Why is your US/Canadian dollar currency conversion NOT the same as PayPal?

[madhatter87rx7]

When looking at the cost of an item in eBay which is listed in US dollars it shows me the equivalent value in Canadian dollars.  When I pay for it in PayPal it is different again. It appears that EBay uses a different rate of exchange than PayPal. Can you not show the same currency conversion rate that PayPal uses to give buyers and sellers a truer expectancy of the item costs?

[heidilynn0_3]

Apples and oranges. Ebay is a nominal rate and PayPal is a cash rate. PP adds a conversion fee of 2.5 % to the  wholesale rate quoted twice daily by their bank

Ebay canadian equivalent is a guide only. Add 4-5 % to what you view and will be close to actual at payment.

[fluentflyer]

Not sure why but when eBay shows the exchange rate between Canadian and US dollars, something seems amiss. Example: right now our Canadaina dollar is worth more that the US dollar yet an item that costs US$9.99 shows CAN$10.37. 

[pjcdn2005]

When you exchange currency you are charged a percentage fee. The paypal rate includes that fee but ebay shows just the exchange rate...not the extra fees.

[007steveb16]

If you're trying to direct this at eBay, no one from there will see it. This is a member to member help board.