On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:57:35 -0400 Phoebus Dokos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 01:38 μμ 12/4/2002, you wrote: > > >Hello Wolfgang, > > > >Despite some of the hassles of PayPal, it IS a viable method for > >transferring funds ... there are some limitations [they presume you > have > >a bank account and credit card somewhere and ...] AND hassles. > > > >But, the "money" is real ... AND, they will give you (at least, > new > >American accounts) a $5.00 bonus for signing up and suffering > through the > >process after you complete their registration process. > > Al, that is not true for Europeans... only for US residents.. As a > matter > of fact European accounts now get charged an extra 1.92 which they > get > refunded ONLY if they verify their accounts. > Also for people receiving from overseas there is a charge of 1% on > the > total amount... However it is most convenient... > > Phoebus
BTW. You may want to elaborate as to any OTHER (?) hassles that *Europeans* apparently encounter when accepting funds through PayPal since it sounds as though you have already made transfers between the US & individuals in Europe. Al ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
