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BEFORE SWIPING FOR SOMEONE READ THIS: (first hand story)

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=36812.msg2062371#msg2062371
https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/dark-side-earning-credit-card-points-psa-dont-swipe-others/#comment-1399884


Dan's warning to DDF:
I hope people realize that any buying group or anyone else that gets merchandise in advance of payment can go south at any time. That's even if you get a check at the time of delivery.
X-posting as I don't want anyone to say that I never put a warning here.

A story that ended up in court - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/DocumentList?docketId=iRcRHuyZUdOIx69D00a5XQ==&display=all&courtType=Kings%20County%20Supreme%20Court&resultsPageNum=1


I am one of the biggest buyers for buying groups, I have done millions in transactions and have sent to every group there is over the past 3 years. Most buying groups are okay, some scan in slower than others, some pay slower than others - most will lose a few packages over the year. You can research and find which are better for you.

However there is a bigger problem now with Amazon itself.  Amazon in the past has been great with any problems always ready with a refund for lost packages even if it was thousands of dollars. Lately Amazon has clamped down and has tagged these buying groups addresses  in their systems as "freight forwarder" and now no longer will fix any problem you have whatsoever. Doesn't matter what the problem is, even if it shows the package was never delivered, amazon will not help you in any way. Their copy and paste response will always be "this item was sent to a freight forwarder and we're unable to replace or refund the item. We recommend contacting your freight forwarder for more details, as we don't have any more insight or information regarding this matter, For more information about sending items via freight forwarders, please visit our Help Pages: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201117950." As well the amazon drivers either must know this or have been increasingly bad at delivering packages because the numbers of packages missing has gone up astronomically. Previously you would have very few packages missing, now the past 3 months I have had 59 "lost" packages. I now have over $15,000 of loses and some guy in Delaware is probably living the life with all the stuff he stole from me. I will survive, I have made a lot more than $15,000 over the years however just a warning to others here that things are not as they used to be and it really is no longer worth doing buring groups with all the loses piling up

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5520 on: March 18, 2024, 02:30:52 PM »
I do much less but in my experience if tracking does not show it was delivered Amazon has refunded me even though it was to a buying group. Maybe because it was only $340 purchase. It was an Apple product so they made me wait a month before they issued a refund.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5521 on: March 18, 2024, 02:49:43 PM »
Has anyone done the Trump Doral gift card deals for buying groups?

Anything to watch out for?

have done it with pm and always went smoothly.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5522 on: March 19, 2024, 07:43:58 PM »
Any recent data on buymeforretail?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5523 on: March 19, 2024, 08:00:25 PM »
Any recent data on buymeforretail?
Been ok for a few not too big ones for me recently

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5524 on: March 20, 2024, 11:10:46 PM »
Anyone else having issues getting paid by MYS buying group? They keep telling me to check in next week but its been well over a month...

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5525 on: March 20, 2024, 11:16:57 PM »
Anyone else having issues getting paid by MYS buying group? They keep telling me to check in next week but its been well over a month...
+1. 3 months

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5526 on: March 21, 2024, 12:35:11 PM »
Anyone else having issues getting paid by MYS buying group? They keep telling me to check in next week but its been well over a month...
you basically need to harass them. REALIZE THEY ARE USING YOU MORE FOR THE INTEREST FREE LOAN THAN THE SOURCING OF INVENTORY SO THEY TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5527 on: March 21, 2024, 01:54:49 PM »
When I complained they answered "well you buy very little for us"

I answered, "You owe me the $ and maybe it's because you don't pay, I buy for others"

They never answered but I finally got paid.