Quote Originally Posted by Mike1
Alan, one additional expense that you may want to figure in (albeit minor). The financial institution you deal with is going to ding you for the international funds transfer.

I recently sent funds to cover my accomodations in Bridge of Allan, later this summer and my credit union fee for the transfer was $32.00. A fellow I work with just purchased a puppy from a breeder in Budapest and his full-service bank charged $60.00!

You may want to check with your financial instituon for a fee.
If you pay with a credit card or debit card, there's usually no currency conversion fee, and the processing fee is charged to the seller.

If the seller will agree, you can pay anyone who has an email address using PayPal -- they deal in many currencies. They charge the seller a processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.