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Originally Posted by shallimus View Post
I have a credit card. It works just about everywhere. Why do they require a bank transfer? I'm not saying they're not legit, but if they are legit, why don't they take credit cards?

Using a bank transfer instead of Visa/Mastercard removes protection from me the consumer and vastly increases the chance of me paying lots of money and receiving nothing of value in return, with little or nothing in the way of recourse.

Thanks, but no thanks
Because it is much easier to avoid fraud / make the barriers higher for "customers" for them as the seller if they insist on wire/bank transfer for foreigners instead of accepting CC data. Remember, it's not only about you, but also protecting them.