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https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/dark-side-earning-credit-card-points-psa-dont-swipe-others/

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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 #5560 on: April 21, 2024, 02:07:33 PM »
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5561 on: April 21, 2024, 06:17:10 PM »
I’m shocked that local publications let this in.
Why are you shocked? As long as there's no woman in the ad, they'll print it :)

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5562 on: April 21, 2024, 06:41:34 PM »
I’m shocked that local publications let this in.
These people are dumber than dumb.

Wait for someone to give them a card, and then dispute the charge.   They will be out (.)92%  ;D
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5563 on: April 21, 2024, 06:45:20 PM »
These people are dumber than dumb.

Wait for someone to give them a card, and then dispute the charge.   They will be out (.)92%  ;D
Depends what they are doing. I thought maybe they were just using the CC for purchases not processing it themselves.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #5564 on: April 21, 2024, 07:09:46 PM »
they're back ::)

I'm not sure they ever went away, at least in Lakewood.
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