Does Anyone in US Use Moneybookers?

Crazzy · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-09, 07:41

I was wondering do you use Moneybookers? I'm not from the United States but I have heard that you can't send/receive money over Moneybookers if you live in the States. You can only use it for online purchasing.

Martin · #2 (**permalink**) 12-01-09, 23:49

Well, I don't think that you would find anyone from US who is actually dealing through MoneyBookers. It is commonly used in the UK though.

DavidJ · #3 (**permalink**) 12-02-09, 12:19

Is there a way wherein you could transfer your money from Moneybookers to Paypal, and vice versa? I have been trying to find one but most of them are just scam sites.

I agree with Martin, most US residents use Paypal instead of Moneybookers.

Zohann · #4 (**permalink**) 12-09-09, 09:28

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

Is there a way wherein you could transfer your money from Moneybookers to Paypal, and vice versa? I have been trying to find one but most of them are just scam sites.

I agree with Martin, most US residents use Paypal instead of Moneybookers.

Moneybookers is quite popular in Europe. Infact it is Europe's PayPal, if you will. It's a shame that PayPal is accepted in so few countries.

Zohann · #5 (**permalink**) 12-12-09, 10:50

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

Is there a way wherein you could transfer your money from Moneybookers to Paypal, and vice versa? I have been trying to find one but most of them are just scam sites.

I agree with Martin, most US residents use Paypal instead of Moneybookers.

There is no way to transfer money from one company to the other. They are competitors and they would never allow such thing to happen.

CustomServer · #6 (**permalink**) 12-12-09, 10:56

I live in Europe and use Moneybookers because in my country PayPal is not allowed. But, as Zohann said there is no way to transfer money back and forth from those two companies.

Jonathan · #7 (**permalink**) 12-12-09, 11:05

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Originally Posted by Crazzy

I was wondering do you use Moneybookers? I'm not from the United States but I have heard that you can't send/receive money over Moneybookers if you live in the States. You can only use it for online purchasing.

Yes, that is true. You can only attach MB account to your bank account or credit card and purchase things. You can't use it for sending/receiving money inside the US. I think that is the way MB got back to PayPal for forcing such strong US-only-privileges campaign.

DavidJ · #8 (**permalink**) 12-13-09, 07:38

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Originally Posted by Zohann

There is no way to transfer money from one company to the other. They are competitors and they would never allow such thing to happen.

That means if I want to transfer money from Paypal to Moneybookers, I need to withdraw my money first from Paypal then deposit it to MB. That will cost me whenever I withdraw. Well, this is the business world, everything has a charge.