sending money to another country

[Baxstix 0]

I have a question. I live in South Africa and if I sell some gear in the classifieds to someone in the USA. What is the best/easiest way for them to make a payment to me in SA??????????

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[souleh 0]

You could do a western union wire transfer, but they're kinda associated with nigerian scammers now so he may not want to.

If you have a standard bank account, you can ask your bank for your IBAN (international bank account number) and BIC code (branch? bank? identifier code), which means he could do a standard bank transfer to you - probably a lot safer. He'll probably get charged something for it though.

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[Squeak 17]

2 easy ways
1) open a Paypal account
2) Western Union Wire Transfer, you go to a WU office pay them money, the reciever goes to a WU office and collects it

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[peregrinerose 0]

PayPal is probably safest for all concerned. I sold my husband's old rig to a guy in Brazil, and the PayPal transaction was flawless and safe for both of us. I bought a rig from Canada the same way.

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I have a question. I live in South Africa and if I sell some gear in the classifieds to someone in the USA. What is the best/easiest way for them to make a payment to me in SA??????????

We live in the US and will act as your agent for a small fee. We've done it for folks buying stuff from NIGERIA

Sorry couldn't help myself. Maybe talk to tonto.

[BarbaraKobzik 0]

Depending on the amount, you definitely should ask for the fees. Paypal charges quite a bit - not a big deal when you buy a memory card for 50$, but depending on the total amount, it might be quite some money.
I transferred some money from Germany to the US, they did it in two different ways:
1) money transfer:
fees were around 80$ and you get the exchange rate whatever it will be at the time the transfer gets through (which is a few days after you initiated the transfer)
2) the German bank bought US$ exactly at the moment I chose, then transferred the money already in US$:
advantage: I got the exchange rate I chose, and the fees were only around 30$

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