Greater control of currencies

[milesforjazz]

Is there a module which allows finer control over currency transactions? What I need is this:

 

1. A user should be able to toggle between currencies, seeing the prices in their favourite currency.

 

2. The value of a catalog item can be rooted to currency A (e.g. $US dollars), but transacted in currency B

(e.g. Australian Dollars) ....... the transaction currency being determined by the payment gateway

chosen by the user.

[DejaVu]

I think, by what you have explained, this is already implemented.

 

My Catalog is rooted to £GBP, but the use has the option to view how much it will cost in $USD & EUR. I can add practically add EVERY currency available if I wanted. As can you.

 

Mind you, I maybe missing the point here. Maybe you should explain clearer if I am. :)

[milesforjazz]

I think, by what you have explained, this is already implemented.

 

My Catalog is rooted to £GBP, but the use has the option to view how much it will cost in $USD & EUR. I can add practically add EVERY currency available if I wanted. As can you.

 

Mind you, I maybe missing the point here. Maybe you should explain clearer if I am. :)

 

One of my payment gateways accepts AUD-only transactions, yet most buyers of the product in question will be

familiar with US dollars. Thus I would like to peg my prices to US dollars but have AUD values sent through to the

payment gateway. The issue is not what currency the buyer sees as the price, but what values are sent through

to the payment gateway (since the payment gateway will not do conversions at its end) ...

 

If I set the default currency to AUD, and price the product at 50 units, then the US dollar value will fluctuate around a marketing unfriendly value,

like 47.02, or whatever. I want to price the product in a fixed US dollar amount and have AUD values sent through to the payment gateway,

whilst still retaining the option of the buyer displaying the price in a range of currencies.

[DejaVu]

Which gateway are you using?

Do they ONLY accept payments from Australia's currency or do they accept payments from all over the world, but works it all out in Australian Dollar's for the payment to you?

 

Example,

I live in the UK.

I come to your site and buy 15 of 1 thing at $9.99 AUD = $149.85 AUD (without P&P).

The site I change to GBP whilst I'm online shopping and it shows that the 15 things I'm buying will cost me £66.92 GBP (without P&P)

The same works for USD. $137.33 USD (without P&P)

 

yet most buyers of the product in question will be familiar with US dollars

Is your site pointing towards the US market then? If so, it should'nt really matter.

 

These prices are always approximate and most internet users know this because of the exchange rates, but they are as close as they need to be. It maybe a few cents/pence more or less depending on the exchange rates in your part of the world.

 

It maybe easier if you show an example of the error your getting. ie, post a link to your site, so I can see the problem.

I think I see what your saying, but cant see how the UNIT's can change if they are set to 50. If I buy 50 things in USD it will still credit the correct amount in AUD.

 

Again, probably still missing the point! LOL.

[milesforjazz]

First, the particular gateway I'm referring to ONLY accepts Australian dollars.

 

Second, what you say about internet purchasing may be true if one is buying a bag of odds and sods. In my situation, however, on the site that links to the e-store, there will be a table of prices representing different configurations of what is essentially the same product (software). To readily see the value of a particular configuration, they will likely compare prices for configurations of my software to that of the competitors. This process is hindered if the prices quoted are not one familiar currency (Australian dollars are not familiar to most non-Australians), since they will be comparing one table of prices to another.

 

Now, say they decide to purchase my software ... if the value of the software given in the table was quoted in US dollars, then its **value should remain

as quoted** when they click through to the osCommerce pages. i.e. if it was quoted at US $580, it should be US $580 on the osCommerce pages. When actually

performing the checkout, they may decide to see what US $580 is in their home currency. Nonetheless, the amounts sent through to the payment

gateway **must be in AUD**.

 

I will be providing other gateways, which presumably don't have the AUD-only limitation, but would like retain the AUD-only gateway

because it has little in the way of fees.

 

 

 

 

Which gateway are you using?

Do they ONLY accept payments from Australia's currency or do they accept payments from all over the world, but works it all out in Australian Dollar's for the payment to you?

 

Example,

I live in the UK.

I come to your site and buy 15 of 1 thing at $9.99 AUD = $149.85 AUD (without P&P).

The site I change to GBP whilst I'm online shopping and it shows that the 15 things I'm buying will cost me £66.92 GBP (without P&P)

The same works for USD. $137.33 USD (without P&P)

Is your site pointing towards the US market then? If so, it should'nt really matter.

 

These prices are always approximate and most internet users know this because of the exchange rates, but they are as close as they need to be. It maybe a few cents/pence more or less depending on the exchange rates in your part of the world.

 

It maybe easier if you show an example of the error your getting. ie, post a link to your site, so I can see the problem.

I think I see what your saying, but cant see how the UNIT's can change if they are set to 50. If I buy 50 things in USD it will still credit the correct amount in AUD.

 

Again, probably still missing the point! LOL.