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Re: Bank (money) transfer - any experts ??
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Mon, 11 Dec 2000 20:04:36 GMT
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Dej'an wrote in message ...
.. So to get back - they keep telling me at my bank that when the
money is sent from US there is "swift" and "postal order" way .
Swift is fast and expensive one (used regularly), while the other
one (US bank is sending money order to my bank via regular post)
takes longer but is free ...  it might be that this ontehr one is actually
International money order, but I am not sure while in this case it
would be sent to me, and not bank  to bank   !

I sometimes get money orders from overseas (especially Japan) which are
printed by Canada Post (I'm in Canada) and I suspect this is the kind of
thing you're talking about - the person in Japan orders the MO at their bank
and pays for it, and it gets printed here and mailed to me. I have never had
one like this from anyone in the US, though.

Kevin



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  Re: Bank (money) transfer - any experts ??
 
(...) I once asked my credit union about "wiring" money, and they really didn't have a way to do it. I suspect part of what is going on is that the US banks can afford to be US-Centric, and may also be in a poor position to do some things because of (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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  Re: Bank (money) transfer - any experts ??
 
I was accepting personal checks (as payment for Lego) for some time but my bank was making problems when the amount was higher and they keep asking me - why don't people wire money to you - it's free ??? I got some money wired from US (swift) - (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

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