After having zero success with my bank I mailed an ordinary check to a
seller in Germany, who cashed it and returned an excess $10 in cash. It
wasn't fast but both the seller and I were happy with the outcome. You might
contact the seller.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Easiest, probably cheapest, way is international postal money orders in
> an agreed currency.
>
> A local Ottawa company offers local checks to a hundred different
> countries at a reasonable fee. (except Germany where it's exorbitant).
>
> tOM
>
> On Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 15:59
> whunter <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Don't rub it in Tom......... I'm right in the middle of trying to
make
> > two payments in British Pounds from a US account. VERY frustrating.
Even
> > my US Bank is a duhh in this need. Don't mind paying a reasonable and
> > prudent fee, but to be gouged is against my Scottish heritage. Piers,
> > where are you when I need you???? :((( Bill On Nov 25, 2003, at 1:59 PM,
> > tOM Trottier wrote:
> >
> > > . Now if only there were a cheap,
> > > quick way to transfer money to/from other countries...
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