Transfer Yen from PayPal Account without Getting Shafted?

subywagon on 04/12/2016 - 10:58

So Paypal's rates suck and we have a bit of Yen built up in a Paypal account and would like to get a hold of it in AUD or be able to spend it in Australia without being ripped.

Does anyone know of a way? Or do we just have to accept it?

Thanks

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  • altomic on 04/12/2016 - 11:11
    +1

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha -is there a way not to get shafted by paypal?? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaha

    brightened up my morning.

    thanks Suby

    • subywagon on 04/12/2016 - 11:56

      No probs ;)

  • Clear on 04/12/2016 - 12:30

    No way. Alternatively have your money in a Belize bank account.

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 04/12/2016 - 13:39
    +2

    If it's a large amount and you have a trusted friend with a Japanese bank account I suppose you could send the yen to their bank account and get them to send it to you via transferwise (you'd lose 1% against the interbank rate). For small amounts it's probably not worth wasting a friend's time.

  • subywagon on 04/12/2016 - 22:19

    It's around $3000 I think. Worth it?

    • peterpeterpumpkin on 06/12/2016 - 12:36

      Yeah. If you have a close friend willing to go through the transferwise registration/verification process.

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