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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold
Yeah, Steam seems to update their forex rates only a couple times a year, so you can get good deals with the CAD has shifted vs the USD. As mentioned, there's nothing we can do about either exchange rate. If you want the e-sellerate version, you can buy in USD and most credit cards only charge you ~2.5% on top of the exchange rate.
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Def not a shill but there's a quite a few no FX-fee cards available for us Canadians, including the rogers mastercard
Saved me a buttload of money when I lived in Russia for a year. The foreign exchange fees (especially Paypal and E-Sellerate) can be quite brutal.