Dutch banks... which is best for handling checks?
 

All my business is at ABN-AMRO but since september they are charging a ?32 minimum on all checks! They say it is due to fraud, if you get a check that is too big in regards to your accounts money traffic they won't even accept it.

Getting the money takes a full 5 weeks now coz they aren't doing anything in advance anymore.

Anyone know what bank is best these days to handle checks? These rules are outrageous.

postbank charges about E10

checkusout.nl is cheaper

have you used them? Other people pointed them out too but I haven't heard if they are trustworthy at all :2 cents:

I use CheckUsOut since 6 months now, they only charge ?3,40 p/check. Great service!

i can't imagine they can profit from it at that rate

If you can open at American express in Netherlands an USD account, ask them for their fees. :2 cents:

an USD account at Amex?

look at your ICQ, just tried to send you a message

got it

checkusout.nl, been using them for about a year now... no problems at all!

Holy moly Jezus, why didn't you tell me that earlier? Postbank fucks charge 12,30 Euro.

Rabo bank went through the same stuff as ABN Amro seems to be going now.
Aom people complained fiercely (read me) and for those the old system was re-installed.
I pay 12,50 and have it in 2/3 days.

I use Rabo, I pay about 12 Euros, and I always have the money in 2/3 days...........

But I prefer wires.......

For solid processing : postbank and rabobank (postbank = cheaper).

NEVER use ABN-AMRO.. they will fuck up eventually.. actually
theylll fuck up anything they can get their hands on.

hmmm you're not so fond of ABN AMRO huh? How come? Apart from the crazy check rules they have now they deliver a great serviceto me.

wtf? I never heard of those rules I still pay 15 euro to cash a cheque and it's on my account within a week......

and btw if the Rabo will find out it's adult money they will close your account.

that depends per region I think

lol that would be fucked up, are they catholic over here or something?

catholic no, pathetic yes

use epassporte instead of checks! :thumbsup

they're a cooperative bank, established in the late 19th century by farmers.

Cashing checks written out 2 a company should not get you any problem. Private checks is a different thing....

I would say... start a company

ALl my checks are on my private name. And I cash them for my company account.

ABN still does the job for me for 11 euro.

What ya mean with 28 euro minimum? You mean you can not cash a check lower then 28 euro, or they CHARGE at least 28 euro?

I just cashed a check 2 days ago, and I see they only charged around 11 euro.

As far as Rabobank, what a clowns are that. Asking 75 euro per check whahaha. Because porn is an extra risk. They suck anyway, because when you join Rabobank city 1, Rabobank city 2 can't do shit for you, because every bank is on it's own.. Now that is professional:D

Andre

Rabobank charges me 12.50 euro per check. I have the money after less than 24 hours (they help me a LOT faster than other clients cause I'm cashing a LOT of checks every month).

Reminds me I still have to negotiate with them about a custom fee :Graucho :Graucho

No shit, are you Dutch as well?(or at least living here) What city:)?

Yep, I live in Hillegom (10 km near Haarlem)

Hehe bloembollen city :) I lived a few years in Haarlem. Funny onother HUGE TGP belongs to the Dutch :) You sell advertising by any change?

If so you can contact me on ICQ or email andre@ justsexxx DOT net

:)

I used to work in bloembollen too till about 7 years ago. A few of my best friends own a "bloembollen" company :glugglug Can't say I regret choosing this business over the flower business hehe.

Seems like most (big) TGP's are owned by the dutch now. Good stuff :D

I'm not selling advertising though. Although I have plans to start selling gallery spots or partner accounts on my TGP's later this year/early next year but that's gonna take a long time still. Right now, I'm only listing FHG's and I'm already using diesel.

wow, that's a suprise, didn't know you were Dutch!! And about the partner accounts... let me know! :Graucho

Rabobank is the best, they get my checks done the same day hehe.

wow.. NICE

you can't beat the processing fee checkusout.nl charges tho :glugglug

wtf lol there are way to many dutch tgps out there =)

anyway I added you on icq, I've got a shitload of hosted galleries with exclusive content dunno if you wanna add them?

I wonder why? :Graucho

Yes, I'm interested in using them :D

Didn't see a message that you added me on ICQ though. I've sent an authorization request.

I just accepted you but you still show "waiting authorization"

oh and I just said "hey" :)

Postbank rox for me.

Oh and the big guys get wires anyway.

Not all sponsors offer this, and furthermore, some charge 50 euro per wire, I prefer a 10 euro check then:)

:1orglaugh


It seems that a lot has changed;
I used to pay only a couple of guilders back in the Xpics days....

Here in Canada my bank only charges a couple of dollars per cheque. I just love it :thumbsup

Good commercial :1orglaugh

I like the Postbank meisje better though :winkwink:

She's HOT
and I hate Howard Komproe :BangBang:

i was working on that already... thnx for the tip

Here is a bump.
Checkusout.com changed their rules and I have a shitload of small checks with my own name on it. Any suggestions?

haha yeh I was cashing checks with them and everything went fine so I was happy. All of the sudden the rules change and now all checks have to be made out to "CheckUsOut".

Luckily I have changed nearly all my sponsor payouts to either epassporte or bank wire, I suggest you do the same for future payments. As for your small checks... try Rabo or Postbank maybe they still have flexible rules.

Wow! i thought rabobank was pretty cheap (12,50 per check) but this one is great ! Im sure gonna check them out :thumbsup

The problem is since a few months the checks need to say "To the order of: Checkusout" instead of your own name.

I changed the minimum payout to $250 where I can. I will use the Postbank if there are no other solutions.

hm thats fucked up.... why the hell do they want their own name on the checks anyway, some special reason for that?

Yes... I visited the guy in december, to pick up some checks that were sent back, because the bank didn't want to cash them anymore..

Their bank in America doesn't want to cash checks for third parties (due to some rules), so they all have to say 'CheckUsOut' instead of your own name.. No big deal (if you really trust them, like I do)

Yes this is true... the company is legit IMO, rules for cashing checks just get tougher because there is so much fraud in it.

It's beyond me why a technological advanced country like the US still uses checks... it's almost medieval

ING is expensive but very good, have a dollar account there ( hilversum ) and it takes about 1 day