Payment for Blockland

[SaintishNinja]

Yea Baddy, 14 euros is 20 dollar.

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[chilmans]

Yea Baddy, 14 euros is 20 dollar.

You could also go to the bank (probably Sparkasse) and change 14 euros to 20 dollars!
(My father had 20 dollars in his pocket so I didn't had to go to the bank)

[Ephialtes]

Its much easier if you can convince your parents that PayPal won't steal your credit card information and that its perfectly safe to use. But a lot of parents are stupid and scared of the internet so its unlikely.

[Bisjac]

ebay owns paypal. one of the largest retailers on the net.
would assume its safer then most things.

[Jimmg]

ebay owns paypal. one of the largest retailers on the net.
would assume its safer then most things.

Ebay also uses paypal :U

[Badspot]

Converting currency in small amounts is not free friends.  It costs me money to deposit stuff in euros. 

[MtnDew]

Converting currency in small amounts is not free friends.  It costs me money to deposit stuff in euros. 

lol'd
1 USD = 0.7072 EUR
14.144 Euros = 20 USD
so, 20 Euros = 28.2805 USD

So it costs Badspot 8.4842 USD to convert his currency.

Badspot, how many people actually pay with Euros anyways?

[Wedge]

People seem to assume that currency is converted at exactly the rate that you see posted online. When you google "20 USD in EUR" and it says "14.0964195 euros" they think that means that they can walk into a bank, hand them 20 dollars, and get 14.0964195 euros in return.

The best way to learn about exchange rates is to try and do the exchange yourself. If you're afraid of being ripped off, you're quite welcome to purchase a money order in USD. You knew you could do that, right?

Banks can set the exchange rate to whatever they want. The number you see online is ideal and approximated by a computer model. Banks will either charge a fee for conversion or give you a less than ideal exchange rate, frequently both.

Depending on where you exchange your money, you're probably actually saving money by paying in euros instead of dollars.

EDIT: Also, my response is not to you Pandan, you edited your post while I was typing.

[SaintishNinja]

How long do you think it will take to send a money order from europe to badspots house?

[Ephialtes]

Like he'd give you his address - its sent to a PO Box and then he goes and picks it up. Seriously - convince your stupid parents that the internet won't steal their credit cards or eat them.

[SaintishNinja]

Like he'd give you his address - its sent to a PO Box and then he goes and picks it up. Seriously - convince your stupid parents that the internet won't steal their credit cards or eat them.

lol'd

[Bisjac]

my parents just learned how to put down a checkbook and use debit cards.
They even look up their bank balance everyday online, and pay bills for things on websites.

they called me up to tell me about it after their first time. they knew i would be proud.

took alot of work to convince them that automation and internet was pretty safe,

[Hugums]

I can't believe how persistent this myth is.  Mailing a letter internationally costs the same as mailing one across the street thanks to the Universal Postal Union.  One regular stamp is all you need. 
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Oh cool... well myth busted than I guess...

[Ephialtes]

I can't believe how persistent this myth is.  Mailing a letter internationally costs the same as mailing one across the street thanks to the Universal Postal Union.  One regular stamp is all you need. 

Oh cool... well myth busted than I guess...

Why is there such a huge number of idiots using "than" instead of "then"? Is it part of the "spelling like an idiot on the internet to be cute" or is it genuinely a lack of grammar knowledge?

[Robo Noob]

"spelling like an idiot on the internet to be cute"

lolz wat fukn kidn of cigarettet doz that lol