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Buying Abroad

This is probably a really silly question , but ive never brought in dollars ect before, if i was to buy something in dollers, how would it work when i paid through paypal,
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  • it just goes through like a normal uk transaction... paypal do all the converting etc for you. hope that helps!
    I :heart::coffee:
  • Remember to fund it with a credit card.

    If you have to get a refund through paypal they'll get you twice, once on the conversion rates UK to US, and once on the US to Uk conversion, so you'll lose a bit of money.
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