Currency rates (added every week or two).

[griffin]

As of 10th February, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8749 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.5595 (down a little)
- JP¥ - 78.21 (down)
- EU€ - 0.6361 (down a little)
- NZ$ - 1.264 (about the same)

[griffin]

As of 22nd February, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9001 (up)
- GB£ - 0.5820 (up)
- JP¥ - 82.38 (up)
- EU€ - 0.6606 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.285 (up)

[griffin]

As of 16th April, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.9325 (up)
- GB£ - 0.6038 (up)
- JP¥ - 86.39 (up)
- EU€ - 0.6884 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.308 (up)

[liegeprime]

oooh good time to buy in US now

[5FDP]

Check the paypal exchange rate though if paying using that method. I always find them to be lower than the official exchange rate.

[MV75]

Check the paypal exchange rate though if paying using that method. I always find them to be lower than the official exchange rate.

That's because the "exchange rate" is an average of the true buy/sell rate. It's easier to straight report the average rather than both seperate rates.

[llamatron]

Check the paypal exchange rate though if paying using that method. I always find them to be lower than the official exchange rate.

For the USA subtract about .02 cents from the XE rate to get roughly what Paypal will be using.

[Lint]

is it really only .02 cents? I swear its more like a full 2 cents.

[griffin]

That's probably what he meant, as most currency conversions (banks, airports, paypal) adjust a couple cents/percent to make their profit, and some then add a fee on top just to be sure they make money.

[llamatron]

Sorry yes I meant a full 2 cents, but when looking at the rate it's presented as a ratio so an xe rate of 0.92 equates to a paypal rate of roughly 0.9