Webmoney experiences?

[KajunW]

I was wondering if anybody here has experiences with Webmoney that they could share with me.

The thing is, I am playing poker at some B2B Network sites (such as 24hpoker, Martinspoker etc.), where they use the Euro as currency. As deposit/withdrawal methods they use Neteller and Webmoney amongst others. At the moment I have a Neteller account, with the USD as currency. I do not wish to change this into Euro, as I still have other USD transactions. But at the same time, I want to avoid the huge transaction fees incurred by Neteller, whenever there is a currency exchange (Euro-> USD and vice versa) involved. So I'm looking into opening an account somewhere else, with the Euro as base currency. Since B2B supports Webmoney, I considered it.

But so far, I've yet to find any non-Russian (it's not exactly my first language, nor my second...nor my third. You get my point) reviews of Webmoney.

So who can help me out?

Thanks.

[tacomax]

Never heard of Webmoney to be honest.

If you're in the Eurozone then what about a credit card deposit? 24hpoker cover the costs of credit card deposits and will refund and monies up to the value of your deposit back to the CC, the rest by other means. I'd be a lot happier depositing by CC than an unknown method like Webmoney.

[KajunW]

Never heard of Webmoney to be honest.

If you're in the Eurozone then what about a credit card deposit? 24hpoker cover the costs of credit card deposits and will refund and monies up to the value of your deposit back to the CC, the rest by other means. I'd be a lot happier depositing by CC than an unknown method like Webmoney.

Thank you for your reply.

I should say that I prefer to avoid Bank Transfer or Credit Card usage. I prefer a method that is not as easily monitored (such as Neteller), due to tax regulations -- tax regulations are in a very grey area here.

Webmoney is very unknown, except for in Russia, it seems. I have no idea why B2B offers support for Webmoney, but not for Moneybookers, for instance.

[tacomax]

I see your point about keeping a low profile.

If I were you then I'd just play at places that accepted whatever methods of payment you have access to rather than signing up to an unknown like Webmoney.

[magnavox]

Pinnacle accepts Webmoney for years now.

[pags11]

haven't ever used webmoney...how credible are they compared to neteller?...

[tacomax]

Pinnacle accepts Webmoney for years now.

If that's the case then you should be OK. I've just never heard of it myself - since I only use Neteller, I don't really notice the multitude of other payment methods.

[new2betting]

(just to update this thread --- most likely people have heard of them by now)

I have a webmoney account and have applied for a webmoney passport (you will know what I mean when you undergo the process). For a sportsbook to accept your webmoney, I think you should have at least a level of "personal" passport which means that the details that you have given webmoney has been verified by an authorized webmoney verification (passport issuer) center. I sent my docs to Russia just recently and still undergoing the process.

All I can say is that their system is very secure, high-tech and complex (maybe too secure with lots of verification etc).

They are widely-used in the Eastern European countries and of course in Russia.

I have not seen bad reviews about them. I've been able to upload funds and send a payment already with zero problems.

Everything is done instantly.

Webmoney is convertible to e-gold (and other digital currencies) and vice-versa which makes it liquid. And being in Russia, makes them immune to some laws that are currently hounding other payment systems.

Their English Language site is www.wmtransfer.com (so much to read here).

Hope this helps.