Guys I had a quick question, what is the easiest and safest way to accept a money order on an ebay transaction.  I have not sold much on there and normally use paypal however the winning bidder is asking if they can send a money order?  Thanks.

Corey

United States Postal Service money order only.  Be sure you absolutely specify that you will only accept USPS money orders.

Back when I was selling on eBay, I had to return countless money orders from various sources that my bank would not cash.

The good thing about USPS money orders is that you can cash them at the PO when shipping an item.  Plus they are harder to forge.

Burley hit the nail on the head. I have had some bad experiences before I gained that knowledge :'(

Yep, USPS MO's only.  

I accidently listed a reel on ebay once with a buy it now but had the money orders accepted button clicked.

The guy who bought it now lived in Australia!

2 weeks later I got a money order from the guy. It was drawn on an international bank so thankfully it didn't turn out to be a problem.

I took Money orders for a while and then quit. Yes, Paypals fees are outrageous and I'm always amazed at how they can instantly take money from my bank account but it takes 4 days to put money from my Paypal account into my bank.   >

Anyway, I got tired of the hassles of waiting on folks to send MO's.  Too many made too many excuses on their delays so I stopped.