Cannot make Paypal payment to SA. Alternatives?
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| Nutzer | Initiator des Themas: Nicole Y. Adams, M.A. Cannot make Paypal payment to SA. Alternatives? |
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Nicole Y. Adams, M.A. 
Vereinigtes Königreich
  Mitglied (2006)
Deutsch > Englisch
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Good morning,
I just tried to make a Paypal payment to someone in South Africa who has a standard Paypal account and agree to payment via Paypal. However, I get this error message:
"Authorisation Failed. Currently PayPal accounts in South Africa are only able to send payments. This recipient is not eligible to receive funds. This payment cannot be processed at this time."
My bank charges £20 for European bank transfers (despite IBAN and BIC/Swift), so I'm dreading to think what a bank transfer to South Africa would cost. Moneybokers have had problems recently - there've been some discussions in the forums here as well - and my account has been suspended along with those of a lot of other people. And I doubt that they'd allow payments to SA if Paypal don't, for whatever bizarre reason.
Can anyone recommend any alternative free or cheap methods of making payments to South Africa? Any suggestions welcome.
Many thanks!
| | | | Ritu Bhanot
Frankreich
Mitglied (2006)
Französisch > Englisch
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| | Samuel Murray
Südafrika
Mitglied (2006)
Englisch > Afrikaans
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| | They should bear the costs, then | Oct 7 |
Nicole Y. Adams, M.A. wrote:
I just tried to make a Paypal payment to someone in South Africa who has a standard Paypal account and agree to payment via Paypal. |
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South Africans can't receive money by PayPal.
The person you're trying to pay should have known this. If you had agreed on this as payment terms, then you should offer a different payment method and in my opinion the person you're paying should bear the cost, because they're the ones who screwed up.
| My bank charges £20 for European bank transfers (despite IBAN and BIC/Swift), so I'm dreading to think what a bank transfer to South Africa would cost. |
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And the South African bank will levy about ZAR 150 for "banking fees".
| Moneybokers have had problems recently - there've been some discussions in the forums here as well - and my account has been suspended along with those of a lot of other people. And I doubt that they'd allow payments to SA... |
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I use Moneybookers to send and receive money, and I'm South African.
| Can anyone recommend any alternative free or cheap methods of making payments to South Africa? |
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Have a look at setcom.com, but read the fine print.
 
| | | | Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
Vereinigtes Königreich
Mitglied (2006)
Deutsch > Englisch
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Thanks for both your replies.
I agree, Samuel, they should have known they can't receive payments, but evidently they didn't. You're right that in the light of this they should bear the costs.
I had a look at Setcom, and ironically they state that for South Africa "sending money internationally is not available as it is prohibited by the laws of the country." So with Setcom, South Africans can receive, not send, and with Paypal they can send but not receive?!
In any event, I'll have another look. Thanks again to both of you.
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