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That's how I figure it out roughly too, and it normally works well.Quote:
Originally Posted by llamatron
Though the other day I paid for something with PayPal and even though XE said the rate was 0.93 PayPal charged it at 0.90.
Not sure how that happened -_-
Official Currency rates can change suddenly, and it can take time for banks and paypal to adjust their own - kinda like the big banks with mortgage rates (quick to change when they go up, slow to change when they go down).
As of 7th May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1
- US$ - 0.8886 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.5986 (down)
- JP¥ - 81.62 (way down)
- EU€ - 0.7016 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.250 (way down)
I almost updated this last night, but the market had a big shift today, which affected the exchange rate in a big way - the US$ dropped by about 2cents.
The dollar should recover again slowly, but it might take time while there is unrest with global currencies, due to the Euro losing value with the Greece problems.
Typical, just in time for the BotCon registration (which is likely to be out before the currency recovers), so this plunge will cost us more with registration expenses.
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Originally Posted by griffin
Glad I did my big spend during the past couple of weeks when it was reaching US$0.93
Super pissed that this happened a few days before Botcon reg opens up. >:(
Thank Primus I made a big purchase when it was on 0.93c.
I am very unlikely to spend large amounts of money on a single buy in the foreseeable future.
Same here, a real kick in the head :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by llamatron
Hopefully we'll see a slight increase before then though...
As expected, our currency to the US$ has rebounded to about what it was a week ago. Last week's problems in Greece may well impact on Europe's growth, but ours is pegged to China's growth, which is once again consuming as much of our resources as it can. Something that should insulate our economy and currency.
(for those wondering - right now, AU$1 = US$0.9018)
Looks like other global market issues this week is rattling resources and currency markets, and the AU$ is dropping fast (which is typical, for those going to order BotCon attendee and non-attendee sets).
Since I posted the figure above a week ago, the dollar has dropped half a cent per day, down to US$0.87 today.
That's 6c in the last month, which will add about AU$20 to the cost of the boxset.
US$0.85 today for Botcon Registration.
>:( AAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
Corresponds to a loss of about $50 for a Primus package and bagged set compared to the rate from a few weeks ago.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: