question on ordering outside of US

[bandXtrb]

I'm seem to be pretty ignorant about this...

So I want to order from an online store based in Germany. I give them my credit card and they can take out the money in whatever form of currency they need?

Aconto.de this is the order form, I can manage to fill it out by running it through altavista's translator. They have some good low-noise cooling fans that I cant find for sale in the US.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

What's your question, are you just wondering if it's a good idea?

 

[Haircut]

If they will ship to the US then your credit card will be fine. The exchange rate will most likely not be as good as what you would get in a bank, but they can take money out in pretty much any currency.

 

[jjones]

actually, they'll do the currency exchange at whatever the current bank rate is.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Oh I see, if your question is about how to pay, it will turn out correctly when you place your order using a bank card. Are you certain it is cheaper, after taking shipping into account as well?

 

[bandXtrb]

okay, thanks.

So are they using Deutsche marks ? I want to use an currency converter website to get a rough idea of how much I'll be charged.

 

[Haircut]

$1 is around 2.1 DM at the minute.

 

[bandXtrb]

The shipping is probably gonna be pretty high, but I'd really like these fans and can't find them anywhere else.

 

[PsychoAndy]

i was told by amex that they'll charge whatever they need in DM, and they will convert the funds based on that day's exchange ratecheck with your CC company

also, see if you can tell them to declare the package a commericial sample or a gift. that may save you some bucks on tarriffs, if any

 

[bandXtrb]

Hmm, they don't seem to be using DM.

Anyone knwo what kind of currency "Österreich" or "OES" refers to? It seems to be that of Austria, but they are using Euro?? I think I should email them.

 

[Talon]

If this is for Papst fans, you might also try this site.

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

The exchange rate between German Mark (DEM) and Austrian Schilling (ÖS) is fixed to 1:7 (seven Schillings for one Mark).

1$ =~ 2.17 Mark = 15.19 Schilling