I just received an email from an Indonesian who would like to pay via air borne mail (snail mail) at my sister site, host4life.com . I'd like to know the other business owner's opinon of doing business this way? Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Darrell Buckhaults

Hi,

What he will sent to you? if it's a check maybe you will need to wait from 4 to 6 week to cash it with your bank.
Why you don't ask for a transfer with Western Union or a moneygram, almost instantly.

My 2 centavos:cool:

I accept this only on yearly payments, otherwise it's too much hassle.
Just imagine 100 customers paying per WesternUnion or check, ou will need a billing person only for this type of customer :)

Hi Darell,

I have quite a few wonderful Indonesian friends. And some of them sent some birthday cards from Indonesia. It takes about 2-3 weeks to arrive. Like Websun and Walter, I would recommend wiring the money (cost more, but safer) directly to your bank account, if credit card is not an option. :)

as long as you wait for ewverything to clear.. i don't see that it would be a problem

We have had customers wire, send checks and never had a problem.

I noticed that sometimes wire fees can be high when all is said and done from other countries and your customer may not realize that.
So, for example, though my bank charges 1.50 ..THEIR bank charged 23.00 and they did not know that.

So, we always tack on a 20.00 wire fee to cover ourselves.

Anyway.. i would definitely not set up the site until the money has cleared.

Money orders and checks are always flags for potential fraud.

Deja