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I want to buy something online that only accepts canadian dollars and also paypal(but I want to try not to have to use that). It shows the credit card that I have but the price is listed in canadian dollars. How do I buy the item?

Edit: I forgot to say I live in the US using US dollars

Riley Potts
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Nothing is stopping you.

I've regularly bought things in U.S. dollars using paypal or my credit card, even though I'm in Canada. Just make sure they ship internationally and that you understand any taxes that may (but shouldn't) occur at the border.

As @blm points out, the credit card company will exchange the currencies themselves at the prevailing exchange rate, but will likely charge you a fee (perhaps 3%, which roughly matches my experience) for the service.

ChrisInEdmonton
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