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Originally Posted by chirpybrox7
Anyone playing from Australia found any way to avoid Stars' currency conversion costs when withdrawing?
Short answer is no. You're ****ed, and Stars won't even allow Aussie residents to cashout in another currency. The reason for that is beyond me.
Bit of a longer answer, I've found two ways to ease this pain a little bit :
1/ If you travel overseas a bit and find yourself spending decent amount of €, Ł or US$, consider setting up a Skrill/Neteller account and sending Stars.com $ for Skrill/Neteller €/$/Ł to other players. You should find quite a few that are willing if some ppl can vouch for you.
2/ If you need that cash for $AUD day to day living expenses, you can order your cashouts to your Aussie bank on Fridays. It normally shouldnt be sent through before Monday : that gives you ample opportunity to check on the Sunday night whether the exchange rate has gone in the right direction for you; if it hasn't, cancel your cashout and request another one. That definitely won't save you the whole 2.5% but it's always something.
I have only done it once a few months ago though, couldn't swear it still works.