Why conversion?

[czechVip]

Why PP is trying to use conversion from CZ currency to US$ if my registered CC is in US$, so is my bank account that the CC is link to. It's kind of ridiculous.

I just find out today, when I try to pay for some item in US$. Am I missing something 😉 ?

Thanks in advance for some logical answers.

George

[sharpiemarker · Accepted solution]

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@czechVip wrote:

Why PP is trying to use conversion from CZ currency to US$ if my registered CC is in US$, so is my bank account that the CC is link to. It's kind of ridiculous.

I just find out today, when I try to pay for some item in US$. Am I missing something 😉 ?

Thanks in advance for some logical answers.

George

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Maybe this setting has something to do with it.

[czechVip]

Yes, I find the setting.

Thank YOU

[vkrasov]

The problem with the setting, it gets reversed to PP conversion every now and then.

Payment screen often has its own choice of conversion options, but you may not trust it either:

I have multiple incidents when PP defaulted to own conversion despite my selection, the only proof I have is screenshots.

Email and online  history shows payment with conversion option.

CSRs are completely out of this world, claiming it all depends on vendor's accepted currencies.

Like neither me nor Paypal controls the conversion, but it's the vendor who forces it on poor Paypal 😄

Since customary credit card fee is 2.5% on top of Visa/MC/Amex exchange rates, Paypal is an evil grab for money with its 3% convenience fee.

[yrnkrn]

Direct link to the well-hidden conversion options is

https://www.paypal.com/il/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_profile-merchant-pull-funding&buyer_hub