[MarkVIstud]

So I am buying a mouthpiece from a member here on SOTW, but he lives in Europe and I live in the US. This is my first time making a purchase overseas. How can get my money into his account without actually physically sending it. His Paypal can't receive money unfortunately. Any advice?

 

[clarnibass]

A long shot but... are they sure they can't receive money through PayPal? Some countries (like mine) used to only be able to send money, but after many years xhanged to also being able to receive through credit card (not a local bank account, though some countries "upgraded" from there too). I thought I couldn't receive money through PayPal for a long time after it was already possible. Some countries still can't receive moeny thorugh PayPal but still a possibility worth checking. Other methods of transferring moeny internationally like a bank transfer or Western Union transfer can be expensive (at least here, not sure about other countries, but heard it's expensive in some other countries too).

 

[evan1]

Mark - There is no obvious reason that his pay pal can't receive money. This does not sound correct to me. I have made several purchases overseas, and sold several items overseas, and using my pay pal account i was able to send and receive money in several foreign currency's. Ask him to "set up" his pay pal account so he can receive money. maybe he has not done that yet. Otherwise western union wire transfers, but pay pal for me is much much easier plus there is buyer and seller protection.

 

[clarnibass]

Mark - There is no obvious reason that his pay pal can't receive money. This does not sound correct to me.

As I posted above, in some countries you still can't accept payment through PayPal, only send. Don't assume it's the same in any country. In some countries (at least it used to be this way, not sure if it changed) you can only receive money through a specific brand of credit card (and not at all through a bank account) so if you use a different one, you're out of luck. That was the case here where you could only use Visa, but not Mastercard, eventhough you could use either to send. But as I mentioned, it's worth checking if anything has changed and they simply don't realize they can accept payment with PayPal now.

 

[koumou]

What country does the seller live in?

 

[evan1]

Point taken Clarinbass. And its a good point. Koumou - Thats the key question where does the seller live ?

(How is that beautiful island Koumou ? Much has happened since we last spoke . . .)

 

[jthole]

In all EU countries, you can transfer money directly to someone's bank account. That probably costs you a fee from your bank (within the EU, it's free), but it might be the easiest option.

Edit: not entirely true; it is only free within the Eurozone. I don't know the fees for transferring money from a US to a EU bank.

 

[gary]

There are certainly countries which have more restrictions on them than others, but the OP wrote "European" country and I can't imagine any bona fide European country (assuming we, harrrumph, know our geography) having such a restriction with Pay Pal. It would seem to me that the first step, really, would be to double check with PayPal.

At least with Germany to and from the US, I have used bank transfer and Western Union, but both have high fees. Western Union was very fast, though, and another advantage is that is a cash to cash transaction.

 

[MarkVIstud]

He hasn't said where he's from specifically. He's SaxTMan here on SOTW. In the email's I've exchanged with him, he says he can't receive for the reason that he uses a special security card called "WeBuy" in the EU. I've linked him to this thread in my most recent email with him.

 

[Stan]

Are you sure bank transfer is more expensive than paypal? Check it before sending money.

Stan

 

[jlima]

He hasn't said where he's from specifically. He's SaxTMan here on SOTW. In the email's I've exchanged with him, he says he can't receive for the reason that he uses a special security card called "WeBuy" in the EU. I've linked him to this thread in my most recent email with him.

I can assure you 100 % that in the country where this member lives it IS possible to receive money through paypal. And it IS a European country. However, it could be that the member's paypal account has specific restrictions, I don't know about that.

 

[SaxTMan]

Hi, i am the paypal member in question. There is nothing strange going on here. I'm from a European country and i do not use/own a credit card....only a debit card. I can't receive money because the online security method i use called Mbnet (close to the WeBuy method) create a virtual Credit Card associated to my Debit Account. This is a pre-paid Virtual Credit Card. I've used this card a lot making transfers. This card can't be used to receive money (unless it is a shopping devolution by the store, and it take a lot of time o the bank manage it). I can't remember right now other solution than a transfer.

Thank you all, and i hope that your question have been answered. So the problem is not in the paypal itself but in the method used by me. It the Debit Card could be used directly in the paypal account to receive money it would resolve A LOt of headaches...


PS. Feel free to >help<

 

[jlima]

That's what I thought, SaxTMan. There is nothing strange or wrong about you or your account.

 

[SaxTMan]

That's what I thought, SaxTMan. There is nothing strange or wrong about you or your account.

Thanks =), it's my first sell too so i'm a little stuck... maybe we can share the bank transfer fees 50/50... i will propose this.

Take care JLima

 

[gary]

...maybe we can share the bank transfer fees 50/50...

Yep. It seems to me that Mark VI Stud just needs to walk into his bank and make an international transfer of funds into your account. It can be done by internet banking but I wouldn't recommend it for the first time, if he's not familiar with the process.

 

[Peterogping]

Yep. It seems to me that Mark VI Stud just needs to walk into his bank and make an international transfer of funds into your account. It can be done by internet banking but I wouldn't recommend it for the first time, if he's not familiar with the process.

Yep. Remember to ask all the questions about fees. I sold a mouthpiece recently to a guy in Hong Kong who did not use Paypal, so used a bank transfer. Before the money landed in Denmark, the 150 euros was reduced to 98.55 euros after three banks involved in the transfer had taken their share. (And that was before my bank took a modest 20 DKK = 3 euros.)

 

[SaxTMan]

Yep. Remember to ask all the questions about fees. I sold a mouthpiece recently to a guy in Hong Kong who did not use Paypal, so used a bank transfer. Before the money landed in Denmark, the 150 euros was reduced to 98.55 euros after three banks involved in the transfer had taken their share. (And that was before my bank took a modest 20 DKK = 3 euros.)

Lol... yeah i pm'd markvi to dig a little about that. But last time i checked it was not that much to make a transfer overseas to a UE Country.
But it's amazing how there is so many ways to 'someone' "Take their share" and just because....

 

[sirspinbad]

international transfer will cost 30 bucks and take time...western union is the same cost as paypal and instant

 

[SaxTMan]

international transfer will cost 30 bucks and take time...western union is the same cost as paypal and instant

Thank you, i will check out that option!
So with credit account can send overseas to any account... what info does he need from the receiver?

 

[clarnibass]

international transfer will cost 30 bucks and take time...western union is the same cost as paypal and instant

I guess it depends on the cost in each country, but I found Western Union costs more to transfer, but the receiver doesn't pay a fee at all. So it is the buyer who should check it more thoroughly. BTW one American supplier I occasionally buy from doesn't accept credit card or PayPal and uses a German and Canadian bank accounts for receiving international bank transfers because their fees are significantly lower.