German Ebay payment

[adam]

I have just bought something on German Ebay, the seller does not have paypal, and for me to wire over the payment will cost me £18 (natwest) is there another way for me to get the payment to him. I have all his bank details.

[dukess1999]

Was discussed quite recently, and the general consensus was to post cash if it's not too large an amount. I've done it a couple of times with no probs.

[adam]

dukess, its 119 euros, what would that cost me to exchange pounds into that amount?

[keefer]

if you have a descent bank account it would be free

[Carbon749]

I had the same problem, seems German e-bay accounts don't like paypal. Being honest I won't buy from anyone now that does not take paypal .... I know there are issues, but, it is so easy to use.

119 euro is about £88. If you have a decent bank account they should give you euro's free of commission.

[adam]

excellent, fingers crossed.

[Iconic944ss]

Yep - good old Post office worked for me - but my amount was lower so I was able to use the std postal insurance that covers up to £30.

For cash, I think its worthwhile to make sure its fully insured, even for the extra cost.

[swannymere]

:devil:In the process of doing it,they should send you the item first,then you send the cash in euros rounded up to the nearest 5euros (smallest note).:devil:

[Rick]

Isnt there someone on here from GERMANY ?
Maybe he can do a buisness helping to transfer money :D
So what did you buy Adam :o

[adam]

Hi Rick, just bought that Foggy 2000, £70 + postage, will get euros tomorrow and send that over, recorded.

[nathanhu]

im still in the falklands for the next two weeks, but when im back ill be more than happy to help out ;)

[Bionicle]

I deal with all "Jaspers" dodgy dealings in Germany, he normaly posts a cheque my my bro in the UK, most germans prefer bank transfer method this is why they dont have Paypal so if i can help anyone out then just U2U me or drop me an email. its hard to do alot for the club living over here but anything i can do to help the members makes me feel better about it :)

You can send payment to my Paypal account or a cheque to my bro in the UK either is not a problem.

A point to mention, as i pay directly from my German bank account to their bank account there is always added security that if the goods are not deleiverd the payment can be recoverd with little problem.

[chris.p]

Yep, send your cheques to me, oh & yes Bionicle is my brother honest guv:D



Chris.:burn:

[adam]

Chris, i will be sending a cheque tomorrow. Thankyou