I find PayPal the only convenient way to send small quantities of money from one country to another. I realize you're asking for input from people in Europe and most of your responses (including mine) are from US residents. I do transactions both ways, receiving payments for CDs I sell, and buying merchandise from retailers, booksellers, or eBay. I am very happy with it.
It is convenient and quick. Some people won't use it because of the charges, but they generally are the people who won't take credit cards either. That's just a cost of doing business though, as far as I'm concerned. International Money Orders from the US use the most arcane and convoluted system I have ever come across, banks charge large fixed fees for check collection, which means checks are prohibitive for small amounts. Hurrah for PayPal. About the only issue I can think of is whether you trust the person on the other end, that you're sending the money to. JR On 10/2/07 10:19 AM, "Arle Lommel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone on the list in Europe use PayPal to receive funds from > customers? I need to send some money to an individual in Hungary and > I have not used PayPal internationally before. He needs to get a > PayPal account, but can anyone tell me if there are any hidden > worries or issues with using PayPal to move funds from the U.S. to > European countries? On paper it looks like the cheapest payment > solution by far. A bank transfer will have charges of $60 minimum > (perhaps more: my bank couldn't even say for sure), which in this > case makes moving funds pointless, while PayPal would require > something along the lines of $5 for the same amount. My only worry > without experience in this particular situation is that there are > issues I don't know about. > > Anyone with any suggestions? I'm sure this would be relevant to any > of the European makers if they wanted to accept PayPal. > > Thanks, > > Arle
