Paying in Euros?

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Josh Randall

After downloading Ifranview, and realizing how great this program is, I
wanted to donate to the author. He has a site that takes
Euros............Will my PP do that, and what is the fee? Anybody know?

Thanks,

JR
 
All PayPal transactions are in $.

GB pounds - US $ - Euro's

Paul Woodsford
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Perhaps this PayPal FAQ page can provide some answers for
you.
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_help-ext&eloc=834
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Thanks, 6$pack. I went, I read, I got pissed. Here's some of their
nonsense........

" PayPal is not a currency dealer and therefore must purchase foreign
currencies from its bank. PayPal receives a quoted wholesale rate from its
bank (twice a day) and adds a 2.5% spread above this rate to determine the
retail foreign exchange rate that is applied to customers who make a
transaction that involves a currency conversion (such as a payment in Euros
from a U.S. dollar balance), or a withdrawal of dollars by a U.K. user to
his local bank account. The dollars must be converted to pounds sterling
before withdrawal."

I have NO idea what this means..............All I know is that the author of
Ifranview (God speed to him), will not get any funds tonight.

JR
 
Josh said:
After downloading Ifranview, and realizing how great this program is, I
wanted to donate to the author. He has a site that takes
Euros............Will my PP do that, and what is the fee? Anybody know?

Thanks,

JR
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Josh, I did the same. Did the standard 10eu and far as I can recall it
was automatically converted. About 18 buck au. I think.
 
I have NO idea what this means..............All I know is that the author of
Ifranview (God speed to him), will not get any funds tonight.
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I don't like/use paypal, so I was in the same situation you are in. I
just put a $20U.S. bill in an envelope with a letter of thanks with my
email address and snail-mailed it to him. I think the postage was
about $0.87 or something like that. He received it in about 10-days
and emailed me a key code. He's an honest guy; if you snail-mail he'll
acknowledge it and appreciate the support. You have a higher
probability of getting in an auto wreck than the letter getting lost
or diverted.
 
I don't like/use paypal, so I was in the same situation you are in. I
just put a $20U.S. bill in an envelope with a letter of thanks with my
email address and snail-mailed it to him. I think the postage was
about $0.87 or something like that. He received it in about 10-days
and emailed me a key code. He's an honest guy; if you snail-mail he'll
acknowledge it and appreciate the support. You have a higher
probability of getting in an auto wreck than the letter getting lost
or diverted.
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The problem with that is that he ends up having to pay a conversion
fee. I don't know about Europe but in Australia I would lose more than
half the value in bank fees.
 
David said:
The problem with that is that he ends up having to pay a conversion
fee. I don't know about Europe but in Australia I would lose more than
half the value in bank fees.
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What rubbish. If you deposit a foreign _cheque_ to a bank here in Oz,
they charge like the proverbial wounded bull.

For a foreign _note_, which is what the OP used (see above, "just put a
$20U.S. bill"), take it to an exchange. (Or go to the airport).

Cheers,
Gary B-)
 
David wrote:
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What rubbish. If you deposit a foreign _cheque_ to a bank here in Oz,
they charge like the proverbial wounded bull.
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For a foreign _note_, which is what the OP used (see above, "just put a
$20U.S. bill"), take it to an exchange. (Or go to the airport).
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In Australia one still needs to pay a fee for converting a foreign
_note to Aus$. At least that used to be the case. I don't think it has
changed. It would be great if that wasn't the case though.

Regards, John.
 
I just read about Western Union's service. It's designed for foreign bidders
of auctions, but it does currency trades and the fees are very
low.......Anybody use it?

JR
 
What rubbish. If you deposit a foreign _cheque_ to a bank here in Oz,
they charge like the proverbial wounded bull.

For a foreign _note_, which is what the OP used (see above, "just put a
$20U.S. bill"), take it to an exchange. (Or go to the airport).
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Who _will_ charge a fee for converting it! The best method is to go to
a coin and note merchant but even there you'll lose some portion of
the value.
 
David said:
Who _will_ charge a fee for converting it! The best method is to go to
a coin and note merchant but even there you'll lose some portion of
the value.
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Yes, there will be a fee, the last time (2001) I was charged ~AUD2.50
for changing USD75. Hardly "half the value in bank fees".

Cheers,
Gary B-)
 
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