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Getting paid by amazon.COM but in the uk?

by Rambo007
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My main affiliate account is with amazon.com however i am based in the UK.

I was expecting I could get it paid directly to my account however when looking through the account this option isnt available and i can only do a cheque?

Anyone else from the UK who has been paid out by amazon.com before? what should i do?
#amazoncom #paid
  • Profile picture of the author Rambo007
    noone even have a clue?
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      I don't know, sorry. I know that US cheques are a nuisance, here. Some banks will clear them in about 5 days (by effectively lending you the money, while they clear over about 7 weeks!) but they charge a bit for it.

      Suggestion: whatever it says on their site, write and ask them if they're willing to set up a direct deposit for you, if you're earning regularly. It costs them only "inconvenience" to have to do it, really. It's worth a try.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lee Wilson
    You just accept the cheque and pay it into your bank account, normally for a fee. I think you can accept gift vouchers, as far as I know there are no other options unless you are a big affiliate I think. I doubt there are any banks that won't let you bank a US cheque. Just shop around for the fees.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Santander (formerly Abbey) charges £10 to clear a US cheque in 5 days (but then they don't give you the greatest exchange rate, either). And you have to fill in two big forms every time you pay one in.

      There are branches of all the main UK banks in St. Helier, Jersey, where they're much more used to dealing with US cheques than most banks, just because it's such an international money-laundering ... oops, excuse me, I meant to say "finance-processing" centre. But that means opening a special account and paying in by post, and accessing the funds by debit-card, and so on, which is all a bit of a work-up.

      Some UK banks will take 7 or 8 weeks to clear a US cheque, and still charge you about £10 for the "privilege": it really is worth doing some research.
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      • Profile picture of the author colinph970
        The trick is to make sure that you amass enough before you get paid....either way a cheque for $$$ will cost you to convert in the UK....typically £10 upwards. So.....

        make sure you get paid at least $100 a time and then shop around to pay the cheque into a bank............
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      • Profile picture of the author DireStraits
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Santander (formerly Abbey) charges £10 to clear a US cheque in 5 days (but then they don't give you the greatest exchange rate, either). And you have to fill in two big forms every time you pay one in.

        There are branches of all the main UK banks in St. Helier, Jersey, where they're much more used to dealing with US cheques than most banks, just because it's such an international money-laundering ... oops, excuse me, I meant to say "finance-processing" centre. But that means opening a special account and paying in by post, and accessing the funds by debit-card, and so on, which is all a bit of a work-up.

        Some UK banks will take 7 or 8 weeks to clear a US cheque, and still charge you about £10 for the "privilege": it really is worth doing some research.
        Back when I was a web-host, and after PaySystems went down (who were a damn good payment processor, too), I had to move over to 2Checkout.com, who'd only send me cheques in USD.

        Halifax (my bank), as far as I recall, had (and still do, I think) a tiered structure for how much they'd charge to cash a foreign cheque (which they put in an envelope and physically flew back to country of origin for clearing? :confused, depending on how much it was for - and I'd often be charged £20+ or so for the "privilege". And it took like a month. And yeah ... that huge friggin' form.

        Luckily, everything I've earned since then has been paid through bank transfer in GBP (including Amazon Associates, as I was only promoting stuff from Amazon UK - at least until just recently).

        Lloyds TSB have never charged my brother for cashing his USD Clickbank cheques, though.

        Aren't Halifax owned by Lloyds now, too? What a farce, lol.

        I think I need to move banks.

        OP: Good luck in getting Amazon US to make an exception to their payment policy for UK associates (if you try, that is). I'd love to hear the outcome, although I've a feeling they'll be quite rigid.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pauline60
    I am in the U.K. and pay US cheques into my bank account - it isn't a problem. Yes they do charge a commission but its not that much, its just something you have to accept as a small cost as part of your business. I am with HSBC.

    Pauline
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Nguyen
    I've received US amazon cheques and they were cleared at the bank fine. Took about a week. I've paid in Clickbank cheques and the lady told me the minimum is £10 but as there's a % charge as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author mad.hat
    I'm in the US but I've got some buddies across the pond. At first you have to use cheques and pay £10 + X% but you can request direct deposit once you starting bringing in enough sales every day.
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  • Profile picture of the author hungnc
    I have not tried to make money at amazon.com. I only make money in clickbank.com.
    its very good
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  • Profile picture of the author Lee Wilson
    I use Natwest. The very first time you pay in a US cheque you have to fill in an agreement form, you only need to do it the once. After that, just pay your cheques in as normal other than filling in the paying in book, just cross out the £ and write a $ next to it. Here's their charges. Drafts & cheques
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