This doesn't really fit anywhere else:

Can one use an American credit card to buy off of Amazon China or Amazon UK, etc?

I ask because Amazon China has a lot of books unavailable or extremely expensive when bought through Amazon.

(Like 8 USD vs. several hundred USD)

OK

It seems like they do accept American Credit Cards (and yes, they do ship to the United States).

http://www.amazon.cn/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200391800


It looks like shipping may be end up costing a lot though. Navigating these sites are so much harder than singing along to karaoke.




3. 特殊说明：
①付款方式：网上支付，可以选择首信易支付平台中的American Express(AE)/Visa卡/Master卡/JCB支付。请注意，无法同时使用国际标准信用卡帐户和您的亚马逊中国电子帐户余额支付。
②关税：亚马逊不收取任何销售税项，如果您所在地区存在地方关税和其他入口销售关税，需由您自行支付。
③货品禁制：您须为身处国家海关当局所实施任何征收关税的程序负责，并应留意有关任何禁止的商品。如果有任何订单因上述理由而被您所处国家的海关没收，亚马逊不负责该订单中任何重复运费或退款的事宜。

Google Translate:
(3) Special Instructions:
① Payment: online payment, you can choose PayEase platform in the American Express (AE) / Visa Card / Master Card / JCB payment. Please note, you can not use the international standard credit card account and your Amazon China's electronic account balance to pay.
② Tariffs: Amazon does not charge any sales tax in your area of local tariffs and other import sales tariffs, need to be paid by your own.
③ goods ban: you must be living in the national customs authorities in the implementation of the program is responsible for any tariffs, and should monitor the any of the prohibited goods. If there is any order on the above grounds were confiscated by the customs of the countries in which Amazon is not responsible for any duplication of freight or refund issues in the order.

Can anyone decipher what #1 means?