[LargeFormat] Nice brass Protars - convertible

[Stuart Phillips]

So if people don't use credit cards in Germany, how do they shop in person?
Do they still carry large amounts of cash or use checks? How do you buy a TV
in Germany? :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ole Tjugen" <oftjugen@online.no>
To: "largeformat" <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:48 AM
Subject: RE: [LargeFormat] Nice brass Protars - convertible


> It's true that payment will generally have to be by direct bank transfer -
or
> cash. But the "antiquated view of financial transactions" i sfound in the
> German banking system, not the people. Credit cards are very expensive ,
> especially for the sellers (shops). So they are virtually useless in
Germany -
> so nobody has one. No credit card = no paypal.
>
> I've bought most of my equipment that way, with no problems so far.
>
> ole
>
> >===== Original Message From mark.blackman1@btinternet.com =====
> >Ole,
> >I'm not particularly interested in these, but to anyone in the UK or USA
who
> is, be warned. Most German sellers seem to have an antiquated view of
> financial transactions. I've had to arrange direct bank transfers in the
past
> which take an age to complete - my bank tells me its the german banking
system
> that holds things up. Why they wont take credit card payments or paypal is
> beyond me.
> >
> <snipped>
>
>
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