Money Orders can be accepted by sellers, if contacted, and they agree. Sellers just can't advertise the fact. It is noteworthy this didn't start happening until ebay bought paypal. They want to collect every fee possible. If anyone is worried about using a MO send it with DC, signature required. That is proof enough to get ebay to act in an INR dispute.
I used MOs hundreds of times in the past, and was only burned twice. On one the seller became NARU. The other ebay dropped the ball completely. The seller would set up an ID sell a few cheap items, then list a highly desirable item, take the money and disappear. A month or so later they would start again. Since the item was in my searches, I would be notified when it was listed. It had the same photos, and the sellers address was within a three city area. Even with contact from 4 buyers, ebay allowed this to happen 6 times that I counted.
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THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE, UNTIL SELLER MORAL IMPROVES