Zurich is a nice place to visit and a trip there to hand them the euros may cost less than the bank fees. :) good luck. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:10 AM, C. James Strutz <strutzj@strutz.com>wrote: > I'm talking about archival institutions, not private researchers for hire, > which always (so far in my experience) instruct you to wire money to their > local bank. That's their terms and there's no changing it. > > U.S. banks offer online payment facilities to other U.S. banks which > require > the use of routing numbers such as those in the bottom left corner of your > personal checks. Transferring money to a foreign bank requires the use of > SWIFT codes and IBAN numbers - and extra fees for the service and for the > currency conversion. > > I do have a private researcher in Germany who has been making payments to > other EU banks on my behalf. Her bank charges only 5 Euros for the service. > I PayPal her the money to cover it and they charge a modest currency > conversion fee. This works okay but I'd rather not have to rely on her. > > I'm wondering if it's finally time to get that Swiss bank account I've > always wanted IF they'll let me wire money from online. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Steitz" <john.steitz@gmail.com> > To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: [ALL] OT: Making overseas payments > > > > Credit cards are the easiest way but occasionally no dice there. > > I have used paypal successfully with a willing researcher I know others > > who > > have sent a US check with ample conversion extra > > I have also sent a small amount of euros cash, not recommended but it > > worked > > on the small. > > > > John > > Ireland, Germany > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:03 AM, J T Walton <jtwalton13@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > >> Jim, > >> I hope when you find a solution, you will let us all know. Many of us > >> have > >> the same problem, where places won't accept our credit cards. > >> Thank you, > >> Jeannette > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "C. James Strutz" <strutzj@strutz.com> > >> To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:58 AM > >> Subject: [ALL] OT: Making overseas payments > >> > >> > >> > Listers, > >> > > >> > Please forgive the off-topic question. I know some people here > research > >> > overseas and am hoping some of the Allegheny county locals, or anyone, > >> may > >> > point me in a good direction. > >> > > >> > Researching ancestry in Europe often involves finding the right > archive > >> > institution and requesting a record search. If you're lucky enough to > >> > get > >> > a > >> > response, they will send you the record/s of interest along with an > >> > invoice. > >> > The invoice contains information necessary to wire money, in Euros, to > >> > their > >> > bank. > >> > > >> > Our local banks typically charge a $40-$50 fee to do an overseas wire > >> > transfer, which is nearly equal to the research fees in many cases. > >> > Western > >> > Union charges around half that depending on destination. PayPal or POP > >> > sevices do not wire money to banks, only to email accounts. > >> > > >> > Does anyone know of a reasonable way to wire money to overseas banks? > >> > > >> > Private replies please. Thanks... > >> > Jim Strutz > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > > >> > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >> Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3373 - Release Date: 01/11/11 > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >