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Hi Im trying to sell my Columbia B with a big box of cylinders and have received requests from Canada and overseas where the postage alone is the cost of the machine. What is the best way to receive money without paying PayPal fees on my side? Also one guy wants to use a credit card DIRECTLY TO MY BANK ACCOUNT. I know there is a lot of scammers out there. I sold a $3000 jukebox to a guy in Texas who convinced me the PayPal fees were nothing and I ended up having paYPal take out $99 in fees on my side to receive. Thank you for your help

I am a Canadian who has recently tried to buy items in the U.S. Canada Post no longer issues money orders in U.S. dollars. Nor does my bank -- RBC.

However, some Canadian banks DO still issue money orders to the U.S. and you can insist on Canadian buyers sending you one of those money orders. Or you could insist the buyer pay all PayPal fees.

Direct deposit is a superb and very safe method of receiving payment. The entire world does major transactions this way, but Americans are unique in worrying that it's somehow 'unsafe'. If it's unsafe then so is writing a check, because all the same info is on the check, too.
With direct deposit, ALL they can do is make a deposit. They pay any fees on their end, cannot get it back, access your account, or dispute it over some bogus reason later. If it still makes you nervous, open a separate account used only to receive direct deposits, then transfer to your regular account.