Givin' it some verbal...
Feb. 27th, 2003 11:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hirez- A downloadable compilation of mad records found in second-hand shops. More than a little odd.
- Bill Hicks. Because.
- But will it work when drunk?
- Paypal appears to be ignoring the exchange rate right now. Now that's going to be fun for someone to explain...
[Update: Paypal seems to be 'offering' an exchange-rate of 0.97 $/£, which is a considerable distance from the current market rate. Even allowing for usual exchange-rate excuses, that looks to me like it borders on the usurious. (and not even slightly the rate they were using a couple of days ago) UK sellers beware... I've logged a query with TPTB, and I look forward to clarification of the issue in the near future.]
[And again: Looks like it's mended. Of course I'm now giving myself a severe kicking for not having the wit to transfer the dollar balance into pounds while it was broken. On the other hand, do I look like some kind of forex wideboy?]
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Date: 2003-02-27 04:11 am (UTC)Or do you mean.. $20 becomes £20?
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Date: 2003-02-27 04:48 am (UTC)However, I logged an experimental (because I like having documentary evidence) transaction where £3.86 was converted to... $3.77. One would have expected something closer to six quid...
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Date: 2003-02-27 04:49 am (UTC)aye, you're right
Date: 2003-02-27 05:57 am (UTC)bizarro. if you get a chance and you do hear back from paypal, let me know what they have to say about it (g@skinmail.co.uk), we're currently doing all our online sales via paypal ...
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Date: 2003-02-27 03:46 pm (UTC)