[QUOTE=Chezz;430833]What is your source?[/QUOTE][url]Http://www.preciodolarblue.com.ar/[/url]
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[QUOTE=Chezz;430833]What is your source?[/QUOTE][url]Http://www.preciodolarblue.com.ar/[/url]
When I checked today and again just now it says 6. 80
[QUOTE=Gandolf50;430835]When I checked today and again just now it says 6. 80[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Aqualung;430832]The Dollar reached 6. 89 today. (6. 91 to buy)[/QUOTE]Have you guys found a cueva that gives those rates? If not, how are they relevant? Are they futures?
As an aside, I've been here 5 days, and have seen the peso drop 30 centavos in that time. These next few weeks should be interesting. Stranger got 6.45 in the morning and by the afternoon the same cueva dropped to 6.50
[QUOTE=Chezz;430836]Have you guys found a cueva that gives those rates? If not, how are they relevant?[/QUOTE]No they haven't. They're not.
Those dollar-blue rate web-sites bear no relation whatsoever to the rate you're going to get on the street. As has been said many times before on this thread.
[QUOTE=Chezz;430830]Are you referring to the coin store in Recoleta on Arenales? I got 6.50 from them today with 1K USD.[/QUOTE]It's the "coin store" in recoleta but not on arenales. On Junin between Vicente Lopez and Las Heras.
Prob same one and you're just thinking arenales. If so, I'd assume they'd fluctuate rates even on same day depending how much supply they have on hand plus what kind of mark they think the customer is.
I was ready to walk. They bumped the intro 6. 3 and offered me max 6. 4 at noon'ish when I was there today. 6.4 was what I wanted so didn't try another raise or walk counter.
[QUOTE=DavieW; 430837]No they haven't. They're not.
Those dollar-blue rate web-sites bear no relation whatsoever to the rate you're going to get on the street. As has been said many times before on this thread.[/QUOTE]I wouldn't have mentioned it if I hadn't exchanged today at that rate.
Anybody know what the unofficial rate for the UK £ is?
The official rate is 8.
I have not been to BA now for about 7yrs. How much Cash can you take into the country Legally?
[QUOTE=DavieW; 430837]No they haven't. They're not.
Those dollar-blue rate web-sites bear no relation whatsoever to the rate you're going to get on the street. As has been said many times before on this thread.[/QUOTE]How do you know whether or not they have? And yes, I have read this thread and understand the difference between the rates posted on some currency-exchange website and what's actually available on the street. But because of the recent volatility, those numbers didn't sound too far-fetched.
[QUOTE=Aqualung;430839]I wouldn't have mentioned it if I hadn't exchanged today at that rate.[/QUOTE]Aqualung, if you're getting that rate today, my hat's off to you, sir.
[QUOTE=Mpexy; 430838]It's the "coin store" in recoleta but not on arenales. On Junin between Vicente Lopez and Las Heras.
Prob same one and you're just thinking arenales. If so, I'd assume they'd fluctuate rates even on same day depending how much supply they have on hand plus what kind of mark they think the customer is.
I was ready to walk. They bumped the intro 6. 3 and offered me max 6. 4 at noon'ish when I was there today. 6.4 was what I wanted so didn't try another raise or walk counter.[/QUOTE]No, it's a different one. I'm using the cueva on Arenales between Talcahuano and Libertad. I got 6.50 at 1pm.
The 6. 89/6. 91 buy / sell rate posted on the site Aqualung mentioned is not what you will get at a "cueva". At black market establishments such as a "cueva" the buy / sell spread is going to have at least a ten basis point difference and probably twenty or thirty basis point difference under most circumstances. I would guess that at today's close the buy / sell rates would be about 6. 50/6. 85 which means if you have dollars and want to buy pesos you would get the former and if you have pesos and need to buy dollars you get the latter.
[QUOTE=Chezz; 430842]How do you know whether or not they have? And yes, I have read this thread and understand the difference between the rates posted on some currency-exchange website and what's actually available on the street. But because of the recent volatility, those numbers didn't sound too far-fetched.
Aqualung, if you're getting that rate today, my hat's off to you, sir.[/QUOTE]It depends on who you know. The cuevas or arbolitos are just making a living or a little something extra on the side. I know the traders they sell to and go directly to them. When I have currency (or gold) to sell I usually just leave it with them early and pick up the money at closing time. They always give me the best rate of the day.
[QUOTE=Chezz;430843]No, it's a different one. I'm using the cueva on Arenales between Talcahuano and Libertad. I got 6.50 at 1pm.[/QUOTE]I'll have to try this one next time. Any landmark or helpful markers to spot this one?
I didn't get the name of the place, but it is located on the basement level of a shopping center a few shops north of the Florida and Cordoba intersection across from Galerias Pacifico. The touts on the corner will take you there (or you can go on your own) to where two dudes at a kiosko exchange at ongoing parallel rates paying higher for $50 and $100 USD bills. I went there twice and all the Argentine Peso bills I got were good. I checked them at a close-to-corner store 1 block east on San Martin. The lady there has a machine that verifies the bills. You could buy a soda or candy from her.
[QUOTE=Bold Focker; 430840]Anybody know what the unofficial rate for the UK £ is?
The official rate is 8.
I have not been to BA now for about 7yrs. How much Cash can you take into the country Legally?[/QUOTE]It's virtually impossible to change UK£ at a decent rate. Nobody wants them.
You can bring in as much cash as you can carry, but if it's USD10, 000 or more you have to declare it and be prepared to prove its provenance.
[QUOTE=DavieW; 430857]It's virtually impossible to change UK£ at a decent rate. Nobody wants them.
You can bring in as much cash as you can carry, but if it's USD10, 000 or more you have to declare it and be prepared to prove its provenance.[/QUOTE]This is true, best to change your pounds to dollars before you leave.