But I don't want to pay in £ sterling!

MSD61

Just kidding, I was wonder though how does this work out using paypal?.....or maybe I missed something.

drjules

Hi

I have used paypal to purchase ebay items from the uk (with the price listed in pounds sterling) from a US bank account with no problems. The vendor gets the money in sterling and it gets listed on your paypal account in US dollars. Conversion rate is a killer but that is the weak dollar (thanks Dubya). Most UK vendors won't take a US check (they would call it a cheque ;-&gt though as the fee for cashing it would be very large.

Hope this helps

Dr J

0john0

While the exchange rate is a killer right now, I think that Paypal doesn't scalp you on fees like a bank would when going from dollars to pounds. I had to buy some euros at the bank two days ago to send to a seller in Germany and the bank fee was 7%. Paypal would have been my prefered method, but the seller didnot offer that option (no US bank account).
-john

MacCrimmon

<< <i>But I don't want to pay in £ sterling! >>

......THEN, YOU CAN PAY ME IN DOLLARS!! Send a PM for my mailing address!!

Aethelred

I have used PP to pay in £s several times, works very well!