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Steinhart ... pay straight to bank a/c?

  • 21-06-2013 3:39pm
    #1
    trout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭


    I've been looking for a good automatic watch for some time now, nothing too fancy.

    I really like the look of the Steinhart Apollon here. http://www.steinhartwatches.de/de/Apollon-Chronograph,496.html

    Now ... I went to place the order just now ... and my options are (a) paypal or (b) bank to bank transfer. Either option incurs a 15 euro surcharge.

    I was expecting to pay by credit card ... this appears not to be an option.

    Now, I don't use paypal, so I don't have a paypal a/c.

    I am reluctant to use the bank to bank transfer, as the destination a/c looks like a private individual, not a company.

    What would you guys do? Is this common enough in the watch world?

    Anyone here dealt with Steinhart?


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  • #2
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    A good few of us have bought directly from them - certainly no problems on the payment side anyway (I can't remember if I paid by paypal or not though).


  • #3
    Cyrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,472 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    its a german thing, they all like wire transfer!


  • #4
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    I paid using paypal but certainly didnt get stung for the 15 eur surcharge


  • #5
    art
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭art


    Definitely a German thing this using straight bank transfers so I wouldn't necessarily be put off by it at all.

    Having said that, why aren't you using Paypal? If you've a credit card, then registering it with Paypal is the simplest and safest option overall (e.g. the procedure for making claims is a lot more straight forward using Paypal than going through your Visa provider).


  • #6
    trout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭trout


    fair enough ... I'll swallow my pride and create a PayPal a/c so.


    thanks for the wisdom


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  • #7
    trout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭trout


    point of clarity ... i was wrong about 15 euro surcharge ... it's actually 15 euro shipping, which is quite reasonable


  • #8
    ?Cee?view
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭?Cee?view


    The German retail banking system is surprisingly archaic. Credit cards are far less common there than here.

    I bought from Steinhart, before I had a paypal account, and did the straight transfer to their bank account with no issue whatsoever arising.


  • #9
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Paypal is a grand system for buyers. Gives decent buyer protection too. Handy to have an account.


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