Nobody can give you an answer to this till you let us know what country your in.
That is what I am waiting to hear too.
It doesn't really bother me that he is newbie (just not a brand new one) I have dealt with newbie before after checking their credentials.
So that does not worry me for this trade. The thing that does are the fees that will incur because it is dealing with the bank and they love to milk as much money as they can when they see foreign exchanges happening. It puts dollar signs (or Euros
) in their eyes. They just keep lumping the fees on there even a month after the transfer is done.
I am speaking of experience, why else do you think companies like Western Union exist, for this very reason: To cut down on the outrageous high fees that the banks charge to initiate such transactions from country to country.