I did not know but maybe others do, but if you set the price in AU$, BangGood charge you in Australian dollars, so no paypal exchange fees. That is really good of them.
I wish I knew this before, as I have been paying in US$, so costing me more for all of my 18650 flashlight purchases.
Not sure if this is the same for BLF members from other countries, but I would guess so.
Welcome to combine threads mate.
We need all the information out there for the community. Personally it has cost me and I bet others heaps of lost dollars to paypal.
Habe you tried converting the exchange rate of the items? They might be increasing the exchange rate a bit so maybe they instead of paypal can cash in the exchange rate fees.
This is not only a heads up for Australians but for EU as well.
When I pulled the trigger for the bare A6 at Banggood a week ago, paying in EUR was about 20ct cheaper than paying in USD + paypal conversion. I only found out because I wanted to stay below a certain tax limit, which in USD did not work.
Intl-Outdoor offered paying in EUR as well, but there USD + conversion was lower. But last time I have checked that is 2 years ago, since then I always paid in USD. Time to have a closer look again.
I always pay in USD using 28 degree cc via paypal as this cc has excellent conversion rate(very close to XE rate) + no conversion fee + no annual fee. It’s annoyed that paypal doesn’t allow us to select CC as a default option so I just have to select this cc every time that I purchase from oversea.
Hi mrwolf,
Just rang them up once you have the cc and ask them to reduce the limit to amount that you feel comfortable with. Mine is reduced to 1500 but be warned that once you reduce, it’s very hard to increase as they keep rejecting your increase request without giving you a full explanation.
Another alternative to 28 degrees is a Citibank Plus account. It’s a zero fee transaction account that comes with a visa card, has no international atm withdrawal fees or international purchase fees. Exchange rates are also very good.
I use my Citibank account for all purchases in USD/Euros, and I’ve saved hundreds till now.
Thank for the info, i have Citibank plus as well but did not know that its Visa debit card has no international purchase fees. This debit card will be perfect for “not so sure” cc transaction.