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What The Heck Is A 'Eurocent'?

 
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Posted 02/16/2017   10:26 am  Show Profile Check Stamps1962's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add Stamps1962 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I did an online transaction with a dealer in France yesterday for around 260 Euros. The invoice is showing I was charged that, plus .40 in 'Eurocents'.

OK, what is a Eurocent? Is that the equivalent of a cent here? If so I wonder why I got charged this extra amount. It is negligible and not a financial issue but my curiosity is piqued.

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Posted 02/16/2017   10:31 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Neeskens13 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
100 Eurocents = 1 Euro
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Posted 02/16/2017   10:32 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add YeaPolska to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
One hundredth of a euro. You'd have to do a google to find out the exchange rate for dollars/euros
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Posted 02/16/2017   11:05 am  Show Profile Check Stamps1962's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Stamps1962 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I paid using a third party set up to process a credit card. I suspect this surcharge was a service fee for the processing. It did not specify what it was for. will just assume it, not worth any worry.
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Posted 02/16/2017   11:07 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Petert4522 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Any time you have a credit card transaction with a foreign country you generally pay a fee like that.

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