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Old 16-11-2004, 12:32   #1
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Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
Right I bought something from Ebay in the UK, from a seller based in the States.

I knew this and it's not a problem about the import and huge delivery costs ...but when I went to pay for it... his paypal account refused payment in UK sterling, USD only.

So I logged into paypal and changed the default payment to USD from UK Sterling.

...but it still refuses it

Any ideas of I can pay for this in PayPal?
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Old 16-11-2004, 12:38   #2
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
Whats the actual reason it is giving?
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Old 16-11-2004, 12:40   #3
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
Paypal should just convert the funds from your £ account to $ and then send them and charge a fee for the privilage. Sounds like a PP problem to me.

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Total Amount: -£50.78 GBP
Date: 25 Oct. 2004
Time: 09:27:49 BST
Status: Completed

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Conversion From: -$95.65 USD
Conversion To: £50.78 GBP
Exchange Rate: 1 US Dollars = 0.530930 Pounds Sterling
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Old 16-11-2004, 12:50   #4
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
There's nothing in that Paypal account, I expect it to take from my credit card...
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Old 16-11-2004, 12:52   #5
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
Thats what happend with the above transaction, in fact I switched it from taking it from my bank account to taking it from my CC.

Are the CC details still valid?
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Old 16-11-2004, 12:53   #6
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yeah I used them the other day.
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Old 16-11-2004, 12:59   #7
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
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Whats the actual reason it is giving?
paypal.com:
"This recipient does not accept payments denominated in Pounds Sterling. Please select another currency to send your payment. "
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Old 16-11-2004, 13:04   #8
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
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paypal.com:
"This recipient does not accept payments denominated in Pounds Sterling. Please select another currency to send your payment. "
I do not know how PayPal works but if you are paying by credit card can you not pay in US Dollars and let your credit card company do the conversion?
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Old 16-11-2004, 13:06   #9
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yeah I have before when dealing with other sites
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
add a USD account to your paypal and change your default currency to USD and then proceed with the transaction
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
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add a USD account to your paypal and change your default currency to USD and then proceed with the transaction
This is what i have done
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Old 16-11-2004, 13:07   #12
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
You select USD and pay the required amount in USD. PAYPAL will then charge your credit card in USD and they will convert it to Sterling
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Old 16-11-2004, 13:12   #13
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Re: Bought something from Ebay UK but have to pay in USD!
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You select USD and pay the required amount in USD. PAYPAL will then charge your credit card in USD and they will convert it to Sterling
Coming from EBAY it does not allow you to specify the payment currency.

I can do it from within Paypal...I've sent asking for the correct USD value.
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You select USD and pay the required amount in USD. PAYPAL will then charge your credit card in USD and they will convert it to Sterling
Not any more Paypal internally converts the £>$ and takes the £ figure off your card. See my post 3. That was a $ ebay transaction on the 25th.
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I had this very same problem, ended up emailing the vendor and paying via CC instead of paypal.
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