Bill,
While I haven't dealt with this myself, you have very little control of
how the payer is charged. I am aware of the situation when a person in
Russia was trying to pay for something charged in USD (to a US-based
company). So, he used his bank account that was in USD. But because his
account's address was in Russia, he was charged in roubles, charged a
currency conversion (RUB->USD) fee, and then the bank has also charged him
a currency conversion fee (USD->RUB). So, this person ended up paying a
double-conversion fee.
I am not sure how and IF that can be avoided in that situation.
One has to read Paypal's TOS and all the fine print, and possibly talk
with their customer support.
I suspect that the best you can try in this situation for yourself is to
specify the amount in CAD. (As Mark C. has suggested.) Can you "invoice"
him via Paypal?
And yes, beware of the seller's fee (some %) that Paypal will take from
that amount.
HTH,
Igor
On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Bill wrote:
Ive managed to find a buyer for my DA70mm lens, finally.
What I'm wondering, can the buyer specify the payment to be made in Canadian
funds? He is from the USA.
It seems to me that when Paypal has to convert American dollar payments to
Canadian funds, I get dinged a few percent. I'm hoping to avoid that by
having the purchaser specify he is paying in Canadian funds.
thanks
bill
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