Pre-ordering is a benefit not for the buyer...

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Nerfix said:
Can 17 year olds do this, how much paperwork, how much extra money?

Dunno about the age, you have to ask about that from your bank. But as it's your own money and not a loan, I'd hazard that the age won't be a problem. If I remember my ordeal correctly, I went to my bank with the payment info I'd get from the shrapnel's store, asked what I had to do in order to get money to US, filled a form or a two, paid about 10 € extra and got a pile of hardcopies about international money transfers and stuff. It took 20 - 30 minutes, IIRC.