Computer Shop & OpenBSD --
Bank Transfer Information
Currency Conversion Rates
Where payments need to be made in different currencies we recommend using
the rates published by the bank of Canada on their website:
Bank of Canada -- 10 Year Converter
EUROS
Within the Euro zone bank transfers are very inexpensive or free.
We recommend this payment method above all other methods.
NOTES:
- Do not transfer Canadian or US funds into Euro accounts, even if your
invoice is in Canadian or US Funds; just look up, say at xe.com, the
current rate, or ask your bank for the current selling rate for that much
Canadian currency, and transfer the amount in Euros that it would cost,
WITHOUT exchanging the Euros into US or Canadian.
If you already have Canadian or US funds to spend, contact us first for
instructions. Once transfer is done always email austin@computershop.ca or
austin@openbsd.org to let us know when, and how much to expect. And most of
all WHICH BANK the funds were sent too! Thanks!
- The Swift BIC number is sometimes needed in addition to the IBAN number,
and may be either 8 characters long or 11 characters long. When sending
funds, some originating banks always want to see the 11 character version.
The additional 3 characters are for the branch or subservice within the
destination bank. When the destination bank doesn't require or supply the
extra 3 characters one can always add the letters XXX to the end of the 8
character version to fill in the extra characters.
- If one of our banks is in your country you may prefer to initiate a
"domestic" transfer. Contact us for further information if the method is
not obvious at your bank. Also, if you have an account at the same bank as
we do, you may only need our account number, which is encoded within the
IBAN number, but you can ask us for it if you need help. Or you can search
out one of the many websites that explain how to decode IBAN numbers.
Domestic and intra-bank transfers may have a lower or zero fee. However,
often the full SEPA/Swift/BIC/IBAN system is already zero or very low fee
anyway. Disclosure: it is our understanding that all transactions over the
Swift system are reported to the British and US governments, under
agreements with the Euro authorties.
GERMANY
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt-Flughafen
IBAN #: DE66 500 700 24 0 2005395 00
Swift/BIC#: DEUTDEDBFRA (11 character version)
Make transfers payable to: Austin Hook
Please email austin@computershop.ca after transfer has been completed to
tell us which bank your deposit was sent to.
FRANCE
Barclays Bank
IBAN #: FR76 2459 9614 0046 3520 4010 138
Swift/BIC#: PRIVFRPP (8 characters) or PRIVFRPPXXX (11 characters)
Make transfers payable to: Austin Hook
Please email austin@computershop.ca after transfer has been completed to
tell us which bank your deposit was sent to.
IRELAND
Bank of Ireland, SWORDS CO DUBLIN
IBAN #: IE62 BOFI 9007 0376 1242 10
Swift/BIC#: BOFIIE2D (8 characters) or BOFIIE2DXXX (11 characters)
Make transfers payable to Computer Shop of Calgary LTD
Please email austin@computershop.ca after transfer has been completed to
tell us which bank your deposit was sent to.
For UK -- British Pounds -- GBP
British Pounds
Please email austin@computershop.ca after transfer has been completed.
OTHER METHODS or CURRENCIES
CREDIT CARD
Our online order systems supports SSL secured credit card payments. See:
OpenBSD Order Page
PAYPAL
We also accept PayPal payments to:
cshop@computershop.ca preferably in US dollars.
Unless you already are a Canadian resident, please take Canadian
invoices as if at par with US dollars. The slight difference in exchange
rates helps cover the fairly expensive PayPal transaction costs on our side
(aka the PayPal tax), and if you have US funds to start with, that also
partly offsets PayPay fees to your account rather than making the payment to
a different currency.
CHEQUE or BANK DRAFT
- US or Canadian funds: Cheques or drafts must be payable at a North
American bank. US and Canadian cheques and drafts save the project up to 5%
in credit card fees. So we recommend them where possible, especially for
reseller or wholesale purchases where the margins are lower to start with.
Make payable to Computer Shop of Calgary LTD.
- Euros: We also accept personal, or company cheques or bank drafts in
EUROS, drawn on a bank in these countries:
Ireland: make payable to Computer Shop of Cagary
Germany or France: make payable to Austin Hook
BITCOIN
We can invoice you in BitCoin. The invoice will give you a link to make
the payment. Mention it in the comments of your order, after selecting
"pre-arranged".
Disclosure: BitCoin, by it's very nature, its mutual trust model,
exposes all transactions publicly. However, it is very efficient and avoids
supporting the large banking institutions and their endless fees that we
all love, not! Hence, using Bitcoin means less institutional "tax" on the
OpenBSD project, although it is a larger volitility risk for us. Still we
like to support it.
OTHER CURRENCIES
Please contact austin@computershop.ca for transfer instructions for other
currencies not mentioned above.