Hello fellow international artists, living outside the US, having a Paypal account and being paid in US$
 
I have a paypal account and my commissions from Greeting Card Universe are transferred to my paypal account in US$. If I want to tranfer US$ to my German Euro bank account, I get a very bad exchange rate from Paypal. How do you artists - living outside the USA - do it when you get your commissions from Greeting Card Universe ? I am not very bank and exchange savvy. Is there a way to get better exchange rates? Is it better to get a cheque and cash that cheque at your local bank and pay their exchange rates? There is still a fee incurred, but is it lesser than Paypal?
 
Thanks for any help in this respect and enjoy the weekend!
 Barbara

Thanks, Jay and Susan.  
I have bookmarked the link you mentioned and will check it out.
 
Enjoy the weekend (coming up soon)
 
 Barbara