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Originally Posted by Blue Tyson
Complicated? Hardly. Cheques? Decades old technology. Money orders, similarly. Bank drafts, same. EFT, a bit newer, but definitely not difficult.
Paypal, newer still but pretty simple, too.
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What would you do with a check in US dollars? It may cost more to prepare, ship and deposit it than it's face value
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
This is my favourite one:
Last time I checked there weren't a terribly large number of non-US residents who had US Bank Accounts and Credit Cards. FAIL.
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There are thousands of Brits visiting Florida with US bank accounts all non-residents. There are even more undocumented Mexicans with US bank accounts. In fact, it is easier for a non-resident to open an account in US than in their own countries. One caveat is that you probably need to do it in person.
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Originally Posted by webba84
ebooks should be global, all this localised copyright rubish really tees me off and not just because I'm in China and its really hard to get good books here.
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Perhaps, the reason has to do with each individual country's laws and restrictions than with the retailer's unwillingness.