Many VISA cards do; but I have wondered whether they make it up by giving a worse exchange rate. I have thought about buying similar items in Europe on the same day with an AMEX card and a VISA card and seeing if there¹s a difference in the rate (AMEX does charge transaction fees) but I always forget to do it. Anyone tried that?
To keep this on topic, I am thinking about buying a Frattini (hence some interest in exchange rates.) Anyone own both a Frattini and a Begali and willing to make a comparison (for the magnetic return models in each line)? Ted, KN1CBR >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:23:11 -0700 (MST) >From: Barry <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Good time to buy Begali products >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Most Capital One credit cards do not charge a foreign transaction fee >(most >CCs 2-3%). If Begali accepts credit cards directly, you might want to >look >into one of those. > >Barry W2UP > > >Tony Scandurra K4QE wrote >> That is incorrect. The purchase price is directly affected by the >> exchange >> rate. They even provide a link to xe.com on their website so you can >> figure out the actual cost in $USD. Be aware that there is still an >> exchange rate fee charged by your bank when you make the transaction, so >> the final cost will still be higher than the price calculated in xe.com. >> >> 73, Tony K4QE > > > > > >-- >View this message in context: >http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/OT-Good-time-to-buy-Begali-products-t >p7597479p7597529.html >Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
