posted on January 4, 2001 10:01:13 AM
I am sending out a print today to a customer in England. I anticipate that I slightly overcharged him for shipping and would like to easily return the $$ to him. He paid me with bidpay and it is not worth paying $5.00 to return approx $5.00.
Any suggestions? U.S. currency, u.s. postal money order, certified bank check?
I just want the funds to be in a no or least possible hassle form for him to deposit.
posted on January 4, 2001 10:22:14 AM
Find out how much it is, and stick an envelope with US$ in there. It's relatively easy to change at almost any bank or hotel, and the charges are not exorbitant.
posted on January 4, 2001 11:31:34 AM
Well, MOs and certified checks would cost you money and would probably cost him money when he tried to cash it at his bank.
Sending currency is your best bet, but he might not have a need for US currency and might not appreciate having to go to the trouble of exchanging it.
US Stamps are a possibility if he occasionally writes to US businesses and needs to include a SASE.
Or, you could hold on to the $5 and the next time he has a small US Ebay purchase you use the $5 to pay for the item.
posted on January 4, 2001 04:36:53 PM
Whenever I've made a mistake and overcharged a U.S. buyer I simply sent them back postage stamps.
You could do sort of the same by using International Reply Coupons. Here's some information from the USPS site:
International reply coupons are exchangeable for postage stamps at post offices in countries that are members of the Universal Postal Union. One coupon is exchangeable in any other member country for a stamp or stamps representing the minimum postage on an unregistered airmail letter. The fee is $1.05 per coupon.
