Author Topic: Pound against the dollar. (Read 569 times)

munners · « **on:** November 02, 2008, 09:36 AM »

Just bought something from the US on ebay.

Wont be sourcing parts from over there anymore.

Exchange rate is 1.56!!!!!

ozone · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2008, 09:41 AM »

It might get worse, too

No good for buying but might help prices when you sell stuff worldwide $:-\$

stuntmaster · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2008, 10:40 AM »

it used to be about that when i started collect bmx stuff years ago but then you used to be able to get whole bike trickstar`s for about £200 and then hardly anything on ebay uk so you had to go state side

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2008, 10:50 AM »

Swings and roundabouts, it will come back good again but probably not for a while

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Nicfred · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2008, 11:08 AM »

it is swings and round abouts,its good for us in our business cos it stops people buying stuff from the states,but its sh*t for us aswell cos we still have too and are getting a sh*t exchange rate,if you get what i mean,

donkeybambam · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2008, 04:27 PM »

MATE YOU SHOULD HAVE WAITED TO WENESDAY.........WHY?
USA GOES TO THE POLLS ON TUESDAY NIGHT, THINGS MIGHT IMPROVE ONCE THEY KNOW WHO THEIR NEW PRESIDENT IS!!!!

LEAST I HOPE THATS THE CASE, GOING TO THE STATES MYSELF EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND HAVEN'T GOT MY DOLLARS YET!!!!!

antiquebmx · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2008, 05:07 PM »

the rate used to be around 1.50 and always came back to around that level if you look at charts.

2 dollars to the pound was very good for us to buy at the time, cant see it going back to that for a long time.

but as said selling is good

moley · « **Reply #7 on:** November 03, 2008, 05:11 PM »

Quote from: antiquebmx on November 03, 2008, 05:07 PM

the rate used to be around 1.50 and always came back to around that level if you look at charts.

2 dollars to the pound was very good for us to buy at the time, cant see it going back to that for a long time.

but as said selling is good

Yep, it back to where it was!!

lodge · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2008, 03:01 PM »

I have ordered from the states in the past and been stung by customs however i am willing to take a punt so ordered again, so i have just recieved a new frame and avoided customs charges so saved a packet as the price of the frame in the uk was going up as the dollar went down.
The guy i bought off entered the value as $100 on the declaration when the true value was $400.
Still savings to be had if you do your homework.