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09-15-2009, 06:27 AM #1The only straight man in Thailand
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Has anyone else had a similar problem with Pay Pal?
What's the problem you ask? Well, Pay Pal won't let me spend my money on what I want. You see my Pay Pal account is based in Australia but I live in Thailand. I want to buy a hone from Straightrazordesigns, but Pay Pal won't let me complete the transaction because they will only allow me to pay for something being sent to Australia.
I have been trying my hardest to save enough money for a new hone by buying and selling stuff. But now that I have enough money for what I want Pay Pal won't let me buy it.
Does anyone else have any stories like this, or does this only happen to me?
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09-15-2009, 06:55 AM #2
I had that problem--I just made up a new account in Japan. Paypal is all kinds of a PITA. I truly prefer MoneyBookers, but hardly anyone uses it, and I guess it's a pain for Americans.
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09-15-2009, 06:58 AM #3Scale Maniac
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Hmm...that is a pain, but I can see why it is an important safety feature...
Can you make an account for Thailand?
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09-15-2009, 07:17 AM #4The only straight man in Thailand
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I can make an account for Thailand, but it has to wait until I can call them in Australia to transfer my balance without losing too much. I've never had this problem with them before, but I have never used Pay Pal to buy anything as big as a hone before.
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09-15-2009, 12:34 PM #5Scale Maniac
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Maybe there is someone who could act as a middle man for you- ship it to them, then have them send it on to you? It'd cost extra postage, but you could keep your old acc't...
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09-15-2009, 01:27 PM #6The only straight man in Thailand
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I finally got around the problem. I used my wife's pay pal account. Even though her account is also based in Australia, she has a Thai credit card linked to her account. So now I am eagerly awaiting the arival of a naniwa 3000/8000 hone.
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09-15-2009, 01:36 PM #7Senior Member
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Wow what a pain in the A$$. Glad you were able to overcome it...
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