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Originally Posted by BetterRed
I went to ABE books yesterday looking for a long out of print book as a gift. Found a copy, in a neighbouring Sydney suburb.
When I got to the how do you want to pay part, the only options were Visa, Mastercard or money order - no Paypal. Is this just me, just Australia, just ABE, or all of Amazon. I have never wanted to buy anything from Amazon before.
I found what I wanted at Etsy and was able to pay by Paypal, first time I ever bought anything there too. I've never had a credit card. Always lived by the maxim - if you don't have enough money in the bank to pay for it then you don't need it. Paypal is linked to my cheque account which is all I have.
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I've come across that before too. Mainly Amazon. In Canada, depending on your bank, you might be able to get a card that's accepted for credit card but works like debit and withdraws from your account -- unsure if it works the same in Australia. Or use a reloadable, but the fees on those can get high and if your country doesn't ban it they don't see any problem with draining it with inactivity fees.