Author: Ingo Althofer
Date: 09:26:28 08/27/04
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On August 27, 2004 at 12:05:02, Steve B wrote: >> >>I am also from Europe, and would also prefer to give my >>CCC donation through a European bank transfer. >> >>I do not trust in paypal. > >i have used Paypal perhaps 500 times,and never once had a problem > >i buy chess computers from all over the world >many of my computers have come from Europe(Germany,Austria,France,etc.etc.) >i notice that even though more and more Europeans are now using Paypal there >seems to be a cultural difference in this matter >Americans are not so comfortable giving out their bank account information to >people they do not know(and so you do not see many bank transfers being used >here) and they are more comfortable with a third party such as Paypal >Europeans on the other hand are more uncomfortable with a third party and have >little concern with their bank account information being disclosed > >an interesting cultural difference Indeed. However, I do not disclose detail information on my banking account, when transfering money. The recipient only learns my name, the name of my bank, and the amount of money, he gets. Especially, the no. of my bank account is not disclosed. Ingo Althofer.
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