Yes, the tilde char ~ stands for approximately. It's a great help to compare prices of different Apps in different currencies. A great improvement to only show the developers currency. On Nov 11, 2010 4:34 AM, "Craigo" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you're correct. That would explain why all the apps have the > "~" sign in AUD. One hope that Google is working to fix this, as > Google do the conversion for the Android Market, and Google also do > the conversion for the credit card charge, so they just need their > Android Market team to work with the credit card team to use the same > conversion figure, and we would have exact amounts! :-) > > > On Nov 10, 7:29 pm, String <[email protected]> wrote: >> Another possible explanation: The conversion rate on the estimates may >> not be updated in real time. There's been quite a flux in USD lately, >> so it's possible that [at least some of] the discrepancy comes from >> that:http://www.google.com/finance?q=AUDUSD >> >> String >> >> On Nov 10, 1:03 am, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > The odd thing is, Google did an authorisation in Australian dollars, >> > so Visa didn't have to convert anything. It's just that the Android >> > Market estimation and the actual charge had a 5% difference. >> >> > Visa makes money by charging Google a fee for using the service. >> > Presumably, Google absorbs this fee from the 30% charge they take from >> > me. >> >> > Sometimes retailers put a fee on top of a credit card purchase to >> > cover Visas fee, however, they are supposed to disclose this. And as >> > the only payment option available in the Android Market is a credit >> > card, that would be a little rich of Google to do this. >> >> > On Nov 9, 7:10 pm, webmonkey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Google's approximation is probably correct, it is just that credit >> > > card companies take a few extra % when doing currency conversion. >> > > PayPal also does this. They have to make money somehow ;-) >> >> > > On Nov 9, 12:14 am, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > Ah! Good pickup! Yes, apologies, it was just an authorisation. >> >> > > > ...but still, their currency conversion is 5% off. >> >> > > > On Nov 9, 4:54 am, webmonkey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > Are you sure it is an actual charge and not a pending one? >> >> > > > > See also this topic on the Market help site: >> >> > > > > http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=170791 >> >> > > > > Is it not just an authorization? >> >> > > > > On Nov 8, 2:07 am, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > > As a developer, I think the Android Market is great, I'm making a nice >> > > > > > bit of money from a little game I made. >> >> > > > > > I have just recently bought my first app (been a little busy to look >> > > > > > at actually playing, instead of coding). The purchase was smooth >> > > > > > enough. However, I played it for about 1 minute, didn't like the game >> > > > > > and returned it. I got an e-mail confirming that I had returned it no >> > > > > > problems. The process was all working great. >> >> > > > > > However, today, there is a charge from Google on my credit card for >> > > > > > $3.03. >> >> > > > > > There are two things wrong with this. >> > > > > > 1. Obviously, I returned the game, so the charge should not have been >> > > > > > there at all. >> > > > > > 2. Their currency conversion is terrible! The estimated cost was >> > > > > > $2.98 for the game (amount was converted to Australian dollars). >> >> > > > > > I now understand why I get so many emails from buyers saying they >> > > > > > never bought the game, and I get the odd credit card chargeback fee >> > > > > > from disputed transactions. >> >> > > > > > Obviously, I'm not going to worry about the charge, it is only $3. >> > > > > > However, I really hope Google get on top of this, and I will now be >> > > > > > more sympathetic to buyers that complain about invalid charges. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >
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