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Where's a good place to buy ISK?

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Lyris Nairn
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-03-20 19:26:32 UTC
With the CSM elections coming to a close and fanfest nearly upon us, it occurs to me that perhaps I ought to look into the local currency of our esteemed benefactors, CCP hf. The problem that I have, living in a non-major city in the United States, is that my local bank does not sell ISK. I certainly would not want to purchase ISK at the airport in Reykjavik, because I am under the impression that the USD to ISK conversion rate in the home country would be distorted; moreover, I am warned that often there is no way to sell your ISK back to USD once the event is done. I am not the only person with this question, so I am hoping that responses to this thread will assist other potential travelers.

Sky Captain of Your Heart

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T'san Manaan
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-03-20 19:29:52 UTC
I heard somewhere that Chinese farmers sell ISK.
gfldex
#3 - 2012-03-20 19:29:53 UTC
Maybe you could spend the remaining ISK on one of them fine icelandic sweaters.

If you take all the sand out of the box, only the cat poo will remain.
Nadia Zandria
TechnoCorp
#4 - 2012-03-20 19:30:44 UTC
Cant you exchange it on the airport in your country before going? If not you could try to just pay with creditcard wich should exchange dollars to ISK.
Adunh Slavy
#5 - 2012-03-20 19:32:12 UTC
Do you have a debit card from a bank that is in the Visa or MasterCard system? American express card? Can just use that. Exchange rates are generaly reasonable. Done that my self from Europe to India with no troubles.

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.  - William Pitt
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-03-20 19:38:01 UTC
It would be awesome if you could buy Eve isk when you get off the airplane in Iceland.

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
Lyris Nairn
Perkone
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-03-20 19:40:55 UTC
Why would I care about space gold?

Sky Captain of Your Heart

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Ocih
Space Mermaids
#8 - 2012-03-20 19:49:32 UTC
Morgan Freeman is your friend.
Magnus Orin
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2012-03-20 19:49:33 UTC
Abdiel Kavash
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#10 - 2012-03-20 20:53:52 UTC
Best thread title to content correlation ever.

Or, at least, this week.
Acac Sunflyier
The Ascended Academy
#11 - 2012-03-20 21:26:26 UTC
PLEX is the best way.
Sieges
#12 - 2012-03-20 22:19:41 UTC
I went to Cancun (from USA) the first week of March. I used my Capital One MasterCard for almost all transactions, even bars and tips. The credit card bank charged no fee to me for this. Many hotels will change your country's currency to the new country's currency for free. The hotel I stayed at changed money for free at the current exchange rate.
CCP Stillman
C C P
C C P Alliance
#13 - 2012-03-20 22:41:33 UTC
Check with your bank if there's any fee for using your credit card abroad and what the exchange rate is like.

My Danish VISA card has no fees involved with a transaction in Iceland, and the exchange rate is very decent. And in Iceland, there's no places that doesn't take credit card. Even the pizza delivery boy takes credit card. In fact, they very much prefer that you use card.

Just a random dude in Team Security.
Clolo
Perkone
Caldari State
#14 - 2012-03-20 22:44:26 UTC
When I went to Fanfest last year I just used my debit card for everything. Bank of America charged 1% on all transactions which in the end is a great deal. Everywhere I looked to change USD <=> ISK charged 3-5% per transaction. So if you don't spend all the ISK you're going to have to change it back to USD and take another hit on transaction costs. I had no problem using my debit card anywhere I went, even taxis take them. One thing you probably would want to do is notify your bank that you're going to be out of the country so they don't just deny the charges.
Im Super Gay
Investtan Inc.
The Republic.
#15 - 2012-03-20 22:50:05 UTC
lol at people not realizing that Iceland's currency is abbreviated to ISK
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2012-03-20 22:50:07 UTC
CCP Stillman wrote:
Check with your bank if there's any fee for using your credit card abroad and what the exchange rate is like.

My Danish VISA card has no fees involved with a transaction in Iceland, and the exchange rate is very decent. And in Iceland, there's no places that doesn't take credit card. Even the pizza delivery boy takes credit card. In fact, they very much prefer that you use card.


Can you get rotten shark delivery too?

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
Shobon Welp
GoonFleet
Band of Brothers
#17 - 2012-03-20 23:02:27 UTC
Ladie Harlot wrote:
It would be awesome if you could buy Eve isk when you get off the airplane in Iceland.

What would the ISK - ISK exchange rate be?
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2012-03-20 23:03:31 UTC
Shobon Welp wrote:
Ladie Harlot wrote:
It would be awesome if you could buy Eve isk when you get off the airplane in Iceland.

What would the ISK - ISK exchange rate be?


No idea...I only buy ISK with bitcoins.

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#19 - 2012-03-20 23:40:56 UTC  |  Edited by: DarthNefarius
Acac Sunflyier wrote:
PLEX is the best way.


Do NOT buy ISK from the shadowy web bots known as GOON / Russians I hear its often a scam,bannable, ill gotten, and if you get caught they'll lock you up as a suspicious character when reported...
An' then Chicken@little.com, he come scramblin outta the    Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's    crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'
Nirnias Stirrum
UberWTFBBQ and Battle Technologies
#20 - 2012-03-21 14:04:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Nirnias Stirrum
Read this thread yesterday.... Only now realising ISK is the icelandic currency...... fail
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