TYPE IXC Tower armaments

[Capt Kremin]

Hi Youboat,


I could be wrong, but it reads to me like he has sent the order today along with the instruction of how to pay.


Regards
Jon

[youboat]

Hi CK - If anything actually turns up, then I'll obviously honour my debt and report back, but it's been a couple of weeks now and I have neither heard nor received anything.

It could simply be something lost in translation or meaning, but I did reply to his last email just to confirm his intentions and have heard nothing since.

[falo]

Hi youboat, hi Cap,


my experience whith Schatton Modellbau was always very good. Maybe the reason is the "German Bundespost" nicknamed by some of the concerned parties "Bummelpost" which means "sluggish". Sometimes they have there absences 


I would suggest to call Robert on the phone. The number is displayed on his website.


http://www.modellbau-schatton.privat.t-online.de


Regards
falo

[OldNoob]

Was just checking some of Shattan modelbau's products. beautifully detailed high quality stuff.
But coming from Germany to my location in the US, im sure could take up to two months depending on the type of shipping and what "mood" US customs is in.
It might be a model of a gun barrel  but some half awake customs agent here might label it as an actual gun barrel.

[youboat]

Hey guys,  guess what!

Just received an envelope from Germany with my order!

Oh me of little faith!

Apologies to Robert - blame the "Bummelpost"

Now all I have to do is work out how this IBAN thing works so that I can pay for the goods.

[Anakin]

Hi youboat.

I believe you are using same kind of european internet banking as me and Shatton in Germany.
Basicly you enter the IBAN number as a bank account number in money transfer to other EU country.
BIC is some kind of bank identification code or etc. It should be seen also when transfer to EU is selected.
You also might need the name and the address or the payment receiver.

http://www.business.hsbc.uk/en-gb/payments/clearing-and-foreign-currency-payments/iban-and-bic

this might be useful...

best regards,
Anakin

Now all I have to do is work out how this IBAN thing works so that I can pay for the goods.

[OldNoob]

[youboat]

oldnoob - love the picture!

Just been looking at this IBAN thing, and my bank tells me they'll charge me a £20 (29 euro) fee just for making the payment.

Does anyone know of a cheaper way to do this? I might just send a cash payment via registered post instead.
(The total order value is only 47.50 euro)

To make things even worse, I have made a mistake with my order. I ordered part 7268 (15 euro) instead of 71268 (9 euro) and have ended up with a Luftwaffe radar thing for an aircraft kit! Not Robert's fault - that was MY error.

[OldNoob]

Not sure how it works over there, but can you purchase a refillable visa or mastercard debit card, put the amount on it and then give them the debit card number.
http://www.mastercard.co.uk/prepaid-card.html

Or is there a provision for Paypal over there?
https://www.paypal.com/uk/home

Or you could mail them a "cashiers check" aka "banker's draft" aka "teller's check"  those are safer than sending actual cash.
https://www.help.barclays.co.uk/faq/payments/one-off-/bankers-draft.html

People in the US who don't have bank account (though very rare) often use a "Money Order" which they purchase from the US Postal organization then they send that. Its like cash but only indicated recipient can cash it.
https://www.usps.com/international/money-transfers.htm

UK money orders.
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/postal-orders

UK international money orders
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/international-payments

[youboat]

I have a paypal account but schatton modelbau do not list it as a payment method.

The IBAN method is outrageously expensive for the amount due.

[Roel]

oldnoob - love the picture!

Just been looking at this IBAN thing, and my bank tells me they'll charge me a £20 (29 euro) fee just for making the payment.

Does anyone know of a cheaper way to do this? I might just send a cash payment via registered post instead.
(The total order value is only 47.50 euro)

To make things even worse, I have made a mistake with my order. I ordered part 7268 (15 euro) instead of 71268 (9 euro) and have ended up with a Luftwaffe radar thing for an aircraft kit! Not Robert's fault - that was MY error.

You have a criminal bank.... maybe someone is willing to transfer the money for you that has an IBAN account paypalling to the inbetween person. Keep in mind that paypal also takes part of the money, but less.

[youboat]

Yes, I was thinking something similar. paypal to German paypal account holder, who could then pay Schatton directly on my behalf?

[Roel]

Yes, exactly that, or Dutch, French or Belgian. That is pretty much all the same.
From The Netherlands I do not pay any fee when I transfer funds in the Euro zone using IBAN. I have not paid fees when transferring money to Greece, France, Germany and Belgium, so I am pretty sure that will work

[youboat]

Guys, I managed to get a cheaper payment rate but not by much. This makes Schatton's products out of bounds for me, at least until he finds a more economic and convenient payment method.

I was charged approximately 30% of the initial invoice value by the bank, paypal, although not free, would have been much cheaper and more convenient.
Thanks for your help, and my apologies for going off-topic somewhat.