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  A _real_ currency converter!
 
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 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)  
 
  Re: A _real_ currency converter!
 
(...) 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!
 
(...) I generally use the Universal Currency Converter at (URL) D (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.services)
 
  Re: A _real_ currency converter!
 
(...) 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)
 
  Re: A _real_ currency converter!
 
(...) Isnt the real issue what you are going to actually get in your gruby hands when you walk into a bank to exchange it? This is typically the tourist rate, as per Thomas Cook. So you give the guy it at $1.50, but only actually get $1.48. Roll on (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.services)
 
  Re: A _real_ currency converter!
 
Why not just keep the currency and take it on your next holidays ? As I just did ! No lego in Marmaris Turkey though :-( Michael Pratt (24 years ago, 11-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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