Of course, I did not pursue the travel agent issue option - that may have allowed me to do a remote payment.
There is a travel agent in Toronto who will take over tickets set up by AA in SABRE and issue with all needed contact through email. They want you do the the majority of the legwork through AA, then they'll take over, accept payment and issue remotely. Details:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...x-icn-rtw.html