I wanted to buy a large amount of Venezuelan bank notes as a gag gift for Christmas. 1,000,000 Venezuelan Bolivars is supposed to be less than 1€ but when looking online most sales are 50€+ for that amount.

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    7 months ago

    Because it’s a loophole, and you’re not supposed to do that. There’s a blackmarket for exchanging currencies. That’s why so many Venezuelans take shady jobs that pay directly in American currency.

    I’ve felt for them though, ever since that storm wiped them out for a while.

    Even botting/ creating accounts in runescape, is more profitable than making money in their local currency .