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Discussion in 'Amazon' started by flOid, Jan 27, 2006.

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    I guess I'm not the first one who had this idea, it's really not that originel but still I thought it would be useful for some here to share this:

    Especially in European countries fees on cashing USD checks are very high, so my advice is to choose to get paid by gift certificate and to sell it on ebay.com, and get paid by PayPal, afterwards. No bank fees, lower minimum payout, (almost) full commission!
     
    flOid, Jan 27, 2006 IP
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  2. vatsia

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    How much do you pay your bank? Following your procedure causes a delay in payment (list the gift certificate- get offers-get paid- wire transfer etc)
     
    vatsia, Jan 27, 2006 IP
  3. flOid

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    Much! I don't recall exactly, I luckily aren't dependent on USD checks any more. But depending on the check amount, it was up to 40% fees! Some German banks even wait up to 30 days until they credit you the check.

    I got my Amazon gift certificate yesterday, put it quickly on ebay, and as always, it was sold within hours since I made it a "buy now" auction, whereby the price for the gift certificate at ebay was $1 under the actual amount of it. This always has worked. :) I think I'll have the amount in my bank account on money or tuesday by wire transfer. So, the time delay is rather insignificant. Actually much faster than wait til you get the check by mail from the US.
     
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    Farkas Well-Known Member

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    Nice tip dude, thx alot.
     
    Farkas, Jan 27, 2006 IP
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    i think it is a good idea but the problem is that paypal sucks. any little problem and they will close your account and bye bye money or expect a hell of a fight and a long wait to get your paypal funds back. search google why paypal sucks and you will see.
     
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    It's a good idea, I have a UK bank account and I think it costs around £6 to process a foreign cheque over £100
     
    NewBeing, Jan 28, 2006 IP
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    Lot of us abroad can not use PayPal either.
     
    xfairguy, Jan 28, 2006 IP
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    Only in some countries and banks. But still this amazon thing doesn’t seem to pay much.
     
    Emperor, Feb 1, 2006 IP
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    Unbelievable as it seems, I have seen Amazon Gift Certificates that go for more than their face value on eBay. For example a US$100 certificate recently sold for U$102!
     
    morituri, Feb 9, 2006 IP
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    In the netherlands it's not that much, when I check in a $100 cheque it's prob around 4 euro or so
     
    Klaas Koopman, Feb 9, 2006 IP
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    i would like to try this :)
     
    kks_krishna, Apr 27, 2008 IP
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    How fast Amazon Gift Certificates can sell on ebay?
     
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    It's not THAT expensive. I have set my minimum check amount to $2000, and with that amount the bank fees for a USD check are like 2 or 3% so it's negligible.

    I don't mind waiting a few months to get my check.

    Also, I asked the Amazon Affiliate managers to add a PayPal payment option - you should all ask too. If enough people ask they will probably do it.
     
    uski, May 2, 2008 IP
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    This is only 6% !

    With PayPal fees and eBay fees, the amount you'll get will probably be the same.
    If you directly take the check you don't have to go through the hassle of selling the gift certificate.
     
    uski, May 2, 2008 IP