Ebay item in the States question!

[GR7]

There's an item on ebay I'd like to try and buy for my friend and I've never bought from the States before so as it is in dollars, do I type my bid as 6.06 or whatever and should I win, do paypal sort the different currencies out?

Thanks

 

[MrMark]

i think they exchange monies between the currencys and charge you for the pleasure of doing so.

pretty sure its a small % or a flat rate of around £2- £3.

 

[GR7]

Thanks... maybe I'll leave it until I find out more about it!

 

[MrMark]

lol. i would. Ive never used paypal to purchase from abroad before, but i imagine they do what most credit cards do and automatically convert the amount you pay to dollars, thus you end up paying less (in terms of £) as the pound is stronger than the dollar.

 

[cat171]

They work it out for you, when you put in the bid say $6.00 it'll have (£3.00 or so) by the amount, you then click on confirm bid etc.

if it's expensive watch out for customs/RM charges.