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what options do a UK customer have?
Message #1 Posted by barry on 7 Dec 2002, 4:26 p.m.

what payment options does a UK customer have to forward payment for my goods? I usually require International Postal M.O., Western Union M.O., or PayPal. how much does an International Postal M.O. for USD cost? any other options? we're talking in the $45.00 range total. tnx, barry carson city, nv

      
Re: what options do a UK customer have?
Message #2 Posted by Gordon Dyer on 7 Dec 2002, 7:04 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by barry

The easiest payment methods for UK customers are PayPal or BillPoint. Both work fine from here.

      
Re: what options do a UK customer have?
Message #3 Posted by David Smith on 8 Dec 2002, 3:26 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by barry

The problem with international money orders for most countries in Europe is that the post office does not actually sell them. They sell you a voucher that you have to send to the federal reserve bank in New York, who then sends it to Europe, who sends them a money order, who then sends it to you. Takes around two months. To make matters worse, most post offices don't even sell the vouchers. You have to find the proper post office that handles your country. To make matters even worse, only certain clerks do the vouchers... and they are ALWAYS gone.

            
Re: what options do a UK customer have?
Message #4 Posted by Vassilis Prevelakis on 9 Dec 2002, 3:38 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by David Smith

How about Western Union? I haven't actually used them, but I did check the procedure last year when I wanted to send some money to the US from Greece. You pay them in your own currency and they send a cheque to the recipient. Since they have offices all over the world they only need to wire the details to the office nearest the recipient, so that the check arrives without significant delay.

Of course within the EU you can always use Eurochecks.

**vp

                  
Re: what options do a UK customer have?
Message #5 Posted by David Smith on 9 Dec 2002, 7:04 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Vassilis Prevelakis

Western Union can be rather expensive for sending smaller amounts of money... the one time I checked it would have cost $40 to send $50. The amount charged becomes a more manageable percentage for larger amounts.

For smaller amounts US currency in a registered or express letter works well. It seems much easier for overseas people to convert US currency into their preferred currency that the other way around. Currency conversion in most places in the US is a real hassle and can also be expensive.


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