Payment Options From U.s. To U.k. (Other Than Paypal)

[Kev Connellan]

Morning all,

just been asked if I can accept payment by US cheque/money order from a U.S. buyer.

Never used anything other than Paypal/cash for overseas sales before, so this is new to me.

To avoid getting it wrong or having to pay any sort of fees at this end, what do I need to know about:

1> US cheque cashed in UK Bank (Natwest).

2> money order

3> electronic transfer

4> Western Union

thanks in advance for any help

Kev.C.

[pikeys dog]

Used Western Union before - it's a right ballache - you have to go to a Western Union agents to collect it - seem to remember there being a collection fee as well.

[Dylan]

i've done international bank transfers (IBAN ?) but never to USA only other european countries.

I had to phone up my bank and get some kind of reference number and there were small fees but it was hassle free and fast.

[Larsc]

I've had IBAN from a US bank. First attempt failed cos the bank didn't know what it was. Second attempt was successful. The fees can be paid by sender or receiver or shared between both.