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international money transfer WITHOUT paypal, how? Message #1 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 29 Apr 2006, 4:21 p.m. Can someone here suggest a low cost and easy way to pay from europe to the US for an ebay auction without using paypal. thanks - d

Re: international money transfer WITHOUT paypal, how? Message #2 Posted by Etienne Victoria on 29 Apr 2006, 4:39 p.m., in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.) When the involved US bank allows it, I usually use an international Bank-to-Bank money transfer using the IBAN & BIC/SWIFT numbers. IBAN= International account number BIC/SWIFT=Bank code AFAIK, all European Union banks use these codes (even if you don't see them directly on your bank reports) and quite a number of US banks also use it. These codes uniquely identify the accounts/owners and allow traceability. The cost depend on the banks and type of transfer with the following options: - all costs covered by sender, - sending costs covered by sender & receiving costs by recipient. I typically pay EUR 3,25 to send money from France to the US with the first option and EUR 4,75 with the second option but your mileage may vary. Etienne Edited: 29 Apr 2006, 4:40 p.m.

Thanks Etienne. Any other ideas? (NT) Message #3 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 29 Apr 2006, 9:25 p.m., in response to message #2 by Etienne Victoria

Re: international money transfer WITHOUT paypal, how? Message #4 Posted by David Smith on 29 Apr 2006, 9:29 p.m., in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.) Western Union money transfer...

Re: international money transfer WITHOUT paypal, how? Message #5 Posted by Howard Owen on 29 Apr 2006, 10:43 p.m., in response to message #4 by David Smith If you trust the recipient, that will work. I pay Hrast in Croatia using Western Union. The first time I used their service to buy one of Hrast's emulators, Western Union tried to dissuade me from using their service. I'm not sure if they had an alternative in mind, since I overrode their objections, but there you are. Regards, Howard

Re: international money transfer WITHOUT paypal, how? Message #6 Posted by Bruce Horrocks on 30 Apr 2006, 9:33 a.m., in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.) If the amount is for a round number, or near enough, then you can buy a traveller's cheque from your bank or foreign exchange bureau for that amount, fill it in like a regular cheque and post it to the seller.

Re: international money transfer WITHOUT paypal, how? Message #7 Posted by Bruce Horrocks on 30 Apr 2006, 9:35 a.m., in response to message #6 by Bruce Horrocks I forgot to add: the seller simply pays it into his bank account like a regular cheque. (Remember to buy a US dollar traveller's cheque as the seller is in the US!)

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