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 Author: lbreuss View Messages Posted By lbreuss
 Posted: Sep 26, 2022 03:17
 Subject: paypal Onsite denies paying in orig currency
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 Topic: Payment Methods
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lbreuss (12)

Location:  Switzerland, Zürich
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Jul 12, 2013 Contact Member Buyer
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Hi


When paying through paypal Onsite, choosing to pay in the original invoice currency,
(e.g. HUF, PLN, EUR) the transaction is finally denied by paypal.
"Leider konnte Ihre Bank Ihre x- nicht bestätigen. Wählen Sie eine andere Zahlungsquelle."
Paypal claiming, that my Bank could not "confirm" my registered and long used
credit card...


I always choose to pay in sellers invoice currency, for obvious reasons, and
my credit card definitely can handle this. I have a paypal account.

Things tested and working:
* bricklink Onsite payment, logged in to paypal, but letting paypal do the conversion
and charge me in the credit cards currency. Transaction is completed successfully.
although with a bad exchange rate for me.
* bricklink external paypal (when offered), logged in to paypal, choosing to
pay in sellers currency. -- That's the proof that paypal CAN DO IT with
my credit card. It's DEFINITELY not my bank's problem!

As there seem to be more and more shops only offering Onsite payment, is the
denial to let me pay in sellers currency another paypal scam? Anybody knows more
about my problem with Onsite and original currency?


Regards, Leo
 Author: psusaxman2000 View Messages Posted By psusaxman2000
 Posted: Sep 26, 2022 09:47
 Subject: Re: paypal Onsite denies paying in orig currency
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Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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Store: Bricktopulous
In Payment Methods, lbreuss writes:
  Hi


When paying through paypal Onsite, choosing to pay in the original invoice currency,
(e.g. HUF, PLN, EUR) the transaction is finally denied by paypal.
"Leider konnte Ihre Bank Ihre x- nicht bestätigen. Wählen Sie eine andere Zahlungsquelle."
Paypal claiming, that my Bank could not "confirm" my registered and long used
credit card...


I always choose to pay in sellers invoice currency, for obvious reasons, and
my credit card definitely can handle this. I have a paypal account.

Things tested and working:
* bricklink Onsite payment, logged in to paypal, but letting paypal do the conversion
and charge me in the credit cards currency. Transaction is completed successfully.
although with a bad exchange rate for me.
* bricklink external paypal (when offered), logged in to paypal, choosing to
pay in sellers currency. -- That's the proof that paypal CAN DO IT with
my credit card. It's DEFINITELY not my bank's problem!

As there seem to be more and more shops only offering Onsite payment, is the
denial to let me pay in sellers currency another paypal scam? Anybody knows more
about my problem with Onsite and original currency?


Regards, Leo

I could be wrong, but I think it only shows the currencies that the seller accepts.
If the seller only does one currency (say USD) then that may be your only option.
I can't verify this as I don't sell internationally.