Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 7/31/02 6:11 PM, Doug Lee at drlee9@earthlink.net wrote: > Bummer. However, I would suspect the real reason is your bank is looking for > an excuse to earn a little extra interest on your funds. Sounds like > something an American bank would pull! > > Regard, > Doug > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Atherton" <timatherton@theedge.ca> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:17 PM > Subject: [Leica] Selling to the US... > > >> I often buy and sell photo stuff on Ebay and came across an interesting >> situation yesterday. >> >> I had sold a lens and got payment in $US in the form of a Bank cashiers >> cheque. >> >> I have always accepted payment in this form or a Bank Money order and >> have ahd no problem paying them into my Canadian bank (same with >> regular cheques from clients like the NY Times etc). >> >> At most, the bank put a 3-5 day hold on the cheque, though as a valued >> customer this was usually waived. >> >> Yesterday I found there is a 14 day hold on all such transactions - >> reason given - the uncertain and untrustworthy standing of US financial >> instituions as a result of Enron, Worldcom, Johnson & Johnson, now AOL- >> Time Warner etc. >> >> Wow - never thought this stuff would impact my Ebay sales.... >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html what an absolute pile of horsesh*t. I guess my money would be safer in Italy, Singapore or Malaysia? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html