ambient Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Watch out for the exchange rate, especially if you have the option of paying using PayPal. The pound is pretty week at the moment, almost parity with the Euro. I ordered a new field recorder from Thomann on Sunday. It was B-stock, and quite a bargain, the advertised price was £70 less than the new price. I initially went to pay with PayPal, with their exchange rate though, it was over £20 more than the price on Thomann’s site, so I paid direct through Thomann and was charged the advertised price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) When buying from shops from abroad, try asking if they will use Transferwise. They're an extremely reasonable exchange rate company, that charges way less. EG. I bought a £500+ Carvin amp from Station Music in Germany and it cost me £2.50 instead of roughly £30 from either my bank or Paypal. to exchange to Euros Not everyone will use Transferwise, maybe they think its a scam, but my deal went perfectly. https://transferwise.com/ Edited August 7, 2019 by fleabag 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 minute ago, fleabag said: When buying from shops from abroad, try asking if they will use Transferwise. They're an extremely reasonable exchange rate company, that charges way less. EG. I bought a £500+ Carvin amp from Station Music in Germany and it cost me £2.50 instead of roughly £30 from either my bank or Paypal. to exchange to Euros Not everyone will use Transferwise, maybe they think its a scam, but my deal went perfectly. https://transferwise.com/ for any high value purchase it's worth asking about a bank transfer and then using some sort of foreign exchange service. When I got my Warwick Custom shop Stage 1 I saved several hundred quid compared to my bank and PayPal just by getting a better exchange rate offered on line. Mind you, it's worth doing as bit of due diligence to make sure that the one you use is genuine, as with any on line financial transaction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yeah, i was unsure of TW when i first discovered them, but they proved to be excellent and a cinch to use. I dont think any searching will reveal a better deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Yes, I use Transferwise a lot - it's a real good resource. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, thebassist said: Yes, I use Transferwise a lot - it's a real good resource. Yeah, I used them last year, I think it was you told me about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, fleabag said: When buying from shops from abroad, try asking if they will use Transferwise. They're an extremely reasonable exchange rate company, that charges way less. EG. I bought a £500+ Carvin amp from Station Music in Germany and it cost me £2.50 instead of roughly £30 from either my bank or Paypal. to exchange to Euros Not everyone will use Transferwise, maybe they think its a scam, but my deal went perfectly. https://transferwise.com/ YES!! I use TW too - I have a card with them now too and I recommend TW to anyone who is wanting to buy from me and lives abroad. My last bass went to Austria and using TW will have saved a huge amount in bank transfer charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Love a bit of transferwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 It was mentioned in this thread back on 2016, by andyonbass so BC members have been using it for at least 3 years. That Carvin amp i bought was probably 3 years ago , too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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