Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: brad's horrid adventure with paypal
From: "fs" <frank.shaw@balcab.ch>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 16:43:50 +0100
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJOEDLNLAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

Don't you have internet banking?
The Swiss banks  are hardly amongst the most customer -friendly and  are far
from innovative. ( they are amongst the biggest thugs in the world and have
a long history of involvement with money laundering and unethical
practices ) . They NEVER have had peronal checking accounts because they
think it costs too much. They are only intersted un customers who have over
$5 million to deposit and they will be fleeced as far as possible. Product
liability legislation is amongst the poorest world-wide.If you purchase an
item using a credit card issued by a US or UK bank you automatically have a
variety of rights and considerable protection. Such protection is unknown in
Switzerland.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 3:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: brad's horrid adventure with paypal


> Hi Nathan,
>
> How much do you get charged for this capability?  My bank, Fleet, has no
> such service that I am aware of...I still have to use wire transfers,
which
> cost me $25 to initiate, then they screw me out of %2 in the exchange rate
> game, then the receiving bank charges the recipient to receive the
> money...and in Germany, adds some absurd %5 fee...  All in all, it costs
me
> near %10+ just to pay someone!
>
> May be I should sign up for a Credit Suisse account ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
>
>
> > Frank,
> >
> > Personal checks are rapidly on the way out in the Western world. The
vast
> > majority of banking transactions like bill payment in most
> > European countries
> > are now done electronically. I can transfer money to anybody in
> > the world from
> > my Credit Suisse account from the comfort of my home, and bank
> > transfers are
> > now my preferred method of payment when buying or selling stuff.
> >
> > Nathan
>
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