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Polkaroo · 05-09-2011, 06:16 PM

bobarian, there is no fee or exchange issues with Visa. A Visa is basically international currency, and mine is in good standing, anywhere on the globe. The retailer gets their funds, American funds if that's where they are. Or Euros in Europe or Birr in Ethiopia if that's your game, and I pay with my own currency, thats the end of it. If I were to walk into any US retailer and hand them my Visa they would have no way of even telling it was Canadian. They took my ship to address and order and then they refused me when the realized my home address was in Canada. It is wholly a nationality issue. 100%.

It's nothing like wanting to use Amex where they won't accept it. They take orders for shipment to US addresses with US Visas. They will not take orders shipping to US addresses with a Canadian Visa is what they said. It's basically the same card worldwide though. Visa says the only reason they would have to decline it is not wanting my business. So if that's there position, fine. But the only reason they have to not want my business is because I am Canadian.

I'd love to hear if I am wrong.

05-09-2011, 06:16 PM	#15
Polkaroo Aww, you missed him again Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canmore, Alberta Posts: 13 Trading: (0)	Re: Visa declined because of nationality bobarian, there is no fee or exchange issues with Visa. A Visa is basically international currency, and mine is in good standing, anywhere on the globe. The retailer gets their funds, American funds if that's where they are. Or Euros in Europe or Birr in Ethiopia if that's your game, and I pay with my own currency, thats the end of it. If I were to walk into any US retailer and hand them my Visa they would have no way of even telling it was Canadian. They took my ship to address and order and then they refused me when the realized my home address was in Canada. It is wholly a nationality issue. 100%. It's nothing like wanting to use Amex where they won't accept it. They take orders for shipment to US addresses with US Visas. They will not take orders shipping to US addresses with a Canadian Visa is what they said. It's basically the same card worldwide though. Visa says the only reason they would have to decline it is not wanting my business. So if that's there position, fine. But the only reason they have to not want my business is because I am Canadian. I'd love to hear if I am wrong.