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Originally Posted by janoskiss
Nice work Geoff! 
You don't seriously believe that you'll be able to buy at the "official" exchange rate, do you?  The rate you get in practice is always few % lower. Paypal has to be one of the worst. They skim about 3% on the currency exchange and then another 3% for the credit card payment.  |
Oh ye of little faith..........
It's been my experience in past international transactions that my ********bank Visa card
has been charged at very close to the current exchange rate, albeit with a small "international currency exchange fee" tacked on.
I agree about 'Paypal' though, and have only used it as a last resort.
Dave
PS: Thanks for splitting this thread Geoff. Much appreciated. I was feeling very guilty for being party to hijacking CJ's Vixen thread.
PPS: Here is a link to a currency converter to be used as a
guide 
(happy Steve?) when purchasing overseas:
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic