Overseas payments made easy - it seems.

[Pintoxicated]

Guys,

I stumbled across an international money transfer site that seems to be cheap and relatively easy to use.  It is called Tranzfers.  First transaction is free and then after that they only cost $15.  In short, you transfer money to them via credit card, direct deposit or Bpay.  You have the option of deciding when the money is actually converted to the currency of choice and sent or you can just let them do it automatically at the current exchange rate as soon as your funds appear in their account.  Their exchange rates are better than the banks and the fee is about 1/2 the price of most banks.

I thought I would give it a go and so far it seems to be good.  This all came about due to the old issue of sending money to PBR for an order.

Anyone thinking of ordering in the future from PBR may be interested in this option.  I will let you know how it goes in a day or two once my funds have cleared with them and see how quickly PBR receives the payment after that.

You can follow the link below

http://www.tranzfers.com/Referral/Pintoxicated

[Retropin]

Oh mate... perfect timing!

I need to send US$1000 to Turkey... last time i sent $100 and Turkish W.U agent took a staggering 30% commission! So WU is out.
My bank is a real pain in the arse to transfer overseas, i never have ALL the information required it seems and when i do... well, it just doesnt seem to work 

This could be just what i need... thanks for posting!

[tonyt]

Great find. Please post how you go with pbr as just received an order from them I need to pay for.

[Pintoxicated]

I will definitely keep you posted on how it all goes. 

Something else that was impressive in this day and age was that your account isn't activated until they get in contact with you, in person by phone and confirm ID and the like and then they activate the account.  Believe it or not, the guy that rang me was in Oz and could even speak fluent Aussie english.

[goodolddays]

Thanks for posting .. interested to see if this works out OK for you .. if so i will be using it for sure

[Caveoftreasures]

Good info.   

I think the Bpay side of it would be safer. The credit card part, with anyone on the net, is always a recipe for sleepless nights and a emptied bank account with the bank blaming everyone else etc. I just hate credit cards and the internet. Its like a toaster in the bath tub, they dont mix.lol (well not safely !)

Let us know how ya go. 

[Olivia_jason]

Good info.   
 Its like a toaster in the bath tub, they dont mix.lol (well not safely !)

they dont? man i was thinking it would be a good way to heat the water, damn it lol 

[swinks]

Nice find, will interested to hear the results.

[m-rots]

I have been using OZforex for about 10 years now they are real good to,and they got the best exchange rates.

http://www.ozforex.com.au/about-ozforex-foreign-exchange-services.asp

[Pintoxicated]

I have been using OZforex for about 10 years now they are real good to,and they got the best exchange rates.

http://www.ozforex.com.au/about-ozforex-foreign-exchange-services.asp

99% sure that Tranzfers is part of ozforex.

[Dirty daz]

Oz forex is who i use,  way cheaper than the banks,  u only pay the $15 if u transfer less than 10k the bank charge $30 no matter what the amount transfered is

[Retropin]

Have just spoken to these guys on the phone to activate an account... OZForex is the parent company....Transzfers is mainly to send AUS$.

Wish id known about this a few years back... spent a small fortune on fees to overseas..

.. Once again.. thank you for posting this.. is great stuff!

[Pintoxicated]

Just a quick update.  PBR received my payment without any problems.  The transfer took it's time but it got there in the end.