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Trying to find a way to buy an item off Newegg.com, will a visa gift card work?

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Trying to find a way to buy an item off Newegg.com, will a visa gift card work?

Hi guys, I'm trying to get an Asus vento off newegg.com but the fact that you need a us confirmed address is preventing me. From what I've read visa gift cards are allowed, do you think it would be the same for Canadian visa gift cards? I'm shipping it to a us address (the letter carrier).

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Canadian issued VISA gift card will most likely not work.

You might want to try a US issued VISA card instead because they do verification. Even with a US issued VISA gift card, if your address is not confirmed, then your order will not be shipped. If you really want to do some online shopping from newegg, consider getting a bank account in the states. I have an US confirmed address for my Paypal at a shipping depot in Point Roberts.
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How, do they confirm with a us issued visa gift card? The thing is i got 2 days to do w/e I can to get a visa till my order cancels then I gotta pay $40 more for the item I wanted

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why not just use your normal credit card and use your US address to have it shipped to?

Granted maybe Newegg actually checks but I've ordered tires from the States and I used my Canadian Master Card and my US shipping address and it's worked in the past.
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ali123 wrote: How, do they confirm with a us issued visa gift card? The thing is i got 2 days to do w/e I can to get a visa till my order cancels then I gotta pay $40 more for the item I wanted

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You can try, what item are you exactly looking at? There are other websites such as Buy.com that sells computer products too.
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You can do this with an AMEX Canada card. I have a registered US shipping address (relative) that expires after a set date of my choosing. Then I use that shipping address along with my AMEX home billing address and its all good.
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Badger wrote: You can try, what item are you exactly looking at? There are other websites such as Buy.com that sells computer products too.
I'm looking at a Asus vento 3600 which no one else sells oh well
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When you buy a prepaid Visa card at SDM, pharmaprix or the grocery store like MAXI, you pay a small fee, like $6 on $100 card...

When you register your address and info online YOU GET 1 CHANCE! you cannot change anything afterwards.

SO yes you can verisy your address and phone number. But you should try and get a US card instead.

Although you can make purchases wtih a canadian one but will pay conversion fee.
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Aww man, I almost had it but they found out my card was international even though it had a us address
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iEye wrote: When you register your address and info online YOU GET 1 CHANCE! you cannot change anything afterwards.
You can change the address on cards issued by Vancity. The only thing you can't change is the name.
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You can also change the address on a MBNA card.

my address is vermont and florida.

But Sephora canceled my order even though it was a US billing address because I have a Canadian bank issued card.

Sephora, that really does not want my money told me I had to reregister for a new act with a US issued bank card to ship something to the US :(
just too much trouble for me :evil:

now the itms I wanted are out of stock..so not goingto place an order..save my $

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