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Bidding on & Buying an Item
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When you buy an international item, there are some important factors you need to consider to ensure a smooth transaction:
- Converting currency
- Placing bids
- Making payment
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Converting currency: The default Search and Listings pages will show international items in the seller-specified currency (for example, Dollars for items being sold from the U.S.). However, eBay also enables you to view prices in your site's currency (British Pounds for eBay.co.uk or Euros for eBay.ie).
For additional conversion needs, use a Currency Conversion Calculator.
Placing bids: Before bidding on international items or buying international  items:
- Check the listing for details of postage costs to your country. If the seller has not included postage costs, click "Ask Seller a Question" and ask them to confirm how much it'll cost to post the item to your address.
- Review export control information to ensure that you're not violating import/export restrictions.
- Remember that you must pay the amount agreed in the seller-specified currency for any auction you win/item you purchase. (Currency fluctuations may cause the price/value of the winning bid in your currency to change between the time of placing the bid and making payment.)
Making payment: Many payment services exist to help you pay sellers quickly and easily in many different countries and currencies. For example, PayPal  lets you pay sellers all over the world by credit card in 16 different currencies!
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