Exchange rates

[michellebartley]

The exchange rate from one US dollar is $1.23 Aus yet when I had to pay postage of US $16.00 it amounted to AU$26.00. Just seems a big difference.

[digital*ghost]

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@michellebartley wrote:
The exchange rate from one US dollar is $1.23 Aus yet when I had to pay postage of US $16.00 it amounted to AU$26.00. Just seems a big difference.

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Add 4% to the eBay estimate and you'll generally get pretty close to what the actual charge will be, although from memory AUD to US conversions might be 3.5%. This is the extra fee PP build into the cost for facilitaing the conversion.

Edit: removed detailed calculations (unnecessary, and incorrect figures used anyway 😄 ). 

[harley_babes_hoard]

OP did you check the price of these on that place that starts with A from the same seller?

[i-love-my-sheep]

Why didn't you just buy it here? It's readily available, both online and in shops.

[michellebartley]

I dont think it is available here otherwise I would have done that. But thanks anyway.

[michellebartley]

I just rechecked total cost as I am not paying til tomorrow and it is showing as $24.65 total so not nearly as bad as I thought it was.

[michellebartley]

Just rechecked it came to AU $30.50 all up.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@michellebartley wrote:
Just rechecked it came to AU $30.50 all up.

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so you bought two US$8.95 items and it comes to A$30.50 all up! Looks like you got a postage discount. Bit different to the gist of your Opening Post.

I read this on another thread a little while ago "Maybe stop slow down take a deep breath and then continue". Good advice I reckon.

[cq_tech]

I bet she wishes it came to A$30.50 slr, but the true total cost for 2 of those rat's nests is in fact A$42.71 at the present exchange rate.

Honestly, I've never before come across anybody who makes something as easy as online shopping look like such a difficult chore.

[i-love-my-sheep]

I bought 2 for a friend last year from the local pet shop for $5.99 each. Admittedly they weren't the same brand, but they did the same thing.

[michellebartley]

Total cost turned out to be just over AU$31.00 for my ratties nesties. Actually its a hamster on the box not a naughty old rat.