Batman Author Swindled With Argentina Pesos ...!

[Rich One]

Norman Breyfogle attended a show at Tecnoplis and sold his Batman Comics for $US1,800 a piece , he received pesos and tried to exchange them in the US .... He ws infuriated... see his posting below in his face book and the comments by his readers .... !! Great reading


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I had a wonderful time in Argentina at Comicopolis. Everyone was so very kind and enthusiastic!

I do feel the ethical/moral need to warn my USA peers about one thing: When in Argentina, all USA guests should insist on being paid ONLY in US dollars for everything they sell, because Argentine pesos are worth ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the USA. I wasn't so warned, and my ignorance cost me about $1600 (USD); I now have that much in pesos (over 14,000 pesos) which may as well be blank pieces of paper.
Costly lesson! I wish someone had warned me. Next time I'll do research on such before traveling.
BTW, I did check the exchange rate online before I left for Argentina (as I always do for countries to which I travel), but it didn't say anything about not being able to convert pesos to dollars. I'd have had to look for that inequity very specifically, and, apparently, by calling a lot of banks and credit unions, as my bank did when I got home. It's almost as if both countries are trying to keep it as much a secret as possible... and people like me (first-time visitors to Argentina) pay the price.