Can I buy a camera with a credit card at the Central Market

Moonage_Daydream · Post by **Moonage_Daydream** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:35 am

My camera is broken and I may have to buy a new one, but I'm low on cash right now... Can I buy another one at the Central Market using a credit card? Also, if you happen to know, how much could a buy a decent camera for there? Thank you!

scobienz · Post by **scobienz** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:51 am

In the Central Market, no. Very unlikely.

At one of the specialist camera shops around the Central Market area, possibly.

It's impossible to say how much a decent camera might cost - you need to be more specific about what sort of camera you want. All I can say is that I've found prices in those shops cheaper than in surrounding countries.

Phuket2006 · Post by **Phuket2006** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:48 am

simple;
look at the front window , if it has a Master card/visa sticker MAYBE LOL
but they will also hit you for the 3% charge

Decent camera???

alanclarke72 · Post by **alanclarke72** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:22 am

Phuket2006 wrote: but they will also hit you for the 3% charge

What makes you say that with such certainty? I've used a credit card in Cambodia 2-3 times a week for the last two years and have only been charged a fee once - at a beach resort in SHV, and even then they told me in advance and gave me the opportunity to use the debit card instead.

epidemiks · Post by **epidemiks** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:54 pm

Laor Laor on 53 north of central market takes cards iirc
They stock Nikon and canon dslrs and a decent range of p&s, and lots of studio gear. better prices than the shops on monivong.

tuk-tukfish · Post by **tuk-tukfish** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:51 am

A while ago there was a bloke who used to hang out at Lucky Supermarket and ask people who were at the check out if he could buy their groceries for them with his credit card in return for the sum-total of their bill in cash.
I'm pretty sure he was doing this to buy his next hit, and it was likely someone else's card but if he can use a stolen card to buy heroin I can't see why you wouldn't be able to use your card to buy a camera.

alanclarke72 · Post by **alanclarke72** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:15 am

tuk-tukfish wrote:A while ago there was a bloke who used to hang out at Lucky Supermarket and ask people who were at the check out if he could buy their groceries for them with his credit card in return for the sum-total of their bill in cash.
I'm pretty sure he was doing this to buy his next hit, and it was likely someone else's card but if he can use a stolen card to buy heroin I can't see why you wouldn't be able to use your card to buy a camera.

He's not using a card to buy heroin. He's using a card to raise cash to buy heroin - according to your theory, at least. There is a bit of a difference.

Either way, the OP is asking about using credit cards in Central Market. Im 99% convinced nobody has ever used a credit card in Central Market.

tuk-tukfish · Post by **tuk-tukfish** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:24 am

alanclarke72 wrote:
tuk-tukfish wrote:A while ago there was a bloke who used to hang out at Lucky Supermarket and ask people who were at the check out if he could buy their groceries for them with his credit card in return for the sum-total of their bill in cash.
I'm pretty sure he was doing this to buy his next hit, and it was likely someone else's card but if he can use a stolen card to buy heroin I can't see why you wouldn't be able to use your card to buy a camera.

He's not using a card to buy heroin. He's using a card to raise cash to buy heroin - according to your theory, at least. There is a bit of a difference.

Either way, the OP is asking about using credit cards in Central Market. Im 99% convinced nobody has ever used a credit card in Central Market.

And I'm 99% sure that should he wish to spend several hours by the checkout in Lucky Supermarket he could use his card to raise cash for a camera much in the way that the other bloke did to buy heroin.
Alternatively, there are these things called eBay and Aliexpress.

alanclarke72 · Post by **alanclarke72** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:45 am

Well that's fascinating information. Thanks for providing an answer to a question the OP didn't ask.

tuk-tukfish · Post by **tuk-tukfish** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 1:52 pm

alanclarke72 wrote:Well that's fascinating information. Thanks for providing an answer to a question the OP didn't ask.

The OP's question had already been answered. Seeing that the OP's seeking a way to purchase a Camera from Central Market and doesn't have cash I thought offering suggestions of how he could set about doing this would be helpful. Far more so than a simple 'no'. Imagine if you were in a country you knew nothing about and say, asked a stranger on the street whether you could purchase milk from store x and they simply said "no" and then walked off. Tad bit mean, isn't it?

Stagger Lee · Post by **Stagger Lee** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:59 pm

If the OP has his/her own credit card and all is legit, he/she can go to an ATM to withdraw cash, or into a bank and get a cash advance.

(And then make a cash purchase of a pre-loved camera - or a new one - from the Central Market)

Or am I missing something ??...

tuk-tukfish · Post by **tuk-tukfish** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:17 pm

Stagger Lee wrote:If the OP has his/her own credit card and all is legit, he/she can go to an ATM to withdraw cash, or into a bank and get a cash advance.

(And then make a cash purchase of a pre-loved camera - or a new one - from the Central Market)

Or am I missing something ??...

Or that... yeah, I spose they could do that. It would eliminate the self depreciation of sequestering strangers to perform bizarre transactions, however...

Khmerhamster · Post by **Khmerhamster** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:44 pm

Some people are reluctant to lift cash on credit cards as interest is charged from the date of transaction rather than statement date (as with regular purchases). Also interest rates are often higher with cash advances than purchases & there are also cash advance fees levied.
Lifting cash from a credit card is much more expensive than making a credit card purchase.

Some credit card companies when you pay off part balances will retain the cash advances to be paid off last as this is the most profitable part of the credit advanced. (This part may now be illegal - I'm not 100% sure).

Stagger Lee · Post by **Stagger Lee** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:59 pm

^^ Useful info for the OP.

Back to the plan suggested by tuk-tukfish then perhaps....