L only to buy with paypal or credit card internationally?

[anigels26]

L only to buy with paypal or credit card internationally?

I have neither ...
can not pay via debit account, bank, or invoice? or via phone or cell phone?

[Irene Muni]

From http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Billing/ta-p/700037

Accepted currencies and payment methods

You may use the following payment methods with Second Life:

• Visa
• American Express
• MasterCard
• Delta Online
• JCB
• Discover (U.S. Residents only)
• Visa Electron (non-U.S. Residents only)
• PayPal

The currencies accepted for payment vary depending upon the payment type you use.  

Note: If you have had a payment method on file since before December 7, 2011, you may need to remove and re-add that payment method before making payments in non-USD currencies.

Visa, MasterCard, and Visa Electron

You may pay in:

• AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, JPY, KRW, MXN, MYR, NOK, NZD, PLN, RUB, SAR, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, USD, ZAR

American Express

You may pay in 

• AED, AUD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HRK, HUF, JPY, KRW, MYR, NOK, NZD, PLN, RUB, SAR, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, USD, ZAR

JCB

You may pay in:

• AUD, CNY, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, KRW, MYR, SGD, THB, USD

Discover

You must use US dollars (USD) when paying with Discover.

PayPal

For a complete list of currencies accepted by PayPal, visit their official website and view the page on multiple currencies.

 

From http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Account-balance/ta-p/700015#Section_.4

Wire transfers

Anyone can put money on account by sending Linden Lab a bank wire. If you wish to set up a wire transfer, please read and follow the instructions below carefully.

If you are wiring money to pay for a Private Region (island), you should wire the money before ordering through the land store, or place a special order through our invoicing system. Delivery time for Private Regions ordered through our invoicing system is longer than through the land store. If you choose to use our invoicing system, you will need your invoice number in order to complete the wire transfer.

To wire funds into your Second Life account, you must transfer the funds to Linden Lab's bank. Once you submit a support case for a wire transfer (explained below), we provide you with the information necessary to complete the transfer. Initiate the transfer with your bank promptly to avoid delays in delivery of your funds and processing of any Private Region orders.

Note: Because of the high fees we incur for wiring funds, there is a US$25.00 transfer fee. There is also a minimum amount (US$100.00) required to credit your account. If, for example, you want to put US$100.00 on account with us, you'll need to wire us US$125.00.

Wires can take up to five business days to post to your account, possibly longer for international transfers. Funds transferred must be in US$ currency.

To submit a request for a wire transfer:

1. Go to the Second Life Support Portal and make sure you're logged in.
2. Click Submit a Support Case.
3. Under What type of problem are you having? select Billing.
4. From the Billing dropdown, select Other Billing Issues.
5. Fill in the fields that appear and click Submit.

Voice-activated wires

To initiate a voice activated wire, call Wells Fargo Wire Transfer Services toll free at 1-888-384-8400 (within the US) or 001-800-964-4801 (from Mexico or Canada) or 001-303-384-8400 (all other international callers).

Required information

You will be asked for the following information:

• Your account number and any other identifying information.
• Your wire repetitive number (if applicable).
• The amount of the funds to be transferred.
• The currency type for international wire transfers.
• Contract number when foreign currency is equal to or over $15,000 US equivalent.
• Beneficiary bank information; this is Linden Lab's bank information, which we will supply to you after you've submitted a wire transfer request.
• Beneficiary bank routing instructions.
  • Beneficiary account number.
  • Beneficiary name and address.
  • Any additional information for the receiving bank or beneficiary (i.e., invoice numbers, loan payment, etc.)

Department hours (Monday - Friday)

Same day wire initiation hours 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 PM Central Time (CT)

Future dated wire initiation hours 7:30 A.M. to 7:00 PM (CT)

Customer service hours 7:30 A.M. to 8:00 PM (CT)

Spanish language hours 7:30 A.M. to 7:00 PM (CT)

Wire transfer daily deadlines

Requests received after deadlines will be processed the next business day.

• 12:00 PM (CT) Same day wires to Mexico in pesos and wires to Canada in Canadian dollars
• 3:00 PM (CT) Tax payments
• 4:30 PM (CT) Outgoing domestic and international wire transfers and outgoing drawdowns
• 5:00 PM (CT) Bank settlement sransfers (correspondent banks only)
• 5:30 PM (CT) Incoming wires
• 7:00 PM (CT) Same day wire transfers between two Wells Fargo accounts (book transfers and internal transfers)

To avoid delays or additional fees on outgoing wires

Provide Linden Lab's complete information, including account name, account number, and SWIFT code, which we will supply to you after you've submitted a wire transfer request. When initiating Same Day Canadian Dollar and Mexican Peso wires prior to the deadline of 12:00 PM CT, please be sure to indicate that it is a same day transfer.

Information for international wires

Please ensure Linden Lab's account accepts the foreign currency you are wiring. International foreign currency wires are generally less expensive as compared with international US$ wires. (The Wells Fargo wire fee is always less when the wire is sent in foreign currency, and Wells Fargo does not charge a converting fee. They also offer competitive exchange rates.) For international wires in foreign currency of US$15,000 equivalent or more, please call your local foreign exchange specialist to obtain a contract number.

For wires from European Union VAT jurisdictions, please include the applicable VAT amount in addition to the net wire amount and fees if you are or will be conducting any revenue-generating activity with this purchase. Please also kindly provide us with your VAT registration number.

[Lindal Kidd]

If you do not have a payment method that is accepted by Linden Lab, you may still be able to buy $L on a reputable third party exchange site.  I like VirWox, but there are others as well.  Just make sure the site you choose uses the "Linden Lab Exchange Risk API."  Do NOT ever buy $L from someone on eBay, they are often scams.