Western Union [WU] Questions/Concerns

[freshymoon]

Hi, living in Korea, its been hard to trade on the forums lately (new memebr as well) only using Paypal. Ive been informed that WU is a safe and widely accepted terms of service, and have some questions.

1. When we trade, do I pay in Korean currency or USD?
2. When using an OMM, Im assuming I send the money to the OMM, and then he sends to the seller?
3. Because most buyers are not in my time zone, do I have to use WU only when the seller/buyer can accept the payment at the same time as I send it?
4. How are WU fees split?
5. How doy ou receive a payment through WU?

Thanks everyone "

 

1. http://www.westernunion.com/info/homepage.asp?country=CN
2. no, most likely he'll hold good. Otherwise you'll get a double WU fee + MM cost, too much
3. They'll get an instant notice if a payment is made. Same as paypal. Once you've made an account you can see all your made and received payments. He's a queto from Wu for receiving payments in China:

Maximum principal payout is $9,999 US dollars at Agricultural Bank of China, $10,000 US dollars at Postal Savings Bank of China and $20,000 US dollars at China Everbright Bank.

Maximum principal payout is $10,000 US dollars at Bank of Jilin, Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank, Fujian Haixia Bank and Harbin Bank.

Receiver must present correct Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) and provide valid original identification.

USD payout is available at Agricultural Bank of China locations, China Everbright Bank, Bank of Jilin locations and selected Postal Savings Bank of China locations.

For China US Dollar Payout locations, please call China Beijing CSC on 010 66599111 (ext. 8459).

For Postal Savings Bank of China US Dollar Payout locations, please call Postal Savings Bank of China Beijing CSC at +86 10 68858630.

Local currency payout is available at the Agricultural Bank of China, China Everbright Bank, Bank of Jilin and Postal Savings Bank of China locations.

Agents in China do not pay fixed local currency (RMB) transactions.

Euro payout is available at selected Agricultural Bank of China locations in Wenzhou & Lishui (Qingtian) of Zhejiang province, for transfers sent from selected locations in France.

For details of the EURO payout locations, please contact the CSC hotline.

4. Depends on what you agreement you made with your buyer/seller
5. not sure, I suppose the'll send it to your bank or you can pick it up at some agency

Hope this will help you out a bit . Feel free to PM/post when I can help you with more questions

 

[freshymoon]

Thanks a lot

Still confused onm how trades work out.

How do we communicate when we pick up at WU for example?

 

you can use msn, aol, aim, skype or any other communication program. Here at sythe you can lookup threads of pll whores buying/selling goods. You also can make a thread yourself. In this way you can lookup or post your msn, aol ect. Get in touch and finish of the trades

 

[Rsaccounttrader]

MSN is the most common communication tool.

 

[Busta305]

1. When we trade, do I pay in Korean currency or USD? You pay with your local currency, it is then converted to local currency of the country money was sent to.
2. When using an OMM, Im assuming I send the money to the OMM, and then he sends to the seller? OMM holds the gold and confirms that you sent payment.
3. Because most buyers are not in my time zone, do I have to use WU only when the seller/buyer can accept the payment at the same time as I send it? You can send it any time and can be picked up anytime.
4. How are WU fees split? If payment is $200 and fee $20, you send $190 + the fee ($210).
5. How doy ou receive a payment through WU? Pick up at any WU agent once you get info from sender.

 

[freshymoon]

Alright I think I got everything, just wondering how smoothly WU goes. For example, since you cant send funds quite easily (like Paypal, where you can do it right away online), isnt it hard to maintain consistent contact with the seller, making scams a lot easier, especially if I go first. To counter this I assume I usually never go first, and if I do only to trusted/staff, or use an OMM?

Also, when using an OMM, If im buying an item, the seller trades the item in game to the MM, while he holds it until I transfer money to the seller, and then he trades me item?

Thanks for the all the help so far.

 

[freshymoon]

Also, in order to send money through WU, do I need a Western Union account (created online) and a Korean bank account as well?

What if I just wanted to go there and pay with cash? What would I need besides an ID?

Thanks

 

[Hubba Bubba]

Question: Can i get a WU account with a age of 15?

 

Also, in order to send money through WU, do I need a Western Union account (created online) and a Korean bank account as well?

What if I just wanted to go there and pay with cash? What would I need besides an ID?

Thanks

yup

Question: Can i get a WU account with a age of 15?

Use the search button or google, first thing you'll come out:
http://ww2.sythe.org/showthread.php?t=657550

 

oh okay thanks.. no way for me to pay save ...

you're in germany? You could make a bank funded pp account. You;ll be paying a slightly higher price and there less pll who're accepting. Still you can pay savely

 

[freshymoon]

Oh so I need access to my bank account? What if I just bring cash. Is that ok?

 

[Busta305]

Oh so I need access to my bank account? What if I just bring cash. Is that ok?

Yes you can pay with cash and there is no age limit to send if you sending with cash. If you send like $1,000+ at one time they might ask for id.

 

[hold alt f4]

since we are on this topic already i would like to ask if its okay.....
can the buyer get his money back after checking online that he already sent the money ?