturally, I’d seek the phone number of the orig bank via means other than the check’s own info… for if the check is bogus, then too would be the contact info most assuredly. If the number is constantly busy, that too would be a red flag.
So a simple phone call, if you feel a concern or just want to feel better immediately, is all it should take for verifying legitimacy of the instrument.
I get nervous when someone rushes me to sell to them, or buy from them… regardless the fashion of payment.
Whether or not PP fees are included in the sale price, or tacked on, makes no difference to me as a buyer. I see it the same way as a seller. If “OBO” is in the listing, it’s all negotiable. Right?
Personally, I see the shipping aspect as more the chancier endeavor than the payment. There is far greater control in the funds transfers for both buyer and seller than is in the shipping exercise by far.