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bitman123321 (OP)
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December 19, 2013, 06:53:08 PM
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Hi, I want to deposit some money to bitstamp.net.
I live in the UK, and all the money in bank account is in GBP. (£)

Bitstamp offers several methods for transfer, but I'm not sure which to choose.

One option is international bank wire transfer. This option is quite simple and I understand how it works. However, as it involves me tranferring funds abroad it will end up costing me at least £23 in fees, and Since I'm only looking to deposit somewhere under a £100, that doesn't sound great.

Now, the other option given on bitstamp is SEPA (EU Bank). According to bitstamp, I live inside the SEPA zone, so I should be able to make a transfer using this method, with less fees.

However, my bank account is with danske bank, and when I log into online bank and click to transfer, it doesn't mention SEPA anywhere. It gives me 2 options:
-Transfer funds.  This is for transfers within the UK and there are no fees.
-Tranfer funds abroad. This is for worldwide tranfers. However, there are fees, and you can click whether the payee or reciever pays the fees.

So what do I do?

First of all, do I select "SEPA", or "International Wire Transfer"?
And then, on ebanking, do I "Transfer funds" or do I "Transfer funds Abroad"?
 
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December 19, 2013, 07:35:20 PM
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Another option is using a money transfer company, ie. currencies direct. I'm right now dealing with BS to see if they can accept that. Th advantage is that one can agree beforehand what exchange rate is going to be applied to the pounds to usd change (currencies direct would forward usd). and there's no further commisions of fees except whatever is the standard deposit fee BS might charge.

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December 19, 2013, 10:39:31 PM
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Hi bitman123321, you can select "SEPA" and "Transfer funds".
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