Sending cash internationally
Michelle
What is the best way to send cash overseas? I know it is not recommended
but is there anything special anyone has done to make sure it gets
there? Any way to wrap it?
Thanks!
*Stockings*
Kar
>What is the best way to send cash overseas? I know it is not recommended
>but is there anything special anyone has done to make sure it gets
>there? Any way to wrap it?
Sometimes that's the best way to do intl. deals,
as foreign money orders are expensive!
1. I've always had good luck using two envelopes, and
putting the $$ in a card. (It requires extra postage.)
I'm still using up old wedding stationary. I address it
really scripty and neatly, and try to fool the post
people into thinking it's an invitation. I believe there's
something about invites that's lucky!
2. Some of the ebayers we deal with in the UK and
France also suggest sending it registered mail.
Hubby always takes care of mailing these; he's not
here to ask but IIRC the charge for it is $3.00.
Kar
Ponies on desk today: Bow Tie, Wind Drifter and
Magic Hat.
SkyeSurfer
through) and just wrap the money in a piece of paper (most times you have to
include a note saying what the payment is for, so you can just put it in that.
Dont send coins. Theyre heavy and obvious. Also I wouldnt recommend cards.
Oftemtimes people put money in cards (like for birthdays and such). Once at
the dorm i got a card from a friend of mine that had been ripped open (i assume
by one of the college mail-sorters). good thing there was nothing inside.
-SkyeSurfer
Michelle
Thanks Kar and Skyesurfer! I appreciate the advice!
*Stockings*
toybarons
| >What is the best way to send cash overseas? I know it is not recommended
| >but is there anything special anyone has done to make sure it gets
| >there? Any way to wrap it?
Security envelopes are very good to use because you can't see through them
even when they are held up to a light source.
Some people like to use cards, but I don't recommend it because I remember a
long
time ago watching a program on mail fraud. They said that one of the easiest
targets
was envlopes with cards in them because most dishonest postal workers know that
where there is a card, there is likely to be cash in it.
Another method is using a double envelope. Put the cash in a small envelope then
that
into another one.
Wrapping the money in tin foil or colored paper.
Never send just cash. It's a good idea to put a piece of paper in the envelope
to make
it look like a letter.
If you send coins, always tape them down so they don't rattle around loose.
A good way is a piece of cardboard. Tape the coins down to it and then wrap
it up in either paper or put another piece of cardboard over it. This way the
coins
can't be seen or felt.
Silver Wyng~
Shimarisu
Michelle <mksce...@home.com> wrote in message
news:3A9C6A25...@home.com...
Hi,
I've never had any money sent to me go missing, and I now sell to the
Japanese as well as Americans. One Japanese girl I sold to send her payment
wrapped carefully in a tissue, then a plastic bag, then giftwrap, then a
brown envelope, and put the lot inside an airmail envelope. This is
excessive though. ;) I'd say just put it in a sturdy brown envelope that
won't fall open and that the money can't be felt inside. No point going
crazy, if you wrap it especially well this may draw more attention to the
money inside. Always bear in mind that your money MIGHT go missing, but if
you pay for all your auctions this way you will certainly save money in the
long run.
It's also fair to say that many British sellers are pretty inconsiderate. I
look at their auctions and they want $7 to cash MOs. They just need a new
bank account, or to save up their MOs. It costs $7 to cash them at my bank,
but you can pay $150 worth in at once for that base charge. And they WILL
cash standard US postal orders, I know it says "Only for use in US and
territories" all over it, but did you know that a UK bank will cash them by
sending them to the US? Therefore, I cash standard US POs, at no charge (the
$7 in every $150 is negligible, IMO). If you cant sway the seller to accept
any other method though, then the cash is fine. The only reason I accept
cash from my Japanese buyers in particular though, is because MOs cost them
a lot and it's the safest method (also I trust them not to lie that it went
missing when in fact they never sent it, that can be a problem with US and
UK buyers in my experience, which is why people ask for registered mail).
Heh, I still don't ask for registered mail though, I've never actually had
any problems with people who buy ponies.
Oh and another thing. Some sellers charge a lot on postage, but often it's
best to put the pony in the smallest, sturdiest box possible, wrapped in
bubble wrap. I make my own boxes, and can manage postage at $2.50. If the
seller is charging you a lot more than that, IMO it's excessive. Insurance
usually isn't needed on UK post, there is a base rate of £27 insurance on
standard mail without needing to register it.
- Shimarisu