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I want to sell a camera item to France, as we don't have paypal I think Google wallet is the best safe and secure system no?
Is it working in Lebanon now?
vegetaleb wroteI want to sell a camera item to France, as we don't have paypal I think Google wallet is the best safe and secure system no?
Is it working in Lebanon now?
Hey!
All semi-virtual wallets are banned in Lebanon, hence you cant use PayPal, Apple Pay or any other similar service such as Google wallet, and that has to do with the regulations in this country. So no, it isn't working and won't work anytime soon.

BTW I say semi-virtual because you can still use completely virtual wallets like BitCoin because these aren't within reach of the authorities.
Guys, i made an android game, it didn't work out well but still made like ~25$, i've put my bank account details in merchant account more than 20 days ago and still received nothing, what can i do?
Mero55 wrote
vegetaleb wroteI want to sell a camera item to France, as we don't have paypal I think Google wallet is the best safe and secure system no?
Is it working in Lebanon now?
Hey!
All semi-virtual wallets are banned in Lebanon, hence you cant use PayPal, Apple Pay or any other similar service such as Google wallet, and that has to do with the regulations in this country. So no, it isn't working and won't work anytime soon.

BTW I say semi-virtual because you can still use completely virtual wallets like BitCoin because these aren't within reach of the authorities.
So Lebanese banks are afraid of these virtual competitors so they decided to block us in the past?
Try skrill or neteller. You should be able to repatriate the funds without an issue unless you specify gambling, which may lead to a delay.
vegetaleb wrote So Lebanese banks are afraid of these virtual competitors so they decided to block us in the past?
Pretty much. Though it is to some extent justifiable because Lebanon's economy is very fragile and losing control over cash flow would be disastrous. Allowing virtual wallets has a huge impact on our economy and how it works - its not an ON/OFF switch (though I wish it was).
So I have to convince the buyer to pay via neteller or skrill, can you use an esurf card to get the money?
vegetaleb wroteSo I have to convince the buyer to pay via neteller or skrill, can you use an esurf card to get the money?
Yup. Or try bitcoin if its a considerable amount of money - ONLY IF ITS *CONSIDERABLE* AMOUNT OF MONEY cause exchanging is costy and painful :p - from what i heard atleast.
OR you could transfer the money through OMT or similar services, but other than that there's not much you can do ( for what I know atleast).
Good Luck!!
It's 200 euros
And yes Lebanese are not fans of photography, that's why I can't find a single buyer for my mirrorless Fujifilm lens.
I am obliged to sell it abroad
vegetaleb wroteSo I have to convince the buyer to pay via neteller or skrill, can you use an esurf card to get the money?
You need to get the money either wired into your account or sent to a credit card you can use to withdraw money. Neteller has a credit card option like esurf (also a virtual one) and skrill is sort of like google wallet and paypal in that it can be used to facilitate a payment. All your buyer needs is the email account you are using and once paid, you can have it in your account within a few days or on your credit cards almost instantly.

You need to a medium to process your payment and get it to you over here. I guess you could ask for a cashier's check (bankers acceptance, whatever), but then you incur other risks. On a side note, see if you can get a friend not in this country to post it on ebay or another site? At least you will have a larger audience to look at your camera and get a better price. Of course, there is also a risk in that.

In any case, gl.