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2011-08-24
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Amazon cancelled my order from mid-sunday
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2011-08-24
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uk buyers are now selling them on amazon uk... the price is slowly going down.
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2011-08-24
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Does anyone know which reliable online stores in US accept PayPal payment (I know for BestBuy)?
EDIT: Actually, the first question is which online stores are reliable?
Last edited by kolos; 2011-08-24 at 18:51.
EDIT: Actually, the first question is which online stores are reliable?
Last edited by kolos; 2011-08-24 at 18:51.
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2011-08-24
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Err... if they accept PayPal, they will mostly ship only to the registered PayPal address. If it's not in the continuous 48 (a.k.a. Continental US only), you're out of luck. Also the billing address should match. That's a very common issue with US eStores.
Last edited by don_falcone; 2011-08-24 at 19:44.
Last edited by don_falcone; 2011-08-24 at 19:44.
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2011-08-24
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Originally Posted by kolos
buy.com
Does anyone know which reliable online stores in US accept PayPal payment (I know for BestBuy)?
EDIT: Actually, the first question is which online stores are reliable?
hp.com
newegg.com
pcmall.com
To name a few. But itīs a moot point. None of those has the touchpad at the sale prices.
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2011-08-24
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olighak, hp.com has them at the sale prices with status "coming soon".
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2011-08-24
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Originally Posted by don_falcone
I tried to add another billing address in paypal account, but there is no option to select other country except mine. Same is for a gift address. Unbelievable!
Err... if they accept PayPal, they will mostly ship only to the registered PayPal address. If it's not in the continuous 48 (a.k.a.), you're out of luck. Also the billing address should match. That's a very common issue with US estores.
EDIT: I have an idea. When you pay with paypal you can write a comment, so the comment could be where to ship the order. In my profile (hp.com & bestbuy.com) I already have US billing address.
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2011-08-24
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It is like this. I've been through this mess already w/ Newegg and a german PayPal account. And this is called "global trade"... of course only possible if it's positive for companies.
And: try it w/ the shipmen note; i'm curious. You know that US companies often have an extra authorization department that cancels your order even if only they could not call your bank to question them for the card holder? It's because they are afraid of fraud. They are actually so scared that they want to avoid any hassle with non-US buyers, because they face enough problems w/ their own countrymen.
Remember that for credit card usage they specifically have to allow foreign billing addresses, good luck. (even for cards that are linked to your PayPal account, the address has to be in the US.)
I have most of my orders shipped to my employee's US office, and pick i up here or let it bring/shipped to me. But as my card's billing address is in Germany and i cannot enter that too often, it still sucks. I.e. the most i can do is an in-store pickup 3 times a year, and pay there with the same card that they refuse online. (...0
They started this fuuckkkk w/ the registered PayPal address even in Germany now. It's nice, because if i include my german company name in the default delivery address, it is omitted in the checkout process. Nice, isn't it? Try to receive something where only your name, the street/house number and the zip code plus city are given to the seller, it it is your office address (not your own office of course).
Barnes & Noble was a very good option, because they promoted international orders and shipments. Even Amazon is ok regarding payment and delivery if you have it shipped to an US address, and then arrange further actions from that address.
Maybe i should get an US prepaid(?) card, w/ the office address as billing address...
Last edited by don_falcone; 2011-08-24 at 20:15.
And: try it w/ the shipmen note; i'm curious. You know that US companies often have an extra authorization department that cancels your order even if only they could not call your bank to question them for the card holder? It's because they are afraid of fraud. They are actually so scared that they want to avoid any hassle with non-US buyers, because they face enough problems w/ their own countrymen.
Remember that for credit card usage they specifically have to allow foreign billing addresses, good luck. (even for cards that are linked to your PayPal account, the address has to be in the US.)
I have most of my orders shipped to my employee's US office, and pick i up here or let it bring/shipped to me. But as my card's billing address is in Germany and i cannot enter that too often, it still sucks. I.e. the most i can do is an in-store pickup 3 times a year, and pay there with the same card that they refuse online. (...0
They started this fuuckkkk w/ the registered PayPal address even in Germany now. It's nice, because if i include my german company name in the default delivery address, it is omitted in the checkout process. Nice, isn't it? Try to receive something where only your name, the street/house number and the zip code plus city are given to the seller, it it is your office address (not your own office of course).
Barnes & Noble was a very good option, because they promoted international orders and shipments. Even Amazon is ok regarding payment and delivery if you have it shipped to an US address, and then arrange further actions from that address.
Maybe i should get an US prepaid(?) card, w/ the office address as billing address...
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2011-08-24
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Thanks for info. I was in US few years ago and I ordered same stuff from Amazon which were paid with my European credit card. I didn't have any issue with delivery, so I thought that with others should be the same.
Anyway, I'll take my chances (if I get any) and see what will happen. What can I lose?
Anyway, I'll take my chances (if I get any) and see what will happen. What can I lose?
Last edited by kolos; 2011-08-24 at 15:56.