Fees/exchange rates

PPenlinea
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I just sold an item to someone in the UK (I am in the US).  He paid 418 pounds with his Visa.  I received $511.61 USD.   If I use today's exchange rate, I received 383 pounds.   I know I have to pay some fees for the sale.  But is there an easy way for me to see the statement to go from 418 pounds paid to $511 dollars received (e.g., fee for x service $x.xx; exchange rate $x.xx), etc?

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kernowlass
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@PPenlinea

 

Why would you let him pay in pounds sterling and not in your currency???

I am in the UK and buy things from all over the world but always pay in the sellers currency.

 

What i do is either pay an invoice or money request in dollars or use send money > goods and enter the amount selecting dollars from the drop down box and then before I click to pay it tells me how much will be deducted from my funding source ie credit card in pounds sterling.


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