You have to check if people in Hungary can actually WITHDRAW funds from their PayPal account or just use it as credit for future purchases of their own... I know the latter is the case in Brazil and Armenia... I use PayPal a lot, but I cannot use it to get real money, just credit.
On 10/2/07, JULIE BARKER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I use paypal all the time to receive payments for cds, I have also had a > royalty payment from a US record company, all without problem. I have also > made purchases. > the only problems I can see are paying transactions charges on amounts > below £50 [GBP]. > I also think that there is a limit on how much you can withdraw in one > day, plus when you do withdraw it can take 5 to 7 days to reach your > account. This is presumably how paypal make their money, ie 5 days interest. > Philip > > *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 > > > > > Philip G Martin aka Drohne > www.drohne.co.uk
