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WotNxt replied

8 April 2008, 09:59
Originally posted by MrRobin View Post

Flip me!! Someone bought it!! Why could the buyer not have just gone to the bank and paid about £80??? Are people that stupid??! maybe I should get into forex, ebay style.

Hmm, 100 euros for £105 plus £5 postage? Must either be a con trick or money laundering. No-one would be THAT stupid shirley?
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Pondlife replied

8 April 2008, 09:37
It's getting a bit silly now.

My recently procured Ipod was cheaper in the UK than in Euroland by about a tenner.
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threaded replied

8 April 2008, 09:33
Anyone any ideas on when it will bottom? I'm seeing that I can buy a top-end titanium framed bicycle for only €1000 from the UK! If I wait a little longer I could get an even better spec. on it.
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BlasterBates replied

8 April 2008, 08:54
nearly 1% today....
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Churchill replied

18 March 2008, 17:48
Originally posted by bogeyman View Post

Windows has to shut down down due to an EXCESSIVE SMUG error (0x000FE56).

0x0000F0AD - Shirley?
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MrRobin replied

18 March 2008, 17:31
Originally posted by MrRobin View Post

This guy seems to think the rate is already at 0.91!!!

Flip me!! Someone bought it!! Why could the buyer not have just gone to the bank and paid about £80??? Are people that stupid??! maybe I should get into forex, ebay style.
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Turion replied

17 March 2008, 20:33
Hmm.....Having a mortgage is nothing to be smug about. Bit sad really.
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bogeyman replied

17 March 2008, 18:17
Originally posted by expat View Post

Earning in EUR, mortgage in GBP

A big mortgage too. Least it was.

Windows has to shut down down due to an EXCESSIVE SMUG error (0x000FE56).
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expat replied

17 March 2008, 18:11
Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

Its finally cracked, plunging 1% in one day against the Euro.

Earning in EUR, mortgage in GBP

A big mortgage too. Least it was.
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bogeyman replied

17 March 2008, 18:06
Originally posted by milanbenes View Post

blimey,

1 euro = 0.78512GBP !!!

the europeans will be buying up the uk !

Milan.

Isn't that worthy of the "Oh! Dear" branding?
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AtW replied

17 March 2008, 18:06
Originally posted by milanbenes View Post

the europeans will be buying up the uk !

Why would they want to do that?
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milanbenes replied

17 March 2008, 18:05
blimey,

1 euro = 0.78512GBP !!!

the europeans will be buying up the uk !

Milan.
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Moscow Mule replied

17 March 2008, 17:46
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

tulip! Something illegal going on on ebay! Next you'll be telling me tea leafs are using it to sell stolen goods, fakes, fraud etc.....

Anybody would think it wasn't monitored or something...
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DimPrawn replied

17 March 2008, 17:45
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Isn't that illegal? I thought you had to be FSA registered to sell currency?

tulip! Something illegal going on on ebay! Next you'll be telling me tea leafs are using it to sell stolen goods, fakes, fraud etc.....
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Moscow Mule replied

17 March 2008, 17:43
Originally posted by MrRobin View Post

This guy seems to think the rate is already at 0.91!!!

Isn't that illegal? I thought you had to be FSA registered to sell currency?
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