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  1. 08-13-2008, 01:12 PM #1
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    Default currency conversion

    I thought of putting this in "finer things" I don't know where the subject should be.

    anyone have a favorite currency converter. To be my favorite it should match paypal.
    I bought some goods last week or so using an online converter/ I wasn't truly happy with the way the yen put the beat down on my USDs but then when I went to paypal it got down right ugly.

    what's the best way to get a match so I can know what I'm spending before I spend it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kevint View Post
    I thought of putting this in "finer things" I don't know where the subject should be.

    anyone have a favorite currency converter. To be my favorite it should match paypal.
    I bought some goods last week or so using an online converter/ I wasn't truly happy with the way the yen put the beat down on my USDs but then when I went to paypal it got down right ugly.

    what's the best way to get a match so I can know what I'm spending before I spend it?
    Here is a currency conversion calculator that also calculates Paypal's fees:

    PayPal Fee Calculator
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    Google?

    "Convert X units to Y units"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucius View Post
    Google?

    "Convert X units to Y units"
    +1 Fast an easy if you don't need paypal's fees added.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chimensch View Post
    Here is a currency conversion calculator that also calculates Paypal's fees:

    PayPal Fee Calculator
    Ah Ha

    I should have realized pp was dropping a duece on me. I''ll have to check with the actual numbers later to see how much hurt we're talking about.
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    Just about any converter you use is a ballpark figure because often the medium you use has their own fees structure which may or not reflect the current rates at the time the transaction is posted. Another one though is Xoom.
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    I use the currency converter at the site below. They have a wide range of conversion tools.

    Online Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else
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    Doesn't PP also add a 4% fee on top of their other fees for currency conversion?
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  9. 08-14-2008, 10:06 AM #9
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    After working in a Bank for 9 years, I can tell you that the most accurate currency converter I have used is

    XE - The World's Favorite Currency and Foreign Exchange Site
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    Quote Originally Posted by poona View Post
    After working in a Bank for 9 years, I can tell you that the most accurate currency converter I have used is

    XE - The World's Favorite Currency and Foreign Exchange Site
    Drat! Poona beat me too it! +10 for xe.com. I use it all the time when working out overseas purchases and have done for quite a few years now.
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