Mixed how to handle this scenario? mixup between USD and CAD

FWIW, I am a US buyer and I purchased some goods from a guy based in Portugal. They were model airplane kits but that is irrelevant. The seller wanted to be paid in Euros. The first paypal transaction I did with him there was no option to do anything other than pay in USD. So we figured out an approximate number and I sent it to him. Now move forward a couple weeks. He had listed some more items for sale so I contacted him and we arranged a negotiated number in USD. This time when I went to pay him in paypal there was no option to select anything but USD to Euro conversion and so I entered the amount he wanted in Euros and it told me what I was paying in USD. It was very odd, but the interface definately changed between the two transactions. In both cases these were legitimate Goods/Services transactions. In the end we both learned a bit about paypal, because of the conversion and the lack of transparency about conversion fees / rates, neither of us payed/recieved the "exact" number we were looking for but they were close enough for it not to matter and I erred on the side of caution and rounded up a bit when guestimating the numbers. But I could see how on a 400-500$ transaction the discrepancy added up to 20$ without any malicious intent on either parties behalf.

Anyway, just my experience using paypal g/s for an international transaction with a currency conversion...
 
As a Canadian seller on here, I can empathize with the op.As I want to be paid in USD instead of CDN.

I have even refunded payments, thinking they're pulling a fast one on me when it's not actually the case.Resulting in of all things an angry buyer accuse me of things.It's ultimately the seller's decision whether to go through with the transaction.

Rustysocket's feedback gives some insight into the problem, some buyer are given an option of currency and others not.I have experienced both situations and the conversion fee really hits the wallet, when I'm not out to make any money.Besides maybe a few bucks for the trouble.

Furthermore, one of my recent transactions the buyer was kind enough to notified me our the option and asked if I preferred USD which what my pp profile is set to.
 
my last sale was paid in USD so I guess it was a mistake or something else from previous buyer.

anyway, from now on i will triple check everything 🤪
 
I doubt it's a fluke but most likely a buyer without sufficient funds in their pp account and then having to use a CC to complete payment.I hate it when they are asked to pay in cdn and do the conversion themselves which is not the exchange rate + fee.

If I remember right to complete a sale.....the currency conversion rate + 3% + 3.5% PP G&S.Then Trackable shipping with/without full insurance, really bites.
 
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razorburn said:
If I remember right to complete a sale.....the currency conversion rate + 3% + 3.5% PP G&S.Then Trackable shipping with/without full insurance, really bites.
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and since I want to use these fund to buy other knife in USD it doesnt make sense to do USD --> CAD --> USD

way too much fee / loss 💩
 
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