I had a problem when i ordered my AE300. It was declined by my card issuer (Bank of Scotland), on the basis that it was a large transaction outside the UK, which caused a referral, but as it was an online transaction, unable to sort out the referral real time. It turned out that I had to call the card company and warn them of my intentions, so that they were expecting it and would not refer it.
After the 2nd transaction, the transaction went through smoothly, projector ordered Fri am, turned up Tues am (using Parcelforce), and in perfect condition, with the box well wrapped in brown parcel paper.
Hope this helps
Ricky