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

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: brad's horrid adventure with paypal
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 21:30:15 +0100
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJOEDLNLAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

Hi Austin,

I too pay some fee but not as much as you, and the exchange rate is the same as
for interbank transactions. I also have the option to specify that I should pay
all fees on the receiving end so that the person to whom I send the money
really gets the full amount. Certainly this is not as convenient as credit
cards, but it beats wire transfers and personal checks. If someone sends me a
non-Swiss check, my bank will charge me 24 CHF (around $15) in fees and it will
take up to a month before the money is credited, especially with a US check.

Nathan

Austin Franklin wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

- --
Nathan Wajsman
Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland

e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch

Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm
General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm




- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] OT: brad's horrid adventure with paypal)