I'm sure most of you who sell, like me, have gotten buyers who round up their payments to the nearest dollar (usually when it's just a difference of a few cents). However, just the other day I received a money order where the buyer overpaid by nearly 8 dollars (and it wasn't rounded off, it ended with a weird amount of cents). I checked his other eBay purchases, and none of them would equal anywhere near that amount. It's just very bizarre. I fail to see how someone could tell the clerk the wrong amount, hand over the money, fill it out, and mail it, without noticing the mistake once.
I don't know what to do about it. I just know that it's gonna bite me in the ass somehow. Since he paid by money order, I'm guessing he doesn't have PayPal, and I'm not exactly thrilled by the idea of having to make an extra trip to refund the overpayment and walk several blocks to the post office in the middle of winter.
What would you guys do? Anybody been in the same sort of position? Should I just keep the money unless he specifically contacts me about the mistake, or should I go out of my way to return it?