Paolo's Photo Pricelist

Hi all,

Here is a price list & information for the UFO photos that Paolo
Malaguti is offering for sale:

http://digilander.iol.it/quattroamiche1/teresa1/ufo/photocatalogue/cat 
alogue.htm

As for PayPal, I tried to send Paolo some money using PayPal, but it
wouldn't let him enter his bank information without giving an error,
so at the moment it appears that this won't be an available option.
However, as I said before, wiring money from your bank to his worked
fine for me in the past...

Marc

Marc-
If he got an error, he should contact Paypal. They will help him get set
up. I'm sorry, but I just won't wire money from my bank account to
anyone for any reason. Once a bank or company has that information,
there really is nothing to keep them from drafting from my account any
time they want to but their conscience. I like that my credit card
company and Paypal give me recourse should I be on the sour end of a bad
deal or fraud. Not saying Paolo would ever do that, I just like to have
the security offered by my credit card company and Paypal when dealing
with overseas sellers. If I got ripped off by someone in another
country, I would have to press charges in whatever country they live in
and prosecute them there as well. Personally, I don't have the resources
to do that. I hope Paolo pursues setting up the Paypal account more
aggressively, as I would guess many people feel the way I do about this
type of transaction.
Hope he works it out, I see quite a few photos I want to order.
Thanks
Anthony

Marc Martin wrote:

Hi all,

Following up on Paolo Malaguti not being able to accept PayPal
payments for his UFO photo sale, he contacted PayPal and
received a reply that PayPal does not currently support
Italian banks which don't have an American branch.
He also looked into using BidPay, but they only send out
checks in American dollars, which also isn't of much good
because of the added high cost of converting such
a check into Euros.

Also, I'm a bit skeptical about Anthony's concern's about
the lack of safety in interbank wire transfers, as I did
some Internet searches on the subject and couldn't find
any evidence that this is a problem. Unless you know of
a specific site that states this, Anthony?

Also, having collected UFO items from all around the world
through the years, I know that if a fan *really* wants
an item, they'll figure out a way to make the deal work --
after all, finding something you want and finding someone
willing to sell it to you for a reasonable price is
generally the most difficult part in UFO collecting
these days...

Marc

Marc Martin wrote:

> Also, I'm a bit skeptical about Anthony's concern's about
> the lack of safety in interbank wire transfers, as I did
> some Internet searches on the subject and couldn't find
> any evidence that this is a problem. Unless you know of
> a specific site that states this, Anthony?
>


FWIW, I've made a few international wire transfers to recipients
in Hong Kong, the US and Malaysia, and have never had a problem.
AS I understand it it's only risky where there's a possibility
that the funds will be seized due to sanctions being imposed by
one of the two countries concerned. But - there is usually a
fixed charge, and for a relatively modest amount, this will add
significantly to the cost.

Cheers
James