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[dchaparelli]

HELLLLP! I just want to pay my bill. My rent went up so I can use my checking account to pay my bill. I want to use a credit card I use for emergencies.

How do I pay my bill with a regular credit card???

When I signed up for an online account and tried the online bill pay, it only allowed my to use my checking account. I dont have any money there so that wont work.

How do I use a regular VISA credit card to pay my bill??

[DanK Best Buy Employee]

You can't pay for one credit card bill with another credit card...

You either need to pay by cash in-store, check, or look into doing a balance transfer.

[dchaparelli]

That makes no sense. It's a form of payment you accept anyway.

Why wont you accept that for paying a BB account, when I could buy anything in the store with it?

It makes absolutely no sense.

[DanK Best Buy Employee]

Your credit card is provided by HSBC Bank, not Best Buy.

[dchaparelli]

But you do collect payments for HSBC at best Buy stores.

[DanK Best Buy Employee]

Yes, and per HSBC policy, payments can only be made via cash or check.

[Jimmienomam · Accepted solution]

There is one thing you an do, although I do not recommend it.

If you open a new credit card, the issuing company may have a transferable amount from other cards (ie the new card assumes another cards debt). This usually has a fee% associated with it. This is also a 1 time available thing when opening the credit card and is strictly up to HSBC and the new credit issuing company, which HSBC can decline for any reason.

But Dan is correct. HSBC sets the standards an has nothing to do with BBY. As such you cannot pay with credit card.

[dchaparelli]

Thanks Jimmienomam for offerning some kind of option, instead of shutting me down like DanK, who just wasted his own time typing things I already knew and provided absolutely no help whatsoever.

I found an even better option to get around this stupid HSBC policy. I am just going to buy some gold on eBay, then I will resell it. Then I will transfer my Paypal balance to my bank account and WALAH!! I'm paying off the BB credit card with my credit card in a round about way.

There's ALWAYS a loophole.

[Bob_A]

dchaparelli - 

The expenses involved in buying gold, and then reselling it, are significant. There is a more cost effective option that you might want to consider.  

You could use your PayPal account to send yourself an invoice for the amount that you need, plus a few dollars more to cover the PayPal commission charge. Then pay the PayPal Invoice using your non Best Buy Credit Card. Then transfer the cash that you paid to yourself, from your PayPal a/c to your bank a/c. Then use your bank a/c to pay your Best Buy HSBC Credit Card.  

You would have to pay PayPal their usual fee of about 3% on the amount of the Credit Card payment that you make to your PayPal Invoice. But that would be the only expense involved. Which makes it a lot cheaper, easier, and faster. Than going thru those costly machinations to buy and sell gold.   

Good Luck   

[DanK Best Buy Employee]

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dchaparelli wrote:

Thanks Jimmienomam for offerning some kind of option, instead of shutting me down like DanK, who just wasted his own time typing things I already knew and provided absolutely no help whatsoever.

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Hmm... what did I write in my first post... let's check,

"You either need to pay by cash in-store, check, or look into doing a balance transfer."

That's exactly what James told you to do as well. It may be in your best interest to educate yourself on credit cards before you go signing up for them.