Black Market Rate Where?

[simonmicheal]

Is there somewhere I can see the black market rate for Euro's and Pounds?
Thanks

 

[ElQueso]

Florida street, between Cordoba and Corrientes is the easiest. Look for guys shining shoes or standing in a doorway, make eye contact, if they say "cambio" quietly stop and ask them their price.

I know I'll get a lot of people telling us how dangerous and undependable it is and all I have to say is (I've been doing it for the 6+ years I've lived here - I rarely went to a real change place even when the blue rate and official rate were very close).

Having said that, there are other, more established places, but I don't bother to try to keep up with them because they tend to come and go and the guys on Florida are dependable and they take you to places away from the public, but not in an unsafe manner or place, much like any other place like a fake jewelry shop that does currency conversions.

If you see people in "AFIP" jackets walking around when you go, give up and come back another time.

 

[simonmicheal]

That's great thanks, I was looking for some website or actual data. How do the guys on Florida street actually decide the price.

Thanks

 

[ElQueso]

Ah crap sorry - duh. Should read a little better

http://www.preciodolarblue.com.ar/

Of course, that shows the dollar, I've never seen a website to get foreign currency blue rates. I believe they would use the current dollar/euro or dollar/pound ratio to calculate those rates to blue dollar.

Of course, the arbolitos don't give up to what's showing on the site. Take about .1 to .15 off the dollar blue rate.

 

[PhilipDT]

The won't sell them for what that site shows either.

http://dolarblue.net/ Is probably a little better although you can usually sell dollars higher than their prices

 

[glasgowjohn]

Most exchange places will do blue euro , which is not as good as the blue dollar rate.

Still to hear of anyone changing GBPs at blue rates

 

[glasgowjohn]

http://www.ambito.com/economia/mercados/dolar.asp

another good guide here

 

[la_guachita]

Worth keeping in mind that Queso is a 'veteran,' obvious tourists do sometimes get screwed, at least I've heard a couple of stories.

A friend goes to 'La City' all the time.

http://wander-argentina.com/money-exchange-hustles-on-florida-st/