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<p>[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 8008389, member: 74282"]I always use Wise.com. It costs less than PayPal every time I've looked into what cost would be with PayPal and it is much less than the fees my bank would charge for forex, let alone the fees the auction houses charge if I use a credit card. Most bank transfers cost me about 1% when all is said and done and the exchange rate is basically always the same rate I get when I Google "$xxx usd to eur" so it is very easy to figure out what a given bid will cost if I win.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually while recently negotiating a retail purchase from a European dealer I was able to get an additional discount of about 7.5% from the dealer's "best price" when I offered to pay with Wise instead of PayPal. Most European dealers seem much more eager to work with my offers when I can pay by bank transfer like that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 8008389, member: 74282"]I always use Wise.com. It costs less than PayPal every time I've looked into what cost would be with PayPal and it is much less than the fees my bank would charge for forex, let alone the fees the auction houses charge if I use a credit card. Most bank transfers cost me about 1% when all is said and done and the exchange rate is basically always the same rate I get when I Google "$xxx usd to eur" so it is very easy to figure out what a given bid will cost if I win. Actually while recently negotiating a retail purchase from a European dealer I was able to get an additional discount of about 7.5% from the dealer's "best price" when I offered to pay with Wise instead of PayPal. Most European dealers seem much more eager to work with my offers when I can pay by bank transfer like that.[/QUOTE]
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