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(...) Recently, I gave up my collectible card game sales business. It was tough dealing with foreign countries due to restrictions from: a) my bank and b) the US Postal Service. Sometimes I couldn't accept a check drawn on foreign funds (Canada), (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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I've got to second what Dave Johann writes. Having lived in the UK for about two years over two different time periods, I can say that, on average, the U. S. banking system simply isn't prepared to deal with international currency transactions (in (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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Sadly, you're right. Other countries have interest in foreign exchange, and often have to contract deals in USDs. The US, OTOH, is ruling the market and thus does not care (as much) about other currencies. That's too bad for other countries. I'll (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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I really look forward to a secure money transaction service with reasonable fees, but so far I haven't seen any. Due to all shameless bank fees and their even more shameless lack of interest in helping out with international money transactions, I (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) tough (...) to (...) Dave, were there specific problems with Australia. It sounds as if you had some really bad experiences. I have been using ebay for two months and 'US only' auctions cuts down those available by a third. Auctions where the (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That, my friend is why they invented the money order: reasonably cheap for the buyer, costs nothing the for the casher (I think, dont quote me on this) and is accepted worldwide (you just get it in the correct currency). The buyers end (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ... [Big Snip here] ... (...) is (...) euros (...) Yes, well, in theory a nice solution. My most recent event (me in U.S., buying from UK -- the one my bank messed up) had the additional factor that the receiver was a government agency. Darn (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Remember that international money orders aren't available everywhere, though. New Zealand is one such country... Chris Followup-To: set to lugnet.market.auction (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) For those countries where they can be obtained then it is the easiest way to send money internationally. (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) is (...) euros (...) Unfortunately, when you are dealing with certain credit unions and banks, the rules tend to become more rigid. I finally got to the point that I would accept NO orders from Canada because I'd inevitibly get burned. Check, (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the (...) Pete, Yes, there were significant problems. I believe it was due to the USPS mostly, as Australian currency proved no problem for me. The waiting period was the chief problem for me. A month or two is far too long to complete a (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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Dave Johann <hardcoredj@techie.com> wrote in article <Fu7u6s.B1z@lugnet.com>... (...) for the (...) and (...) end (...) or (...) the (...) MO...it (...) places (...) [My two cents on this issue really only applies to transactions between Canada (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I pointed this out to my bank here in Vancouver the first time I got one of these, and they didn't care at all. They cash them for me all the time, no problem at all. In fact they take cash, personal checks or money orders from anywhere in the (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) funds (...) help (...) me (...) It was interesting the difference between Canada and the US. I airmailed two batches to the US and Canada on two different days. The Canadian airmails got there promptly, but the US ones were straggling out to (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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Kevin Wilson <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in article <39164BAB.D5FA4312@c...ve.com>... (...) home (...) :) (...) Hi Kevin, Yes my bank cashed the USPS money order with no fuss, but they just as easily could have refused it. I was really just (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I will throw my 2 cents in on this, in regards to a purchase (non lego, it was a set of MSDN cds) from ebay. I bidded on it and then after I had bidI noticed the fine print: wont ship out of us. I emailed the guy saying that I had bid and then (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hehe you too, eh! All my "win notifications" include that reminder too. A surprising number of letters with only 33c on them did get here, but there were always a few which didn't. Kevin (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:3916E05F.6E1CE3...rve.com... (...) include (...) country. (...) I get these too, and I'm in Scotland. For me most buyers use 66c or $1 stamps. I few people just seem to use some (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think- but I'm not sure- that it might include delivery confirmation. I know that I was sending something to someone overseas and wanted that feature, but it was so much more expensive than the regulr 60 cent airmail stamp that I decided to (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My experience has been that almost always a Canadian seller is able to cash a USPS Domestic Money Order. My assumption is that the banks deal with them enough that they just bundle them up and send them to an affiliated branch in the US (or a (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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Intl MOs are available in the US from the USPS. NOTE, however, that for many countries, the entire process to get your IPMO can take WEEKS. First you pay the local PO - they send it off to St Louis or someplace, which creates the IPMO, and mails it (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Did they actually send some back to you? My experience is that they send it directly from St. Louis to the recipient. Also, this "Standard International Postal Money Order" you are referring to costs $8.50, which I find too expensive for most (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Thanks, Tom, for reminding me why this was such a problem. What you didn't add was that you can't lock in the exchange rate when you pay the local Post Office. Instead, they cut the money order in St Louis at the exchange rate prevailing whenever (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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What's wrong with Traveler's Checks?? Amex and Visa checks are cashable in other countries... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Yes I too have sent over 100 (USA cash) envelopes overseas. All of mine for Europe have arrived just fine. Only one did not, and that was for Israel (sorry Shiri!). American banks are "transaction ignorant" when it comes to international (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I recently got one (an international money order) with no difficulty. It was the first time I had gotten one, and the clerk knew what I wanted and was able to direct me to the person I needed to talk to, who drew it up with no effort. As far (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Completely agree according to my experiences. I had 60+ transactions up to date, always send cash and they always arrived. Which countries? yeah, here is the list: New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, France, Belgium, Holland, (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I forgot about Australia and New Zealand. I have had no problems sending cash there either. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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