Lee Legrand <krm...@gmail.com>: May 17 03:04PM -0400
Has anyone purchase a frame outside of the United States? If so, what kind
of foreign currency exchange website did you use to do this?
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Peter Bense <text...@gmail.com>: May 17 09:13PM +0200
wise.com, if you trust the seller (transfer will go directly to their bank
account.)
otherwise PayPal
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Lee Legrand <krm...@gmail.com>: May 17 03:22PM -0400
Thanks for replying.
I was thinking of not using them due to the reviews of poor customer
service.
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David Duncan <51dad...@gmail.com>: May 17 03:23PM -0400
I haven't bought a frame but I've bought parts and accessories from France, UK and Hong Kong, and I've always used a credit card. The card company deals with currency issues.
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Has anyone purchase a frame outside of the United States? If so, what kind of foreign currency exchange website did you use to do this?
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Lee Legrand <krm...@gmail.com>: May 17 04:10PM -0400
Yes, I wish it was that simply. The company is small and located in the
Cambridge within the UK. I think if they had a dealer within the US, I
could go through local dealer because it is typical for us to used credit
cards for purchases. They don't have that for online purchases so it you
have to go this route sending it to their bank through for exchange route.
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Peter Bense <text...@gmail.com>: May 17 10:10PM +0200
Using a credit card? That presumes the seller is a company and not a
private party. (I got the impression we were talking about a
person-to-person transaction.)
In any case I've had firsthand experience with Wise.com and they are about
the most cost effective solution for account-to-account bank
transfers between different countries and currencies.
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Peter Bense <text...@gmail.com>: May 17 10:14PM +0200
Yes then Wise.com is about as good as you're going to get.
If you use the following invite-link they'll reduce or remove the fee on
your first transfer: https://wise.com/invite/u/peterb525
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Lee Legrand <krm...@gmail.com>: May 17 05:30PM -0400
Hi Peter, so you trust them? I have an account with them and this is a big
purchase for a bicycle. The reviews I have saw were lack of CS but
everything else, they said was good as you have said.
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Peter Bense <text...@gmail.com>: May 17 11:34PM +0200
I've used it to send money between the US and Sweden multiple times
with only positive experiences. (Also: hello from Sweden!)
It is also the de-facto solution for international remittances in the
'expat community'. Lots and lots of people use this service on a
regular basis.
It used to be called *transferwise *so you might find more reviews on it if
you search under their prior name.
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Lee Legrand <krm...@gmail.com>: May 17 05:41PM -0400
Thank you Peter for your response. This is a big purchase for me and I
don't want to make a mistake and trying to be careful. I just don't want to
loose my money.
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