Sending money (US Dollars $) abroad - cheap

cem

Wondering if you guys can point me to who you use. I need to send some USD to China and am hoping to get a good rate with a lowish transfer costs..

I have looked at western union with 'money in minutes' but this is very very expensive as I have a largish amount.

Many thanks in advance

paddyrg

Caxtonfx?

If you're buying a load of stock, might be worth looking at an escrow service, it's not uncommon for even 'trusted' companies to vanish if there's enough cash at stake.

cem

Great idea. would you know of any which specialise in this sort of business/part of world ?

paddyrg

Alibaba/AliExpress offer escrow services, as do escrow.com. I would be cautious about using any other escrow service (unless your bank offers one) purely on the grounds that there was a rash of fake escrow services nominated by sellers some years back - then they'd scoot with your cash!