If you are trying to buy into Caveat Emptor/grey positions, the "main stream" brokers require you to place a broker assisted trade (fees applied per trade). As far as I know they all adopted this policy and have been implementing it over the past few months. They should have a direct number to that department avoiding basic cutomer service (who are not licensed to make these trades anyway) wait times.
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