Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I have a US bank account with US funds linked to my PayPal account and I've successfully used it to buy things from websites using PayPal. I'm now trying to transfer money to someone in the USA for the first time and it wants to convert my USD to CAD before sending it. Is there a way to straight transfer USD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Code Monkey said: I have a US bank account with US funds linked to my PayPal account and I've successfully used it to buy things from websites using PayPal. I'm now trying to transfer money to someone in the USA for the first time and it wants to convert my USD to CAD before sending it. Is there a way to straight transfer USD? There should be an option to change it to us dollars somewhere on the screen(s). If you PM Bighab he can likely be more specific since he is in Canada and occasionally sends me funds in US dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Tabonga said: There should be an option to change it to us dollars somewhere on the screen(s). If you PM Bighab he can likely be more specific since he is in Canada and occasionally sends me funds in US dollars. There is. It went from a sending panel and a receiving pane, both in different funds to just a single panel in USD. Then when I click continue, the next screen shows it in CAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Anybody? I'd like to get him paid today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,018 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I don't know the solution but have you tried the app? It might have a different look and be streamlined. I find the PayPal desktop site to be bloated sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Something is odd - the few times I send money out of the u.s. it will automatically change to the recipients country. So it shouldn't be doing that since both are in the u.s. About how much money are we talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,843 Administrator · Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Just now, Tabonga said: Something is odd - the few times I send money out of the u.s. it will automatically change to the recipients country. So it shouldn't be doing that since both are in the u.s. About how much money are we talking about? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,843 Administrator · Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: Anybody? I'd like to get him paid today. Have you considered asking PayPal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Gloves said: Have you considered asking PayPal? Heh -phone tree that probably makes Yggdrasil look simple....... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighab | 58 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 19 hours ago, Code Monkey said: There is. It went from a sending panel and a receiving pane, both in different funds to just a single panel in USD. Then when I click continue, the next screen shows it in CAD. The screen that shows it as Canadian funds would be the screen that shows you what you pay in Canadian funds from your linked Canadian bank account or Canadian credit card. The recipient should still get it as US funds. I do it all the time with Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,948 Events Helper · Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, Tabonga said: Something is odd - the few times I send money out of the u.s. it will automatically change to the recipients country. So it shouldn't be doing that since both are in the u.s. About how much money are we talking about? 4 minutes ago, Bighab said: The screen that shows it as Canadian funds would be the screen that shows you what you pay in Canadian funds from your linked Canadian bank account or Canadian credit card. The recipient should still get it as US funds. I do it all the time with Tabonga This @Code Monkey. If you send it, the screen will show what you are paying in CAD and any fees or whatever. It's not gonna give an American CAD or NTD or whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bighab said: The screen that shows it as Canadian funds would be the screen that shows you what you pay in Canadian funds from your linked Canadian bank account or Canadian credit card. The recipient should still get it as US funds. I do it all the time with Tabonga Thanks - I couldn't remember the last time I sent money out of the us - probably to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighab | 58 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Tabonga said: Thanks - I couldn't remember the last time I sent money out of the us - probably to you. I think it was years ago when you wanted a game from someone in Quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Just now, Bighab said: I think it was years ago when you wanted a game from someone in Quebec Those pseudo French fellas are always causing trouble............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,843 Administrator · Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tabonga said: Those pseudo French fellas are always causing trouble............ Merde! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gloves said: Merde! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Tabonga said: Something is odd - the few times I send money out of the u.s. it will automatically change to the recipients country. So it shouldn't be doing that since both are in the u.s. About how much money are we talking about? I'm in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,345 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Just now, Code Monkey said: I'm in Canada. I know -but I thought your bank was in the us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 It's a Canadian bank but they offer USD accounts. Most Canadian banks do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: It's a Canadian bank but they offer USD accounts. Most Canadian banks do. I'm betting Paypal is keying off of bank brand itself, rather than the fact that you have a USD account, and therefore is switching it automatically. I'm not sure if there's a way to trick it or tell it "Hey, I want this to stay good ol' US dosh!" Maybe contact Paypal support? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,014 Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 2:16 PM, Tulpa said: I'm betting Paypal is keying off of bank brand itself, rather than the fact that you have a USD account, and therefore is switching it automatically. I'm not sure if there's a way to trick it or tell it "Hey, I want this to stay good ol' US dosh!" Maybe contact Paypal support? Good call, you're right. I went to my bank today and they told me $54.06 USD was requested from them so that's what they released. I phoned PayPal and they told me they requested the funds from the account and they received CAD instead of USD so they had to convert it. We narrowed it down to my Canadian bank classifying the account as CAD so therefore that's what they worked with. That's their only way to know the currency in the account. Now I need to ask my bank why they classified my account that way and if it can be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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