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Re: Australian Bidpay experiences
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lugnet.loc.au
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Date:
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Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:44:51 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
> > What are the charges and exchange rates like for Australians using Bidpay ?
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> I assume they use the current US exchange rate, which seems to match the Oz
> pretty closely. The charge is a flat US$5 for each transaction, which is a bit
> more than a US$ postal order / postage, but heaps quicker / easier. The seller
> gets an e-mail as soon as it's approved, all sellers I've dealt with ship when
> they get the email. The MO is then sent first class.
As a recipient, I've had no problems with it. (And, of course,
in Pete's case, I don't worry about waiting for any steenking
email, whatever the method.) I have never used it to make a
payment, however--the cost has always been too great a percentage
of what I'm actually spending.
> They also have a limit of US$500 per transaction. and they don't do private
> sales.
That's the only real problem with it, IMHO--I wanted to handle
a direct sale from Japan with BidPay once, and it was only possible
once he'd won an auction from me. But I have had nothing save good
experiences, and the buyers in Japan, Singapore, and Australia
have also had no problems that I know of.
best
Lindsay
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| (...) Hi Pete I assume they use the current US exchange rate, which seems to match the Oz pretty closely. The charge is a flat US$5 for each transaction, which is a bit more than a US$ postal order / postage, but heaps quicker / easier. The seller (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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