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In lugnet.loc.uk, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > 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...
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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:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/market_data/default.stm
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> Right now it gives $1.509 for every £1. TC is only $1.48 for every £1.
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> There are a few Currency Calculator out on the web which use the actual rate,
> perhaps the most trusted one is bloomberg:
> http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currency/currcalc.html
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> Larry P uses an other trusted one, but I forget what it is right now.
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> Scott A
I generally use the Universal Currency Converter at http://www.xe.net/ucc/
Chris D
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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)
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