Hello Enrique.
Yes, I have used BidPay several times. Their service is not cheap, but
it is fast and pretty secure. For me, in the Netherlands, it works
fine with my VISA card, but not with Master (not allowed by Master
here in Holland).
The BidPay rates are rather high for amounts just over $100, so either
keep below that limit, or spend much more....
If the seller will not use billPoint, which is by far the most
convenient way to payfrom abroad, BidPay is a good choice for
just-below $100 amounts.
For amounts that are much smaller, up to $40 or $50, I always send
cash.
I do not know how it is in your country, but here you can buy American
Express Travlers Cheques in US dollars at a rather good currency rate.
I often have sent those to US sellers too, because they can be cashed
free of charge, and are _much_ faster than International Postal Money
Orders. This is a good way of payment for amounts between $100 and
$250-300. For higher amounts, you had better use a normal wire
transfer.
Good luck,
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:39:36 +0200, "Enrique Cabrera"
<qcabrera@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>This posting is half question / half suggestion. Have any of you used
>bidpay or a similar service (www.bidpay.com). They allow you to place
>US money orders charged to your credit card, and hence fix the paypal
>"no foreigners" policy -seriously, I don't buy the "technical
>reasons" for not allowing us to use totally standard Visa cards-.
>
>I was wondering if anyone had used this service, and how you would
>rate it. I think it may be a fairly good alternative for "i must buy"
>auctions.
>
>Best regards
>
>PS: Maybe some of you guys in the States should start a re-shipping
>business for "will sell only in the US" auctions.
>
>
>Quique (Enrique Cabrera) qcabrera@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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