issue with tower hobbies payment

ThrottleRC · July 29, 2010, 09:26:44 AM

I'm trying to order some stuff from tower hobbies
A friend of mine is in the US and i'm asking them to deliver to that address.
I'm using my ICICI debit card and giving the billing address as my house address. But they are not able to accept a payment.
Anybody who has ordered earlier, can you please suggest how to get around this??

Jayanth

anwar · July 29, 2010, 09:39:45 AM

Wouldn't it be easier if you ask your friend to pay (hopefully he has a US based credit card), and then pay him in India ?

ThrottleRC · July 29, 2010, 09:41:38 AM

@anwar, i don't think he has a US based credit card :-(

above the limt · July 29, 2010, 10:26:44 AM

You cannot pay from India & get it delivered to U.S. i dont know why. It has not worked for any of us, even i have tried..

vinay · July 29, 2010, 10:37:57 AM

I just did that on HeliDirect

I payed and they delivered to my brothers place in US.

saikat · July 29, 2010, 10:46:03 AM

you cannot use a debit card for online international
payments.

you have to use a credit card

xxkrishxx · July 29, 2010, 11:31:43 AM

In Tower u can only use credit card..I've ordered once n got the parcel without any issues..In hobby king u can use either credit card/debit card/paypal..

ThrottleRC · July 29, 2010, 11:33:09 AM

@siakat and @xxkrishxx : i will try with credit card . Thx

flyingboxcar · July 29, 2010, 12:47:54 PM

Using a credit card, you can order from India and get the items shipped to an address in US. There are no issues with it

drrajdeepbrar · July 29, 2010, 12:52:35 PM

well i ordered form tower hobbies and paid with my hdfc credit card and got it delivered in america with no issures

ujjwaana · July 29, 2010, 12:58:01 PM

Quote from: jayanth on July 29, 2010, 09:26:44 AM
I'm using my ICICI debit card and giving the billing address as my house address.

Debit card transaction needs to go thru the issuer bank's own gateway and not the common gateways (Visa/Mastercard) provided to Credit cards. Thus Debit card with 'Visa' tag is different from a Credit Card from Visa.

Apart from Credit cards, see if Towers accept Western union money transfer.

ThrottleRC · July 29, 2010, 01:36:37 PM

@all: thanks for your responses.

Towerhobbies told me that i can use a debit / credit card. It doesn't matter to them.

Looks like it does.
Anyways i will try with credit card and update what happened.

spitfire · July 29, 2010, 07:49:42 PM

Quote from: xxkrishxx on July 29, 2010, 11:31:43 AM
In Tower u can only use credit card..I've ordered once n got the parcel without any issues..In hobby king u can use either credit card/debit card/paypal..

Can we use debit card with hobby king...?
Have you used debit card with hobby king ever...?

CrazyPilot · July 29, 2010, 07:55:16 PM

yes HK accepts international debit card which can pay in $.

xxkrishxx · July 29, 2010, 08:08:00 PM

I've not used debit card..Recently i've placed my first order in hobby king..While selecting the payment mode it showed debit card option but u have to pay 1% extra if u use debit card..So I used my credit card..

mail4ajo · July 29, 2010, 08:22:55 PM

Quote from: above the limt on July 29, 2010, 10:26:44 AM
You cannot pay from India & get it delivered to U.S. i dont know why. It has not worked for any of us, even i have tried..

I believe Satish did. Its takes about a day or two for verification. Contact the customer support, very responsive.

ThrottleRC · July 30, 2010, 09:41:25 AM

@all : Order successful

credit card used . verification required!!
Thanks all for helping

Jayanth

xxkrishxx · July 30, 2010, 12:57:27 PM

Shipment tracking is better in hobby king than tower hobbies..

rameshtahlan · July 31, 2010, 11:13:57 AM

hi all,
a lot of companies will not ship unless the billing and shipping address is the same, This to avoid fraud, which is on the rise, and is for the benifit of the card holder, may appear frustration.
Rameh Tahlan

traxxrc1 · October 27, 2010, 11:23:15 AM

I just came to know that HK only accepts credit card, i have only debit card.
What should i do now.
I have to make a payment of $68.24(all inclusive)

Can anyone help..? or pay from his side, i am ready to pay extra for that

traxxrc1 · October 27, 2010, 11:47:44 AM

any other mode of payment with them??

anwar · October 27, 2010, 12:08:31 PM

Merged into existing thread, which should provide answers/alternatives.

mail4ajo · October 27, 2010, 06:35:31 PM

Tower hobbies now accepts international paypal payments. HobbyCity, RCmart etc accepts paypal. Paypal, I feel is the safest way to pay.