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A _real_ currency converter!
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Thu, 8 Jun 2000 18:54:38 GMT
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For those of us who ship LEGO abroad, if we want to look up exchange rates
for payment, we can go to eBay or Yahoo, and probably plenty of other places
too. However, those figures don't give you the true amounts that you would
actually buy and / or sell currency at...
Well, at long last, Thomas Cook have their currency converter online at:
http://ww2.thomascook.co.uk/currency/index.shtml
You need to put British Pounds in the _second_ box, and your buyer's
currency in the first box, and then put guesstimates into the Amount to
Convert box... You'll get there eventually!
e.g. If you receive $100US, Yahoo says that it's worth £66.18, eBay £66.17,
whereas Thomas Cook will actually give you £61.89 (not forgetting that they
will also charge a £5 fee, making £56.89)!
...or to put it another way:
If you sell something for £50 with £10 s&h, Yahoo suggests that you want
$90.65 from your buyer, eBay $90.67 and Thomas Cook $105.03 including that
extra £5 charge...
...thought it might be of use to some of you ;-)
Just Jono .oO
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: A _real_ currency converter!
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| (...) TC use the tourist rate. People who buy from me know I use the rate the BBC quote as this is the _actual_ rate (updated evey 15 minutes). See: (URL) now it gives $1.509 for every £1. TC is only $1.48 for every £1. There are a few Currency (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.services)
| | | Re: A _real_ currency converter!
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| (...) My $.02 (URL) is a currency site full of converters. It allows you to convert and currency into any other currency as illustrated in-(URL) a very nice site that I've been using for quite awhile now. I just thought you'd like to know... -Dave (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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