Hawkwind festival/US fans

[Stephe Lindas]

HI, I've done IMO's from the post office. These take up to 6 weeks to
process, which would be too much time. Never tried it through the bank.
Would that be faster? Cheers STEPHE
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From: "Moonglum ." <youless at LVCM.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Hawkwind festival/US fans


> Could buy an International Money Order from a bank.  This would be
> denominated in U.S. dollars so you'd have to take a guess at how much to
> send.  You should probably opt for $76 - based on the "typical cash rate"
> currency converter at http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic.  Most banks
> charge a $9 fee for providing an IMO, which is made payable to the payee
> just like a cheque is. The recipient treats it exactly as though it were a
> cheque or postal order, so it should be an acceptable form of payment.
> As they're paid for upfront they're actually as safe as a Cashier's Check.
>
> You can also buy International Postal Money Orders over the counter at
U.S.
> Post Offices, see http://www.uspsglobal.com/info/faq/infopost.htm
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Steve
>
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> On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:16:46 -0400, Stephe Lindas <lindas1 at ADELPHIA.NET>
> wrote:
>
> >HI, Has anyone here in the USA purchased their ticket for this yet? I
> found out they will only take postal orders, checks or cash(in pounds).
> Whats the best way to go about this. I know it takes up to 6 weeks for a
> postal order. Any ideas? Cheers STEPHE