RE: [OT] Payment Internationally

I have found the most cost effective (if not using International
Credit/Debit Cards) is to use a Western Union Money Order via the
post-office.
No bank involved (although it's around AU$7.50 for the privilege).

Brendan
'Neath Southern Skies

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan and Carmel Brain [mailto:aebrain@webone.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:55 AM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [SPAM++++] Re: [OT] Payment Internationally
> 
> 
> From: "Ground Zero Games" <jon@gzg.com>
> 
> > 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.
> > 
> > Jon (GZG)
> 
> Jon, setting up to be paid by PayPal is easy - though you may wish to
> add a 3% surcharge.
> 
> My Blog's TipJar at http://aebrain.blogspot.com is set up to accept
> credit cards via PayPal, it's neither difficult nor particularly
> costly. 
> 
> Yes, US banks (some of them) *can* do what you suggested. Last time
> someone tried to send me a US cheque for Aussie Dollars, the 
> transaction
> fees quoted were about $50 at their end and $15 at mine. This was
> greater than the amount they wanted to send.
> --
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> 
> 

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