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In article <SCOTT.92Sep3005800@nic.gac.edu> scott@nic.gac.edu (Scott Hess) writes:
>Having just had a run-in with my bank, I'm turning to the only
>source of information I apparently have left.  Everyone else has
>had plenty of advice, but none of it's really all that great (no
>slight intended, guys!).
>
>My problem is that my bank wants $35 to turn a check drawn on a
>German bank into dollars in my account.  This is _not_ including
>changing the money, if that's needed.  Since NeXT is such a world-wide
>machine, I'm most likely not alone in this problem.  But, I've
>never seen any postings about it.
>
>What do other people do to solve this problem?  Do people just
>require checks drawn on US banks?  [That, of course, just moves
>the onus onto the sender instead of the receiver.]  How do things
>work with dealers?  For instance, can a German dealer process funds
>from France reasonably, or does one have to have dealers in every
>blasted country?  Are there any options on-the-cheap?  [The problem
>is obviously entirely different depending on whether your program
>costs $500 or $50!]  Would it be worthwhile to have an account on
>a Swiss bank and have people do direct deposit?
>
>[Forgive me if you see this as an overly commercial posting.  I'm
>pretty desperate.  And, hopefully this will help other people out
>with the problem, which should help the market as a whole ...
>besides, if you think I'm using this to help me in my selfish
>money-grubbing, you can feel free to stop by sometime and look at
>the balance in my bank account.  I'm _obviously_ not very good at
>grubbing money ...]
>
>Thanks,
>--
>scott hess <shess@ssesco.com>  <Who achieved programmer nirvana on Aug 11th>
>12901 Upton Avenue South, #326  Burnsville, MN 55337 (612) 895-1208 Anytime!
>   <Text: One Class to bring them all and in the darkness bind them ...>

Money transfers between most european countries can be done for free
via PostBanks. Other banks will charge between $5 and $10. But transatlantic
charges seem to be the same on both sides ;-(

You could:
- use plastic
- request AMEXCO [or other] Traveller's Checks
- open an account in europe and request EuroChecks, which are guaranteed
	for amounts up to ~$300 [you have to send them back tho], or direct
	deposits.

Peter.