Taobao Payment Question

[Julian09]

Newbie wondering about ordering on Taobao. We don’t have a Chinese bank account. Is that necessary? Or if it’s possible to use an American CC, is that a reliable thing to do?

[Flora]

You can not use an American CC on Taobo. You can only use Chinese debit cards or credit card.

[Ono]

You can ask your Chinese friend give you a help..

[Julian09]

Ok, thanks. That’s what I thought.

[Kim Duistermaat]

Apparently, but I’ve not tried yet, you can also deposit money at the post office (like a prepaid card) and then buy on taobao. That way you don’t need a bank card. Can anyone give a more detailed description of how to do this?

[Brendan]

You can perform search criteria in Taobao that lets you find sellers who accept cash on delivery. I think this is also widely available with 360buy.com

[Jennifer]

or ur can discuss with the seller if the payment can be collected by courier.

[Ono]

@Kim Duistermaat,

the prepaid system at the post office you mentioned is about a machine called La-ka-la,you recharge with the machine and it feedbacks you a receipt.first of all,u need to enroll a zhifubao account(chinese paypal…)，then go to find a LAKALA near you to recharge your zhifubao account by paying cash.It’ll cost 2% of your total recharging amount for purchase.Not only post office，you could get a LAKALA in any Red-flag-chain-stores,Huhui-chain-stores and more.you can also buy a household LAKALA for your credit payment.

the LAKALA outlets in chengdoo

http://www.bankrate.com.cn/lakala/328____1

[SS]

Go to the postal savings bank, ask for a wang hui e, fill out the form or get someone to help you, then take the form to a teller. It’s a minimal charge and they ask you to enter a password. You get a voucher with a number, use the voucher number and password to recharge your Alipay account.

[Julian09]

Thanks for all the info.

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