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Jill: It's a constant frustrationb to me as a seller of books, and to a lesser extent (because so many dealers and publishers keep US dollar accounts) as a buyer. US stamps would do the trick, of course, but I'd imagine that that would also be pretty costly. One way to deal with it would be to buy whatever currency friends bring back with them from US trips. But let me, and the list, know if you come up with another solution. Mark At 11:19 AM 8/4/2001 +1000, you wrote: >on 3/8/01 7:47 AM, Mark Weiss at [log in to unmask] wrote: > >> Be aware that for me to deposit an Australian dollar cheque would cost >> US$25. To convert cash would cost a minimum of US$5. If you're not dealing >> with an international consortium or sending a very large amount you're not >> doing the publisher a favor. I can't do it--in my case (and in that of most >> poetry publishers) enough people delegating the problem upwards would put >> me out of business. >> >> For the last couple of years I've accepted British money because I've had a >> kid studying in Scotland. I won't be able to accept foreign currency again >> until I'm scheduled to travel in the country in question. > >Another suggestion I picked was the send either unfranked postage stamps >from the country one wants to trade with (if you can find a philatelic-type >outlet - shouldn't be too hard but never tried it) or international reply >coupons to an approximately similar value to the cost of the item. Is this a >reasonable solution? > >I do have a US stamp with the value of 50 cents on it - well, it doesn't say >cents but I'm sure it's not dollars - has a picture of 'Harriet Quimby >pioneer pilot' on it (she looks very sweet and wholesome) and goes back a >few years. It was attached to a letter but the franking machine missed it. >Guess that's not going to get me very far. Oh, and a US five dollar bill and >few Italian and French coins worth, I would guess, close to zip. > >Or back to book-swapping by surface mail? > >I know I'm a bit of a terrier on this one but it breaks my antipodean heart >to see all these great books I shall never otherwise see go begging because >of foreign currency rip-offs. > >Cheers, >Jill > > >_________________________________ >Jill Jones >50 Ruby Street >Marrickville NSW 2204 >AUSTRALIA > >[log in to unmask] >http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones >