"Phil Thompson" <phil.thompson@spamcop.net> wrote in
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> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 01:10:27 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
> <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>
> > It shouldn't be, I can't see any reason why a debit
> > card shouldn't appear to online systems exactly as a
> > credit card does.
>
> because its a debit card, so it has less functionality
> (car rental deposits come to mind) and is flagged up as a
> debit card. You'll see separate entry boxes on most
> online forms for debit cards.

Not on any I've filled in (Amazon, Ebay, etc.)

> If its a Visa branded (delta) card then it'll probably be
> OK, but does Switch or Maestro exist in Germany ?

It should still be accepted. Only in the USA have I ever come across a
credit card being accepted but not a debit card, and that was only when
hiring a car.

Ivor