I must live in a different universe. I did have the most tremendous problems setting up a Euro account, the bank went to sleep for nearly two months.
AS a result, the bank actually provided a bankers draft in Euros for me to send to Austria. I have personally sent a cheque in Euros drawn on a Euro account to Germany to pay for a trip to Worms. His bank took it in and mine eventually paid out the funds. I do not know what he was charged in Germany but there were no charges to me at my bank. Whether this is due to the many problems I have had and put up with, I do not know but I can and do send out cheques denominated in Euros. Regards, Peter Fox In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dilwyn Jones) wrote: > 1. No longer possible in the UK, banks stopped them end of either last > year or year before. We couldn't take them here, didn't know they'd > still be accepted in Ireland! > > 2. Back in DJC days...If the cheque was in the correct currency of the > country where it was used for payment, correctly completed and > supported by the Eurocheque card guarantee number on the back of the > cheque, and for upto £100, there was a standard flat fee (it was > either 90pence or £1.90, forget which) which made it one of the > cheaper payment options for small orders from continental Europe at > the time, even if many of the local bank clerks didn't know what to do > with them! A few cheques came in for over £100, or incorrectly > completed, or without card number, then I got stung as though it was > an ordinary foreign currency cheque. Then the Euro came along and > things got more complex. > > 3. From a bank charges standpoint, you are probably better off going > for a card payment system like Paypal or similar. > > 4. Might prove cheaper, though slightly less secure, to take payment > in draft, cash or slightly better, Travellers Cheques. But travellers > cheques can be as insecure as cash, so make sure you get the customer > to make them payable to you and only you, can't remember the details > of how and haven't got any here to look at, but basically fill in a > payee name, ensure it is account payee (or travellers cheque > equivalent) only - again this was advice given to me in DJC days and > might be out of date by now. > > 5. Since you are able IIRC to take ordinary GBP payments, why did you > get a Eurocheque for a British order, or did the customer not know? > > Can you let me know what forms of payment you can take, as it will be > easier to direct European orders for Launchpad to you, as customers > can pay you in Euros. > > Dilwyn Jones > > Just a query regarding Eurocheques. Mostly for the traders this one, > but > > any advice welcome... > > > > Typically, I have never had to deal in Eurocheques, as most of the > orders I > > process for Q-Celt come in via the Uk and I usually get UK personal > cheques > > or bank drafts, and sometimes cash. > > > > However, I recently got an order, and the customer paid by > eurocheque. > > > > On going to my bank (which I WORK for!!) I was told there would be a > 15 > > euro charge for processing the eurocheque, plus I would be open to a > charge > > from Deutsche Bank also (an unknown amount, but probably something > similar > > to the one my bank were charging) as it would have to be sent to > them for > > cashing!! > > > > The cheque was for 48 pounds sterling - and nearly half of this > would have > > gone on charges if I had cashed it. > > > > Is this correct? How on earth are eurocheques therefore usable at > all, > > unless dealing in huge amounts? Am I doing something wrong? >
