I was gonna ship to a friend in VT but where I ran into problems was trying to pay. They were willing to let me wire the money to them for a $20 fee on their end (I wasn't thrilled considering the $30+ fee on my end on top but it was still a better deal than anything local). But I had a tough time communicating with them to set up the transaction and got fed up. It seems like their online payment for US transactions works great but things got confusing. It would have been perfect if I could have paid with my own credit card and just shipped to my friend.

You could try wiring the money to them. If you email them they'll tell you how to go about it. I wish you luck. Please let me know how it goes.

How do other online retailers manage to accept Canadian credit cards without issues?