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Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - jdc - 05-28-2015
Trying to get it faster than snail mail from East Coast.
They can pay by CC, but Square wants 3.5% for keyed entries = $50 fee.
I could setup a PP account, but assuming it would take days to clear $1500 for a new account?
Dont want anything difficult on their end, so no silly Western Union or whatever.
Options? Ideas? TIA
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - Paul F. - 05-28-2015
FedEx?
No idea if it would be cheaper than your already-ruled-out $50 or not.
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - Gareth - 05-28-2015
Priority Mail would be 2-3 days and less than $6.
Have you checked with your bank(s) to see what person-to-person payment options they have (i.e. Chase Quickpay)?
Ghetto option: Have them scan the check or take good photos. Email and print them out. Use an app to deposit the check... No idea how/if that would work...
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - mikebw - 05-28-2015
Google Wallet - https://www.google.com/wallet/send-money/
Never tried it.
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - cbelt3 - 05-28-2015
wire transfer from their bank to yours ?
http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2013/03/20/ways-send-money-someone-else/
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - rjmacs - 05-28-2015
jdc wrote:
Trying to get it faster than snail mail from East Coast.
They can pay by CC, but Square wants 3.5% for keyed entries = $50 fee.
I could setup a PP account, but assuming it would take days to clear $1500 for a new account?
Dont want anything difficult on their end, so no silly Western Union or whatever.
Options? Ideas? TIA
How much do you trust this person?
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - Z - 05-28-2015
https://cash.me/
Used to send $600 to my brother without fees. Did take a call to the bank to assuage their fears of fraud, however.
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - GGD - 05-28-2015
Can they walk into a branch of your bank in their city and deposit it into your account via the teller window?
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - Michael - 05-28-2015
If you both happen to have Fidelity accounts you can set up a joint checking account that both of you can access. That person moves the $1500 over from their account to the joint account and you take it out to your account. My daughter and I did this a couple of weeks ago and I put in $10 to test it. The account and $10 showed up on both of our accounts immediately. You could also do the same thing if you both have Wells Fargo accounts; surely it would be possible with other financial institutions.
Re: Need someone to send me $1500. Could use Square, but 3.5%... pfft. Options? - jdc - 05-28-2015
Thanks.
I have a client that pays via Chase Quickpay, takes 2 days.
Thought about the photos/app process, ive used that too -- also takes a few days.
No bank in their region.
totaly trustworthy, would like the money before the end of the month.
Might just eat the $50. Fuck credit card companies and their "fees"