topic Currency on invoice in Buying

Currency on invoice

trudythomas — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:29:58 GMT

I bid on an item in Australian $ and won the item. The seller has sent an invoice in GBP.

I will be paying by e-cheque via Paypal. Do Payal do the conversion or should I ask the seller for an invoice in A$ ?

Re: Currency on invoice

kopenhagen5 — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:39:01 GMT

PayPal automatically converts the currency on payment. It will show the conversion before you confirm payment.

And if you have some funds in PayPal it automatically uses those first and the balance comes from your linked account.

Re: Currency on invoice

lyndal1838 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:05:44 GMT

The invocie should have been in the currency that the item was listed in.

Was it the book from the UK? It was listed in AU$ so that is how you should have been invoiced.

Just be sure that you are not being charged more than the listing proice as you will be paying a conversion fee to paypal instead of the AU$ amount of the listing.

I think I would be asking for the invoice in the listing currency.

Re: Currency on invoice

trudythomas — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:53:27 GMT

No it wasnt the book from the UK. Its from a Hong Kong seller. I started the paypal process but it was GBP on 3 pages. I am going to ask the seller for an invoice in AUD which is how I bid on the item.

Re: Currency on invoice

lyndal1838 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:17:56 GMT

It is not unusual for Hong Kong sellers to list on the AU site and the UK site...I will take a bet that he had listings in both currencies and has just confused the listings. How does the amount compare...does the GBP amount compare to the AU$ amount that you bid. You could have completed the payment in GBP....paypal would have converted it for you and told you the AU$ amount coming from your bank/credit card.

Re: Currency on invoice

2boobahs — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:22:24 GMT

My paypal invoices me in GBP too, is there something we can do to change it?

Re: Currency on invoice

lyndal1838 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:11:18 GMT

What is the Primary currency showing in your paypal account?

It should be showing as AU$.

Have you been paying for everything in GBP? That means you have been paying convserion fees for everything you have paid for through paypal.

Re: Currency on invoice

bsal6160 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:35:03 GMT

Beware trudythomas, its sounding like a scam.

Re: Currency on invoice

kopenhagen5 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:13:41 GMT

Not neccesarily a scam, but some sellers use exchange rates to make profit. OP is asking for invoice in listing currency as is the sensible avenue.

Re: Currency on invoice

bsal6160 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:17:16 GMT

Just, seller in HK, item in GPD listed in AUD....starting to sound suss to me.

Re: Currency on invoice

jensmanchester-australia — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:32:06 GMT

I don't think it is possible to send an invoice through eBay in any currency other than the currency the item was listed in.

All you need to do is go through the ebay checkout system and Paypal will automatically do all the conversions for you.

Just, seller in HK, item in GPD listed in AUD....starting to sound suss to me.

Nothing suspicious at all.

When doing a general search the amount would have shown in AU$ but when you click on the item it shows the currency the item is listed in and underneath it shows the approximate amount in AU$.