AmiDude wrote:
You don't have to pay any fees with (inter)national bank transfers within the European Union, while Paypal charges
fees which are out of proportion.
Paypal is one big bamboozle!
:rtfm:
Nice for you guys in the EU, but when I want to make a bank transfer from Japan to anywhere in the world, I end up paying about $60 ! (depending on the transaction, depending on the bank). Now, who's the thief here ? And even the cheapest bank here (which is Citibank) charges $20 for the smallest transaction, and to have that you have to have a bank account with them, and you have to pay $20 monthly to keep that account open (or keep $2000 inside all the time). For me, paypal's fees are very reasonable when you think about the service they provide. And I have done more than a hundred transactions without any problems at all.
If you're gonna get screwed, you can get screwed with or without paypal. When you buy/sell something over the net, you have to take the risk. Otherwise don't bother with it.
