Currency Conversion paying via Paypal

[ms22_46]

If a buyer with a Canadian account purchases from a US Seller, and pays via Paypal using a USD credit card linked to Paypal, would there be currency conversion, or currency exchange fee?

[marnotom!]

This archived thread from the PayPal community boards is woefully ancient, but it may offer some clues:

https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/My-PayPal-account/Paying-in-U-S-funds-using-a-Canadian-U-S-funds...

Just out of curiosity, have you tried making a payment directly to eBay with your US dollar credit card? If so, what happened?

[femmefan1946]

Is the card from a Canadian or an American bank?
EG Royal Bank of Canada VISA or RBCBankVISA?

It has been my understanding that the international fees kick in when the card is not from a US bank.

The currency is less important.

[marnotom!]

Is the credit card issued by a Canadian or American financial institution?

I have a dim memory of reports that Canadian-issued USD credit cards undergo “double-conversion” when used with PayPal, i.e. US$->CDN$->US$, but this was some years ago, so don’t quote me on that.