Currency rates (added every week or two).

[llamatron]

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:

[griffin]

As of 24th May, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8315 (way down)
- GB£ - 0.5774 (down)
- JP¥ - 75.23 (way down)
- EU€ - 0.6713 (way down)
- NZ$ - 1.233 (down)

[griffin]

As of 6th June, according to xe.com, these are the current rates for AU$1

- US$ - 0.8237 (down)
- GB£ - 0.5699 (down)
- JP¥ - 75.56 (slightly up)
- EU€ - 0.6885 (up)
- NZ$ - 1.228 (down)

Talk about a rollercoaster ride for the AU$ - the other day it got up to US85c and I thought it was on its way back up, but then it's plunged again in the last day or two. Until they sort out the Mining Tax thing, our currency is going to be unstable as investors guess how its going to play out (which might go on until the next federal election).

[foor]

The dollar's creeping back up to 86 now.

Please go higher... PLEASE!!

[griffin]

Went to a travellex exchange to get some small change US currency (for minor expenses), and not only did they make a 5c commission (the current rate is 86c, and they used 81c instead of just 2-3c that most places do, including paypal), but they also charged $9 commission fee.
Commission should be one or the other, not both.

BTW, it's good to see the rate has crept up to US$0.86 at the moment - just in time for botcon.

[foor]

Travellex is a total ripoff. I learnt never to deal with them. Sorry to hear about your misfortunes Griffin. There are better places that don't charge commission, like the chinatown money changers. But if you're like me and live in the boondocks, the amex fx4you site isn't too bad, and they only charge a $4 service fee.

Anyway, the dollar's reached 87 now! Maybe back into the 90's by Botcon time?

[Saintly]

I prefer to use AusPost for FX if I know that I'm heading overseas.

Their rates is the same as AMEX website and they don't charge any commission.

You do need wait 48hrs for the money though.

[1AZRAEL1]

US dollar dropped to 55c. Global economy is screwed atm.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

AUD now just barely above 60 yen...

Wondering if I should change over my old Japanese Yen (have a reasonable amount saved from working in Japan) now or wait and see if the dollar keeps dropping.

[griffin]

I was so stunned when I heard it on the midday news, that the AU$ had dropped to 55 US cents. It might be great for exporters, who are going to need every advantage they can get over the next year to help the economy recover, but it's gonna hurt us toy collectors, both with the imports from online stores, and the price increase we are going to have to expect here on our retail toys, as the cost to Hasbro Australia to import them will go up by about 20%... which they will pass on to retailers, but hopefully the recent Toyfair will have locked in a lot of purchase prices until June-July.