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Accepting International Payments Just Got Harder..

I deposited a Money Order from Japan today, and was met with quite a suprise. My Bank (National City Bank, Ohio) slapped a 45 day hold on the funds! Their reason, simply, it is an international Money Order/Check, and their Fraud Department decided to implement this new rule about 1 month ago (without alerting any of the banks customers), to protect their assets, because they have recently experienced a tremendous amount of fake/phony Mony Orders and Checks from international sources. This new rule (Federal Regulation "RegCC" applied to the extreme) applies to ANY non-USA source of funds (that means Canada too). Check with your bank before accepting a Non-USA Money Order, that's all I have to say. One last thing, look into "HyperWallet" for USA-Canada/Canada-USA shipping ( http://corp.hyperwallet.com/index.jsp )

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zorathustra
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
Fmpnd...Thanks for the lecture! But why can't the bank verify that the check is valid by some sort of electronic means? When I travel on Southwest Airlines I have in my pocket a paper printout of my E-Ticket, but the agent never really looks at it. All the information is in the computer. All I need is personal identification.
ncarv
983 posts
 
I recently received a Western Union payment for amplifiers sold to a guy in Beijing. No problem. I show up at the grocery store, which does WU, they hand me cash.
bpwalsh
1,207 posts
 
Fmpnd, great advice! Hope all is well with you! I strongly recommend wire transfers, having been through this with large overseas sales. A $25 or so fee should be expected if you are the recipient.
Brian
hiradi
25 posts
 
Hello from Australia...
I have done many a deal by now with fellow Audiogon members and only use Wire Transfer with XE.com for large sums...NO cost or delay involved on your end...takes usually about 3 to 5 days... I would not accept Bank Cheques or Money Order on any of my sales ,only Wire Transfer which means all funds are cleared !!! Paypal for smaller transfers !!! Thanks Helmut ....
pbb
1,140 posts
 
What's great is dealing with tiny local banks in the USA who can't even find Canada on a map. Trying to deal with Oade Brothers I understood what people are up against in the USA.
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