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#21
03-17-2007, 06:13 AM
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Re: Weird Check
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[ QUOTE ] Cheque** Was annoying me how even the posters after OP kept saying Check [/ QUOTE ]  [/ QUOTE ] LOL how silly of me. Sorry guys. Never have heard of it being spelt check. Australian << I thought you may have all been from non english speaking countries. 
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#22
03-17-2007, 09:00 AM
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Re: Weird Check
Variations:
American - Australian/British Check - Cheque Realize - Realise Advertize - Advertise (could go both ways in the US too) License - Licence Advise - Advice Definitely - Definately (I see this on the boards, but it may just be a misspell)
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#26
03-17-2007, 10:37 AM
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Re: Weird Check
hey jv, i recently requested a ub check for 10k and, like you, recieved a green check from a german bank. okkkkkk. so i go to my bank to deposit and they are like wtf!?!?! my bank is a regional bank called ohio savings. they look up the procedures and it says they charge at least 300 in processing fees, plus more fees from the original bank and requie 4-12 weeks to process.
the people i dealt with were clearly clueless on the situation but from what i could interpret they needed to send the check back to germany for verification purposes. the deutsche bank would then fill out a form to verify and send the check back. on and on and on. i had a bunch of forms to fill out too. of course i said i would keep the check and try to find an alternative (bank wire.) also, do some google searches on foreign checks and you will see that many usa banks charge outrageous fees and require tedious verication processes.
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#27
03-17-2007, 10:41 AM
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Re: Weird Check
ok, i just read the thread. cardcounter and barrin are obv completely clueless on the process that american banks go thru to accept a foreign check. they clearly have no experience in the matter, and althought their comments are witty and seem to make sense, it is simply not how the real world functions.
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#29
03-17-2007, 11:47 AM
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Re: Weird Check
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ok, i just read the thread. cardcounter and barrin are obv completely clueless on the process that american banks go thru to accept a foreign check. they clearly have no experience in the matter, and althought their comments are witty and seem to make sense, it is simply not how the real world functions. [/ QUOTE ] In the real world, banks make money by charging fees. You went to the biggest scammer fee bank I have ever heard of, or they were simply clueless like you said. Instead of going to Ohio Savings, walk a block down the street, and go to Fifth Third Bank. Locations can be found here Find A Fifth Third Bank There are no fees for depositing a German Check, although it might take longer to clear, as they have to send it back to Germany to verify the funds. The only way you would be charged a fee is if it is not in US Dollars, there would be a currency conversion fee. One time, out in the real world, I had a flat tire. Some stupid little podunk gas station wanted to charge me $300 to replace the tire. I went to Goodyear instead, and paid $89. Amazing how that works. See, instead of claiming that there was no way I could afford to drive my car since each tire costs $300, I simply went to someplace much cheaper to do it. In the case of green german checks, I would go to 5/3 Bank, where it is free.
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#30
03-17-2007, 12:33 PM
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Re: Weird Check
Look at the check again. It is in US dollars drawn on a Manhattan branch of a German Bank. Deposit the check in the ATM machine. Go on about your day. No fees, no nothing.
This is not rocket science.
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