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December 26, 2014

Tech advances making overseas shopping easy

  • Companies can convert currency, include tariffs and customs duties in the price, and offer online tracking of packages.
  • By MAE ANDERSON
    AP Technology Writer

    NEW YORK — This holiday season, it's almost become as simple to shop on the other side of the world as it is to buy from a store down the block.

    International online payment services like AliPay and PayPal are trying to ensure that a South Carolina fashionista can buy a faux fur vest from China with just a few clicks on her computer and a New Zealand biker can use his smartphone to pick up a rare part from a Colorado company.


     
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