eBay Deutschland payments

[Gerard]

I send my money through to Europe using moneybookers.com. I then send it 
to a friend over there who then does a direct bank transfer from his 
account to anybody in Europe. Last year it cost 8 euros to do the money 
transfer and this was just to cover the cost of the recipient receiving 
the money. The sending charge was null. All done electronically.

As far as I am aware, the German guys don't like to use PayPal 'cos of 
the costs.

I have been told that this year bank transfers should be free or much 
reduced in cost.

I had to pay a German shop from South Africa last year, and this meant 
going directly through all the paperwork with my bank down here. That's 
where I was faced with alot more charges.