Im ordering by mail and I was told to use money order. Can anyone care to explain how it works from getting it and converting money to sending. thank you..--Answer1:Money orders work as a form of payment for those of us whom dont have checks.Basically you pay a company to write someone else a check.The company you are dealing with probably has had alot of issues with personal checks and money orders are hard to fake,so they feel money orders are the way to go.So like i use wal-mart to do mine but there are many places you can go to get one.All places charge about 25-50 cents per $100 so lets say you need a money order for $150--you go to the place that has them you give the company your $150 plus their charging fee and they in return give you a check you can write to anyone.You write in the name of the company and there is a pull tap on the side so that you can show proof you sent it and to whom(for personal protection) after you pull the tap you send it out just like a check.--Answer2:A money order is easier to carry than cash. But it is safer for the recipient than accepting a personal check. It is "guaranteed" funds; guaranteed by the issuer.Paying for mail-order by money order is one of the hallmarks of scam-artists. They cash your guaranteed money order and send you nothing. Since it is not a personal check, you can not cancel the check. And by the time you have gone to the police, the scammer has disappeared with your money. All the police have to track her is a mailbox.That is why PayPal was invented. Your money is not released until you have the item you purchased in your hands.