For example, right now XMR is $215 USD/XMR, but there’s an offer listed at $210/XMR and another one at $213/XMR. This seems to happen relatively frequently. Anyone know why this is?

    • ksilverstein@monero.townOP
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      13 days ago

      I don’t understand what you mean. Right now the value of 1 XMR is $213 USD. There are sell offers ranging from $208 to $236. The cash market exchange rate should be the same for all offers, right? Why would someone want to sell XMR for below market rate?

      • Because $1USD in digital doesnt equal $1USD in cash. Monero represents the real world exchangeable value of $1USD in its variouse forms.

        If u think u can buy monero under price with cash then sell it for non cash then convert non cash to cash then repeat then ur welcome to try. I suspect u will find that once uve gone to all the extra effort to do the cash non cash conversion plus account for the time it takes u then u will find ur making exactly $0. This is what a free market does and monero is a true free market hence why its only now u notice that $1USD cash isnt worth $1USD non cash.