Hi there, a little late replying, but we supply interactive media services
and get paid by clients in US, UK and Hong Kong. All have paid by direct
credit into our bank account. It's there automatically overnight and there's
no fee. The $ are deposited in their currency and converted when they make
it to our ( New Zealand) account. They just need to supply you with their
full account number, including international prefix.

Hope that helps, if too late for this time, then in the future.

Emily

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Creators of international award winning interactive media - double winners
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and one Bronze.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane MacKnight" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: Paying for photographs/Foreign museums


> Sarah:  Most large commercial banks have at least one branch that can
issue
> international money orders.  Generally they are cheaper than wire
transfers.
> Usually if funds are wired there is no check drawn so I'd check another
bank
> about that fee.  Good luck.
> Jane MacKnight
> Director, Collections and Registrar
> Cincinnati Museum Center
> 1301 Western Avenue
> Cincinnati, OH 45203
> Tel: 513/287-7092
> Fax: 513/287-7095
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Sarah Cloud
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Paying for photographs/Foreign museums
>
>
> This question is probably best directed toward curators and registrars.  I
> apologize if it sounds foolish, but I've been struggling with this for the
> past several weeks!
>
> What is the most practical way to send payment for a photograph (or slide,
> etc.) to a foreign institution?  (Or, how do foreign scholars pay for
photos
> from American museums?)
>
> My current situation:  I have been trying to order 44 Deutschmarks
> (approximately $22 US) worth of slides from the Cologne Cathedral
publishing
> house (the Koelner Dom Verlag).  It would cost me $40 US to have my bank
> wire the funds directly to one of their bank accounts (on top of the $22),
> or to have my bank draw up a check in Deutchmarks which I could then mail.
> And I expect it would cost the Verlag, too, to receive the transmission.
It
> would cost me $15 US to wire the funds via Western Union, but someone from
> the publishing house would have to pick up the wire funds from a Western
> Union office. I don't think the staff would do this; they've been very
> uncommunicative.  I have asked the Verlag in two e-mails, two faxes, and a
> paper letter whether they will accept Mastercard or Visa, but no answer!
> Just a faxed invoice with the amount I'd owe, and various contact
> information including their bank account numbers.
>
> I would prefer not to send cash, and I'd have to hunt down a money
exchange
> somewhere, but I'm thinking this may be the quickest, least expensive
> option.
>
> As I move on in my graduate studies, I expect I'l be running into this
> problem even more frequently--be it publishing houses, archives, or
museums,
> so any advice will be appreciated!
>
>
> Sarah E. Cloud
> Worcester Art Museum Curatorial Intern
> [log in to unmask]
> 508-799-4406 Ex. 3027
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