Bank Transfers for payment in BST?
 

I cancelled my PP account (long story) and was wondering if anyone out there would be willing to take a bank transfer as payment? Has anyone done this as a form of payment?

I live abroad do sending cash/check isnt very practical for me.

Thanks folks,
Royce

I've done it before, no problems. Would do it again so long as I was comfortable with the buyer.

Personally I would be a little worried about sending my bank account information to someone I've never dealt with before and who lives overseas. I would also want to know why you canceled your paypal account.

Agreed.
Not knowing someone you are doing this kind of deal with is a yellow flag. Doing it with someone you don't know from overseas is worse.

It has been 15 years since I done a international(to Europe) bank transfer but back then I remember them being very expensive. Is there still a fee and if so any idea how much?

I would not be worried about account #'s as they are very easy to get. Doing something with them is a whole different story.

No no, my checking account is in America via Capital One.

I cancelled my PP account bc my mother's account got hacked and hundreds charge without her knowledge. I just dont trust em and am trying to get off the grid so to speak.

Another option is to use a money center bank with branches both in the US and abroad. RBC, Barclay's and HSBC come to mind.

Z

These days if you want to collect cards you pretty much have to have a Paypal account. Can't you just connect a credit card to it and be protected if anything weird ever happened?

About the time I joined this forum my PayPal got hacked for $3000, luckily we got the $ back. I still have it but try to never use it and still buy cards on a very regular basis.

Now it is hooked to a account just for PayPal and we only put $ in the account when we use it.

I believe this is true and the CC companies will afford protections too....