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由于不想广大同胞被坑钱,怒写此日志,仅供参考。一句话:千万不要按PeerTransfer的人民币汇率汇钱!这样就多交了1%的学费给PT的骗子们;6万刀的学费交完,你已经送了一个主流配置笔记本电脑给PT。刚查了发现,很多耳熟能详的学校都被PT攻陷了,包括:MIT, Dartmouth, Cornell, CMU, BC, BU, MHC, Wellesley, BMC, PSU, UNC, RPI, Tufts, Case Western, Baylor, Temple, Denison ————————————————前言和一些提示的分割线———————————————————— 1. 如果你只有2000刀住宿费啥的要交的话,也别直接认栽——用这个2000刀来申请Best Rate Guarantee。从奸商处拿$25的Gift Card总好过被坑$20,更何况不就是一个截图的事儿。 2. (这一条不适用了,因为好几个孩子告诉我电汇给pt时,中转行的费用的确是免掉了!)如果使用美元直接电汇,注意即使你在国内交了电汇费,即使PT说不收手续费,还是需要多汇点儿($15-30),因为钱在国内银行到PT的路上会经过中转行,中转行会直接在你的汇款里扣15刀,这个没法免。 3. 有美国账号的老生貌似可以直接先汇美元到自己账户再pennpay转账,不用和PT沾边。
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大家可能发现了,Penn今年开始与PeerTransfer合作收学费,不再接受普通的银行汇款。 如果只是为了方便收取就无可厚非,可PT使用阴险的伎俩骗学生钱就不对了!
以下让我图文讲述:
1. 点进http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/paymybill/wire-transfer.html,发现新系统一枚。宣称汇率实惠过银行,还没有手续费!这不简直是天上掉馅饼砸死留学生一大片?!事实如何我们往下看:
2. 大部分孩子是从中国付款到美国,于是只能点这个了:
3. 下一页问我们从哪儿汇钱,必然是中国啦。为计算方便,例子里我们输入10000美元
4. 再看看付款方式(记住Penn的承诺“They secure wholesale foreign exchange rates and transfer fees that are lower than traditional banks ”): - 根据中国银行的外汇牌价,买美元价格为6.1443: (忽略折算价。中行折算价是中行内部使用,对于一般客户没有作用)
而PT的汇率分别是:6.2068, 6.2383, 6.2862.
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估算一下,一学期大概三万的费用,汇率差多收了我们多少钱来着?即使按最低的汇率,30000*(6.2068-6.1443)/6.1443=305刀。 再想想人家说啥来着,比银行还优惠的汇率?
5. 难道就被唯一的付学费系统垄断了汇率?没有办法了吗??等等。。。再重新看下这张图: 下面那行小字叫啥来着。。"I want to pay in another currency"?! 就是他!!!
6. 隐藏得再深还是被我们抓住了狐狸尾巴。于是我们抓着救命稻草,一路点下去。![]() 根据有的孩子反映,还是有费用。目前不明白费用何时有何时没有。 不过即使有30刀费用,也好过一学期学费算下来几百刀的汇率差了![]()
直到最后的confirmation page会告诉你需要什么时候之内汇款到账,具体的就不截图了
当然,完成后面的步骤后,你需要按照过去的方式,到银行买汇然后电汇过去。以往电汇时对方银行会收15-30刀的手续费,不知道PT收不收。
————————————最初日志和比较新更新的分割线———————————————————————— Best Rate Guarantee汇人民币方式: 从学校告到PT,和几个客服轮番互相轰炸了上万字以后,让我梳理下基本大意:
1. PT 的汇率坑爹,但他们敢承诺最优汇率,因为他们有一个叫"Best Rate Guarantee"的政策,如果拿得到银行的更优汇率,他们会match这个汇率并给$25的Gift Card。
2. 不知道这个Guarantee,直接接受了坑爹汇率的孩子收不到任何补偿。对于没看到我的日志就汇了人民币的孩子:
![]() 对不起,我来晚了。
3. 具体的Guarantee内容详见https://www.peertransfer.com/priceguarantee,大致意思如下:
- 先按照“国内转账人民币”方式Book Payment,然后两小时内在银行拿到一个同样数量美元的银行报价单或者自己网银的此数量美元报价截图。注意:直接发Google Finance或者彭博社或者银行公开的报价截图是不行的。
- 这个报价单本来是要求有自己名字和PT Transaction ID,但我问了,如果报价单无从填写这信息的话也无妨:
“If you do not have anywhere to enter it (the transaction ID you have with peerTransfer) that will not be a problem, we undertand that not all banks give you a field so you can enter it”
"I just checked with the person who will be evaluating it. She confirmed it is fine if it does not have your name"
4. 把报价单发给PT客服,如果一切正常,批下来后PT会match你的rate并给$25礼品卡奖励。然后你去汇人民币时就可以按照银行给的汇率汇了,一般来说比PT汇率低约1%。
5. 我在咬文嚼字时意识到,Best Rate Guarantee只适用于“international bank transfers”而交人民币的方式被他们叫做“domestic bank transfers”。如果咬起来,我们有漏洞。我同样咨询了PT,回复是:In regards to your inquiry, in case of sending your home currency (CNY) you will need to make a domestic transfer. In this case, kindly disregard that.
We understand that in some cases it is too difficult to meet all the requirements but you can be sure that each case is thoroughly evaluated as our main goal is to help students save money.
看来这个命名也不是问题。
6. 这个解决方式主要针对没有美国账户的新生,和部分希望快速又省钱地汇款的老生。由于我是直接换汇打美元到自己账户,不需要通过PT转汇率。我自己没有用过Best Rate Guarantee,此日志纯属为人民服务。 不过不管怎样,使用这个方法没有损失:大不了万一失败,联系客服取消payment然后按照下文方式电汇美元就好。成功的话,可以省下电汇的钱,有Gift Card奖励,还比直接电汇美国快。 7. 如果要用自行购汇+国际电汇的方式,请回去看正文。
————————————————比较新更新和最新更新的分割线———————————————————— 有新生说按照这个Best Rate Guarantee后PT说汇率太低了不接。于是楼主开始了第二轮邮件轰炸。24小时客服表示明早第一件事一定是重新看我这个朋友的申请。如果急着交学费的,就按照我这里第二部分的购汇-电汇交吧。有任何新情况我会随时更新。 后续:此同学最终拿到了这个BRG。然后四天前我收到了PT某Director的邮件如下: Hi Weizhao Qi, My name is Irene Canero, the Director of Customer Support and Operations at peerTransfer. I was chatting with Jorge this morning about the numerous emails and chats you have had with our support team over the last few days. I would like to apologize to you for any confusion with the best rate guarantee. We would be happy to honor your bank's rate should you want to make your payment in RMB, alternatively, you can choose to pay using USD should that meet your needs better. Our mission at peerTransfer is to develop a solution that solves the needs of international students and the universities where they study. As you can imagine, every country has its own unique elements that need to be continually improved upon. It is no question that you have a good understanding of our business and the Chinese currency exchange markets in general. Your valuable feedback has already been shared with key teams, such as Product, Operations, Global Banking and Marketing. Thanks for taking the time to provide your insights. We'd like to take advantage of your strong interest in making our solution better. We have a student user group that helps shape the direction of our solution. Is this something you would be interested in joining? Please let me know your thoughts and I will let the appropriate folks on my end know. Again, thank you for the ongoing dialogue and feedback you have shared with the pT team. If we can help you with your specific payment needs please don't hesitate to contact us. Enjoy the rest of your summer in NYC. Hopefully the investment banking hours are allowing some time for fun. Best regards, Irene 再后来我用长篇大论回复了他。再过了两天,界面改了,$30的手续费再也没见到了,汇率也收紧了点——虽然还是比银行坑(在中行6.15时,pt之前报6.21,现在6.18)。楼主我如此相信我对此做出了自己的贡献 。不过不管怎样,只要PT比我们在银行拿的价格高,我们就完全可以要么BRG要么电汇美元。不管怎样,一学年6万的学费多收咱0.5%的汇率差也不是小数目了——虽然比1%要好点儿。
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