German business practices

[DeWitt Harrison]

On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 15:48:52 -0500,
     Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com> wrote:

> [ ... ]
> 2. MasterCard and Visa seem to work perfectly well "across borders."
> Their exchange rates, as far as I know, are very reasonable (ie, I get
> dollars as charged, customer sees bill in their local currency).  Of
> course that's not too useful if you are buying from an individual.

When I purchased some parts from a German individual last year,
my bank botched an international wire transfer to his bank after which
he told me to simply write him a dollar denominated personal check.
He deposited same directly into his account with no trouble.

DeWitt Harrison
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