Anyone accept international bank transfers ?

martindow

Frivolous Fay - there are no fees fees or minimal fees between banks in countries that use the Euro. Unfortunately as we still have the pound it doesn't apply to EC transfers to and from the UK.

F&L

I've accepted international bank transfers from several countries including Australia, America and Denmark. They send the money in pounds sterling and you get a notification from your bank a few days later confirming the money is in your account. I've never had to pay any fees and I bank with HSBC.

frivolous_fay

Ah, that sounds logical, Martin. Nevertheless, in most cases it is virtually free to accept a euro transfer to a UK bank using the 'shared charges' option.

Stuart_P

i offer international bank transfers all the time - buyers from europe are superb & know exactly what to do & are prompt at sending payment. buyers from the usa HAVE NOT GOT A CLUE and instead decide to send personal CHECKS!!!

i bank with nationwide & never had any charges for the service

frivolous_fay

On the ebay community boards people have been experimenting by sending euro transfers between accounts and making a note of which banks charge. I'll see if I can unearth some info.

dollywops

GeDink wrote:

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Hi, I know it's going off the question a bit but accepting payment by cash (sent recorded or otherwise) is against ebay rules and policy. I got a listing removed by Ebay for saying I'd accept cash sent recorded as payment.

I have just copied and pasted the following from ebay.

Cash
(Not recommended) Payment by cash is not recommended by eBay. While sellers may offer the option to pay with cash, they cannot require you to pay this way. If you suspect a seller may be trying to commit fraud by insisting on payment only by cash, please decline and report the member to eBay.


Risks:

Not Traceable
No way to prove payment was made.
No protection against loss or theft in the mail.
Not covered under eBay's Standard Purchase Protection Programme.

Nowhere does it say it is against the rules to accept cash sent by recorded delivery.

I have bought numerous items from Germany, where a lot of sellers don't accept paypal, and have sent cash by international signed for, with no problems.

soolin

Sellers are not allowed to ask for cash in payment unless it is cash on collection or if the buyer specifically asks to send cash at their own risk.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/safe-payments-policy.html

The link posted previously is for buyers that have elected to send cash, and does not mean the seller can ask for cash. Mentioning cash as a payment method in the listing will result in a warning . This all changed sometime last year, December?

Soo

Stuart_P

soolin wrote:

Sellers are not allowed to ask for cash in payment unless it is cash on collection or if the buyer specifically asks to send cash at their own risk.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/safe-payments-policy.html

The link posted previously is for buyers that have elected to send cash, and does not mean the seller can ask for cash. Mentioning cash as a payment method in the listing will result in a warning . This all changed sometime last year, December?

Soo

i think the above is wrong - if the ONLY payment option you offered was cash then yes the above statement is true - but if you offer 3 0r 4 different payment methods aswell as cash, then that is allowed and your listing WILL NOT get pulled.

it is the choice of the buyer to decide how they pay. if they wanna send cash, fine - that is up to them. you have given them 3 or 4 payment options and they have chosen cash.

frivolous_fay

'Not permitted on eBay
Sellers may not solicit buyers to mail cash.'

Sounds pretty straightforward to me.

Stuart_P

Verb

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To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
To woo; to court.
To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
To make a petition.
(archaic) To disturb or trouble; to harass'


yep, straight forward to me too - aslong as you do not INSIST, HARASS or PERSUADE then cash as an OPTION is fine