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Subject: 
Re: Paypal - Money stealers !!!!
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Date: 
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:51:25 GMT
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OK here we go

Euro exchange rate last week according to paypal:
$1 = Euro 1.1084

According to OANDA currency converter
$1 = Euro 1.17

So it's about $0.05 per dollar, or 5%...
Looks like I was off indeed.
See ...
You probably haven't noticed when converting smaller anounts
but when you are supposed to get like 400 $ and get around 378
it is a loss !

( I get paid in Euro's as well by Paypal. At least the bank doesn't slap • me
with additional Euro-DM exchange cost)
Sure while for EU as well as for most non EU banks all Euro currencies are
considered as one - even I when converting Euros to DM or NLG
or vice versa don't have to pay conversion fees here in Croatia - for couple
of months now !

Enjoy !

Dejan & Nives
Lugnet # 595
Brickbay: http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?p=Dejan969



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  Re: Paypal - Money stealers !!!!
 
(...) Let me re-calculate then... problem is I do my math in guilders, so if I'm off on the exchange rates for a few cents I get 3 times the error (US$ -> Euro -> DM -> Guilder) OK here we go Euro exchange rate last week according to paypal: $1 = (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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