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by dathinab 1108 days ago
> the default payment method used by 99% of the sellers requires a German bank account

no SEPA compatible bank account AFIK, that means most EU bank accounts would work

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SEPA discrimination is illegal but a fact. Many sellers don't even let you enter an account number that doesn't start with DE. At the latest the Schufa check will fail.
then just buy with one of the providers which don't have the issue... not all need schufa checks
Easier for those who sell themselves to Google or pay the Apple premium. For people who believe in freedom it means a chipcard. Which can be a real challenge because then the number of sellers gets very small and they might be very far from where you'd like to buy it.