I was going to offer that advice too Bad Bishop..... but I have been told that In Iran the government routinly inspects letters and packages, mostly for sexual explicit purposes, but that any cash found would likeley be confiscated :(

Eriisa: I'd be delighted to buy something from you. Are you selling books about checkers? :-)

hey Bad Bishop, I take PayPal on eBay. Buy from me! Buy from me! *jumping up and down*

LOL, just kidding.

Mehdi, I don't know anything about the Iranian banks and/or if it's simple or not to send money to the foreign coutry. I suppose it's possible but quite complicated and expensive (it is hell expensive from an Austrian bank). I'd personally recomend to send cash in a letter (or hidden in a small book or something like that), I'm sending regullary cash to the States (not every American eBayer is accepting PayPal :-)) and it works and I got cash from buyers from the whole world. Where is the problem? You probably don't want to send the money for a Brain Maharadja, want you? Even if the envelope with your 10 or 20 dollars would be lost (and I'd say the chances are good it won't) and you would have to send it again, it's probably cheaper and much more simple than to run to the bank, to buy some money orders and so on...

Is that really correct backoff? ou are losing one vacation day per timed out game? That isnt right is it?

Thats right Mehdi.... its on Rezas profile that he had to have someone else pay his membership for him because Iran does not have a way to do it I guess. Sorry no one will step up to the plate for your membership, so far... Maybe its time for Iran to get into step with the rest of the modern world, or maybe you could start a game playing website for Iranians :)

i know about reza it was as i knew paid by a friend but when it came to me you all are odd

right but it's taking away vacation days ever time it does that (for every game). I've lost 3 days this morning (I watched it happen).

They will show the red about to "time out numbers" but wont really time out.. I see em all the time on games waiting for opponents to play, counts down to 1min then it goes to 24 hours again

I have a question. I have a vacation day set for today, and vacation days, weekend days, and the holiday days set for the rest of the year. My questions is why do I have games about to time out? Some today, some tomorrow, the next day, and so on.

That bank also says it offers "Buying and selling Travelers Cheques in local as well as foreign currencies." Seems like that should work also if you only wanted to mail money and not pay for transfer.

You must ask him, I think he didn't want me to talk about it.

good question

Fencer..... How was Reza able to pay for their membership? They are in Iran as well.

what's on here

Eh, I mean bwildman, of course :-D

bbw? what do you mean?

BBW?

what do you mean?

thank's for your help i will see what i can do from here

BBW: My guess is "Bank Saderat Iran" :-)

if i know i would have told you too this link i have seen for the first time

Maybe it's a good start where to investigate. This line seems to be interesting:

"Money Transfers of the customers, by drafts, bank payorders , telegraphic, remittances by swift."

"Remittances by swift" is exactly what you need for international transfers. Yes, the fees can be high but once this option is confirmed and can be used, the details can be worked out.

cool writing at the top of that link!..what does it say,mehdi?

this is the first time i see such a thing

What about this one?

noway that is safe and secure

Hmmm. Interesting. So when you ask them if it's possible to send money abroad, their answer is "no way"?

we have ofcourse banks but as i've asked there would be noway to send the money if there was a way i wouldn' ask for it

I see.

Of course they have banks. But international money transfer fees are high everywhere.

where theres a will...theres a way.several have been recommended.perhaps a visit to your bank? do they have banks in Iran?

nice berenice:thanks for your help but there seems to be no way to pay my membership thanks.

I usually receive payments from people in 2 days. I thought that having the PO Box is the difference. SkyKing's took 3 days, I think.

I always email Fencer when I get any from my 2 way pager. It all depends on the time of day in CZ as to when it gets activated. He's really cool about that.....

I'd be willing to bet that most lost mail is from people's carelessness when addressing it. I always try to write it neat and in block capital letters. If you don't make it easy for them, they'll make it hard for you!

My payment did take a little longer because of Christmas.

I remember a short science fiction story that had a guy make first contact with the intragalatic society by him addressing mail to them. The closer the mail is sent the longer it would take. He addressed it to some far away star and it got there instantly. The aliens concluded we were space faring and made contact. Kind of a spoof, but it sure sounds like your experience. :)

If you've ever been lost in the main Chicago post office...you'd know why.There are HUGE rooms in that building,full of "lost mail".

Right here in Orange County, California. The Czech Republic is a long ways away from here, too. I imagine the Unites States Postal Service has a big hub up in Los Angeles, which I'm sure the terminal annex here in Santa Ana gets to them that day, after the sorting and whatever else it takes to get mail on its way is done. Little bar codes and such. L.A. is 34 miles from Santa Ana. LAX is about 40 miles from Santa Ana. I think there terminal annex was moved to South Central L.A. just north of Watts a few years back. The one in downtown L.A. is by Union Station. I think it's closed, but I haven't been there in years and it was still open the last time I was there.
I usually mail things like letters right at the post office. That can save a day sometimes if the truck hasn't made the pick up yet. Paying bills and stuff gets put in the mail box or handed to the letter carrier.

I've had a package come from Japan (to central Illinois, USA) in 4 days. Durring that exact same time, it took over a week to get a letter from the Chicago area (northern Illinois) to central illinois.

4 days? Where from? I've had internal mail take longer than that!

Don't quote me on this, but I imagine as soon as a customer services rep receives payment they contact Fencer and the account is activated then - before the money reaches Fencer.

Seems like I mailed it on a Saturday and Filip had it in his hand on Wednesday. Four days, ain't bad. How long after Eriisa gets the check does it take to activate the account? Most letters mailed in the United States to points in the United States take one, two, or three days to get to where they're sent. Depends on pick up time and day of the week, as we have mail delivery six days a week here.

But I would imagine it reached Eriisa quicker than it would have reached Fencer and Skyking's membership would have been activated sooner.

That means you saved 43¢ Skyking. :)

I sent my Money Order just to Texas to Erissa LOL

They're common here in Southern California. Lot's of liquor stores sell them. The one that I buy them from in Huntington Beach charges me only 59¢ each for them. When I first asked the lady behind the counter if they were good out of the country, she said everywhere. I said even the Czech Republic? She said no problem. I sent it to Filip and she was right, he had no problem. She told me that most of the money orders that she sold were sent to Mexico or some of the Central American countries aside from being used locally instead of a personal check. She was tripping when I told her Czech Republic. I let her know she was right after Filip got the money order cashed.
It seems the United States has some of the most liberal banking and money rules around, though I'm not familiar with how other places do it and am just speculating from how most of the questions that people have are from people in different countries.

I have been told that if you fold money (notes) into a sheet of carbon paper that the letter cant be exrayed to see what is in it...I dont know if that still works with all the modern technology etc :)

International Money Orders? I dont know if we have them....I must enquire, would be even better if we did :)

Doesn't Iran have them? If not, then I guess some other way will come to light.
They work fine. Filip can cash them with no charges to do so. You make them payable to him, so no one else can cash them unless done so fraudulently. You get a receipt, so if it doesn't make it to him, you can put a stop on the money order and get the money back.

Actually I think sending it registered is less safe for the fact you draw extra attention to the envelope.

I have paid for many things on eBay by sending cash in the mail, but of course you need to follow these steps:

1) Place in a sheet of paper and fold it around so the sheet of paper is complete surronding the money.

2) Only send bills, never send coins. (Someone sent me coins in an evelope once and once it got to me, I could easly tell that coins where in there.)

3) Make sure it is addressed correctly and everything like that.

4) Make sure you don't send any more then you are willing to lose. Since sometimes sending it through registered mail with insurance and such could end up costed a lot more then what it is worth. (So for example if the first $20 was lost, then the money you saved by not going registed and such would almost cover the cost of sending again).

Anyway, this is just my opinion - you should do what makes you feel the most secure, but as long as it looks like a normal letter, nothing special about it - it should gain no extra attention and get "lost" on the way.

Fencer :) that is why i said i would send EURO in an envelope...REGISTERED that way it is insured and if you dont get it I get my money back :)
Perfectly safe i think :)