Thread: Getting hosed on currency exchange

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Ya, but you are getting a great razor out of the deal!!! After you have your first shave you will forget the pain in the wallet...

For the few extra cents I'm sure it will be very worth while. The .9816 still beats the heck out of the .70... That we saw a few years ago.
It will be my first Dubl Duck that's ready to go out of mail package (that is after I disinfect). My others are both resto projects and I've yet to try a Dubl Duck.

Originally Posted by gugi

If you don't use paypal, what are the alternatives? Send a wire? Almost all banks charge $20-$50 fee just for doing it and then they also add their spread to the exchange rate. Not to mention the time I have to spend if my bank wants me to do it ....
If that amount is enough to buy me the convenience of paying instantly anybody in the world by taking only 2-5 minutes of my time - I'm really happy to live in 21st century!

I totally agree with what your saying, and maybe I should be pointing my finger at EBay for showing us the current and proper exchange rate.
They are owned by the same people so maybe they should be sinking up there systems to show the same rates.

I guess paypal reads our posts because they changed the rates to favor the Canadian dollar.

Ebay may quote mid market rates, PayPal will use buy and sell rates.

Explanation is here: XE - Are your currency rates "buy" or "sell" rates?

Originally Posted by gugi

I'm really happy to live in 21st century!

Posted on the Internet in 1511:
"It was only supposed to cost three bits, but I think they took the three biggest ones. I'm sure I lost at least an eighth in the exchange."
"Yeah but at least we don't have to use beads or pottery. I'm really happy to live in the 16th century!"