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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hey RG...along the same lines as what you have here, are non residents of the US allowed to open a bank account in the US  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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In my opinion all the fees surrounding international payments deter buyers and sellers of any kind.
Paypal, CC, WU, Cheques and Money orders all have their fees.
Cash is the only one that doesn't but it is also not the best, securiety wise.
Then again if you are a larger style business these fees can be decreased and not seem so bad. I am not in the category so I wouldn't know.
Edited by KLD
01/15/2006 9:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I will add one thing to this conversation. When I was a powerseller on ebay and had my business running well, I did happily accept international buyers. However as the fees got larger and one or two bad experiances I stopped excepting them. I think it is a shame as I enjoyed selling internationally. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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Why don't you ask the international buyer to use Paypal with an everyday account (No credit Card)? It is free.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Valued Member
Australia
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Personal accounts are free, but may not receive debit or credit card payments.
Personal Account
Open an Account Free
Send Money Free
Free Withdraw (for $150.00 AUD or more, $1.00 AUD for $149.99 AUD or less to bank accounts in Australia)
Add Funds Free
Receive Funds Free
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Valued Member
Australia
122 Posts |
Send Money allows you to pay anyone with an email address in 55 countries and regions that accept PayPal. Just enter the recipient's email address and the amount you wish to send. You can pay with a bank card. Common uses for Send Money: Pay for ebay Items Split the rent with your flatmates Send money to your family or friends Pay for online purchases Use PayPal to send payments in any of these currencies: Canadian Dollar Euro Pound Sterling US Dollar Yen Australian Dollar |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Sorry projack I should have elaberated.
Paypal is great and free for buyers. Some sellers may benefit aswell.
As soon as you register a business paypal start charging more fees. That was when I was joining up anyway. It may have changed.
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Pillar Of The Community
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I have found, in many instances, it is safe sending good old cash and I have NOT been burned yet. Even though the mail is slower than PayPal everyone comes out on the plus side of the deal. I have sent cash all over the world and still do it when possible but if I want a specific item quickly then PayPal fills the bill.
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Moderator
 United States
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An added security measure for sending cash through the mails is:
After the christmas holidays buy boxes of Chrissy cards that have envelopes that have foil lining.
Send the currency inside of the card in the foil lined envelope.
Even xray has difficulty determining when there is currency inside.
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1079 Posts |
Good point RG.
Aluminium foil in a normal letter works aswell.
Hip, Hip Horay this my 200th Post.
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Valued Member
Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by KLD
Sorry projack I should have elaberated.
Paypal is great and free for buyers. Some sellers may benefit aswell.
As soon as you register a business paypal start charging more fees. That was when I was joining up anyway. It may have changed.
You can have a business and a personal account with paypal, just use different email address. I only have Personal Account |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1079 Posts |
RG we can test this for the forum if you wish. Just send me as much money as you want to test with........LOL
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Moderator
United States
23537 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by KLD
RG we can test this for the forum if you wish. Just send me as much money as you want to test with........LOL
Send me a snail mail address rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Thats cool RG, I was only joking around. I think the aluminium foil trick will work for most of us, however there is still a ellimant of risk involved.
Then again RG if you have way to much money and feel like donating to the Lars fund?...(joke again)
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Posted 01/15/2006 9:56 pm
