Shopping from USA -credit card problems

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    Shopping from USA -credit card problems

    Hello all,

    I want to buy some items from a US website and have them forwarded to HK through a freight forwarder. However, the shopping website doesn't allow the use of non US issued credit cards. The website also accepts paypal but says that the delivery address is not verified by paypal ( most likely because my paypal also has my Hk credit card info and registered address).
    Any wise souls know some workarounds?
    Thanks in advance.


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    Depending on what you're buying - you may find the product on eBay or some sort of third party sales site. I've found a few branded products in the past on eBay and this was before Amazon relaxed its shipping policies and expanded its international range. But beware of fakes... eBay and several other sites are littered with fake branded products (as is Amazon in some areas).

    Also - some freight forwarders have (or used to have) a service where they purchase the products - best to check and double check and a few sites have blocked larger freight forwarding addresses for delivery due to increased fraud.

    Not sure which of the current lot offer purchasing services.