I just paid for an eBay item in Euros, but I didn't check the currency conversion options and notice that PayPal have performed the conversion, using a pathetic rate, and charged my credit card in pounds. My credit card doesn't charge any currency conversion fees, so this mistake cost me about £3 - not much, but it's annoying because it's just a total waste of £3 which I needn't have wasted. My mistake for not checking, granted, but I'm sure I have paid in foreign currency before, and the default has been to charge my credit card in the foreign currency - I've never had to change the option before. Has the default changed, or is it possible to set the default option for future transactions?
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