Hi Garth,
my UK address is also paypal confirmed.
So, it's not only about the States.
It's probably about a network of western banks (in the anglo-western market
that is) with and through which paypal has established a form of
verification process in the specific countries.
Christos
On 5/9/06, Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> At 12:00 PM 09/05/2006, you wrote:
> >I think it was Moose who pointed out this seller and I bought this OM to
> >EOS adapter from him. Only USD 31 including shipping from China.
> ><
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7614360618&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/7614360618_W0QQamp;sspagenameZhQ3ahQ3aadvsearchQ3aUSQQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQflocZ1QQfposZ01801QQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsclZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQfviZ1
> >
> >The quality is just as good as it looks in the listing. Appears to be
> >stainless steel but I can't be 100% sure. Appears to be better machined
> >(probably by automated equipment) than the chrome plated brass one I
> >bought a year ago for USD 100. Shipment from China was 11 days.
> >Recommended for OM/Canon users.
>
>
> Love to be able to take advantage of this (my
> buddy just got another 30D, and we're both
> curious as to my OM lenses on his bodies), but
> unfortunately, the seller in China only takes
> "confirmed" ePay addresses (or the risible
> options of Western Union or bank wire transfer).
>
> What are "confirmed" ePay addresses, you might ask?
>
> Why, that's simple. A "confirmed" ePay address
> is simply ePay's euphemism for a *United States*
> address. If you're anywhere else on the planet
> and you want one of these jobbies, you're
> basically SOL. There appear to be a few
> exceptions to this "confirmed address" rule, but
> they're statistically insignificant. "Plus ça
> change, plus c'est la même chose."
>
>
> Garth
>
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