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Paypal exchange rate

event · 2007-02-26 19:12:41

hi guys when you buy something through paypal and its in a differnet currency, do you let paypal decide teh exchange rate or do you let Visa/Mastercard decide? Which works out cheaper for you?

26-02-2007 7:12pm

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event

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hi guys

when you buy something through paypal and its in a differnet currency, do you let paypal decide teh exchange rate or do you let Visa/Mastercard decide?

Which works out cheaper for you?

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#2 27-02-2007 2:54am

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The Mastercard has been always cheaper for me.

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#3 02-03-2007 12:22am

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When you pay in other currencies paypal decides the rate which is usually far worse than the CC rates.

It's how paypal make their money.

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