Hi Dan ,
What do you mean "The Best Deal" ? Also what are other ways to pay ?
Will U.S. banks sell me money orders in "British Pounds Sterling" ?
TIA ,
Mark Hanna
AN5L/13731
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Thompson [SMTP:dthompson@gbc.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 1:19 PM
> To: 'Larry and Sandi Miller'
> Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: Tidbit On UK Orders
>
> Don't forget that you get the "ask" side of the exchange rate when you buy
>
> and the "bid" side of the exchange rate when you sell. Even if the
> exchange
> rate did not move at all in the interim you would lose money on the
> transaction.
>
> My experience has been that credit card companies give poor rates on
> foreign exchange. For a larger purchase, you might want to shop around for
>
> the best deal.
>
> Daniel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry and Sandi Miller [SMTP:millerls@email.msn.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 3:15 PM
> To: Spridgets
> Subject: Tidbit On UK Orders
>
> When you order via credit card from the UK they bill the credit card in
> ?'s
> and You get billed by the credit card company in $'s at the current
> exchange
> rate.
>
> If you send it back, the company refunds your credit card in ?'s and the
> credit card company refunds you in $'s at the current exchange rate. You
> can
> lose or gain money. I lost on the deal because the ? went up against the $
> between charge and refund.
>
> This was with AHSpares and I would guess they all do it the same way.
>
> Larry Miller (bugiiis@yahoo.com or millerls@msn.com)
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