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Re: [OM] Beware of foreign entanglements?

Subject: Re: [OM] Beware of foreign entanglements?
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 17:59:24 -0600
Be very careful about bank checks.  It they are not written on a US bank and
have an ABA magnetic code at the bottom, you will get KILLED with fees.

Trust me. I am poorer for the knowledge.

Tom

>
> I see no "problem" at all. You want to be paid in US dollars. That's a
> snap. This guy can trot down to an American Express office and have them
> issue checks in the amount owed to you. Alternatively he could go to a
bank
> and get a cashier's check written to US dollars. Either way it's easy to
> then send to you the payment so you get your money. Where this person
lives
> and what nationality he happens to be is of little consequence to any of
> that--unless he happens to live in such a remote corner of the world that
> he has no access to financial institutions which can accommodate him
> accordingly. But how likely is that? IF he's smart enough to be online
> bidding he's likely smart enough to come up with an appropriate means of
> payment.
>
> Give the winning bidder a chance. He's probably a nice guy.
>
> Tris
>


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