not sure if this is the right board, but intermediaries are able to charge service charges as they provide a safe and legitimate service

i still remember reading about the article where prospective buyers for stanley cup tickets in vancouver were robbed

a friend of mine noted that he gets pretty good exchange rates through HSBC when he transfers CAD to HKD then to USD (think he opened a local canadian and US account, and an overseas HKD account), not sure if the reverse is true


btw, our dollar dropped a lot today, should be good for you


edit: checked with my friend, he does CAD-USD exchanges through HSBC in HK then wires back the money, i guess the exchange rates there is better