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

> 
> >  > ***
> >>  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.
> >>  ***
> >>
> >>  In the case of the former, it's a pretty heavy surcharge;
> >
> >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.
> 
> 
> Strewth! And	I thought UK banks ripped us off! Last foreign-currency 
> cheque I had drawn up here (Several hundred GBP converted to Aussie 
> Dollars) cost me about 6 GBP in charges, IIRC.....
> 
> Jon (GZG)
> 

   They just need to shop around for better banks.  I have an
"advantage" 
 checking account from my bank because we got the mortgage through them.
 
 Foreign money orders are no-charge because of it.

   grant