Date   : Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:28:42 +0200
From   : "Mark Usher" <mu.list@...>
Subject: Re: Off Topic trader warning

"The customer is always right" - sorry, that's in America, not so much in
Europe.

He probably wanted it in Euros to prevent being stung for excessive currency
conversion charges that the banks do charge.

The cheque probably wasn't valid from a personal account just being written
out in Euros and hence bounced. But, hey. If the cheque bounced, then you
have not been charged or lost any money, and he hasn't sent the item yet.
Simply renegotiate the payment. In a perfect world, international payments
would be much more straightforward - and PayPal goes a long way to help
banks shortcomings, but the world isn't perfect and we all make mistakes.
Sometimes we have to just accept them and do our best to overcome.  

Solutions can usually be found with dialogue, and often much easier than is
expected.

Sorry all, just my two penneth. Too many years of international banking and
eBaying. I really should get out more.....

Mark