How come items are listed in Canadian dollars then when a Canadian bids on them it switches to USD?

[timetraveller1793]

I purchased something I assumed was a Canadian selling an item as it was listed for Canadian dollars. Then, when I bitd on it and the final total came it was twice as much as I had anticipated on purchasing the item and it was then listed on the same Ebay page as being sold for the amount in US dollars! I do not want to bid on things that switch to American money and I have to pay double. This never happened before even when the sellers were American. When they listed items in Canadian money the deal was done in Canadian money!

[timetraveller1793]

Incidentally, when I recieved the item in the mail the seller was Canadian and I had to pay the exchange for the American conversion!!@! Not happy.

[femmefan1946]

Yes. That's because the actual price was in US dollars. When you are buying on an international site like eBay, it is important to note in what currency the original post was made.

I am registered on dotCA, but sell mostly on dotCOM.

Today all my sales were from the dotCOM site. Two of those, priced in US dollars, were paid by the buyers in other currencies (one euros, one pounds sterling).

All my other sales went to American buyers.

And our southern neighbours are vague on concepts like "sovereign nation", "foreign exchange", "borders", etc., so we make allowances for the "poorly educated".

Elbows UP!

[msau4301]

If the seller lists on .com it will be in US dollars, if listed on .ca it will be Canadian. The listing will always show both the US and Canadian amounts when you are buying or bidding. When you are just scrolling/looking, the site knows you are in Canada so it is showing you the Canadian amount, but when you click on the item it should show you both.

Canadian sellers can choose to sell on .com and therefore they are paid in US funds, even if they live here. The auction/listing should have shown you both. Your purchase history should show the amount you agreed to with both currencies and the exchange at the time you bought.