Re: [OT] eBay Yet More - FSE & Painted

Dean Gundberg wrote:

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>>Any bank should be able to issue you with a cheque made out in GBP,
>>with a UK clearing bank address on it; this is fine for us. Or, you
>>can always buy UK currency (as notes) from the bank and send it by
>>registered mail.
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>>In the case of the former, it's a pretty heavy surcharge;
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>When I ordered from Brigade a few years ago (pre-Paypal) I had to get a
>cheque in GBP, and the surcharge alone was $45, before the actual
amount I
>wanted to send was included.  This was at a major bank chain in a small
>metropolitan area.
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Ouch !

We ask for sterling cheques because we attract rather painful charges 
this end in cashing them - I know we ended up doing one small order from

the states effectively for nothing because the charges on the cheque 
exceeded its value ! Now unfortunately we will simply return any order 
that comes with a cheque in anything other than sterling because it's 
not economical for us to cash it.

Tony

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