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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1756432 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5780 on: November 04, 2015, 08:40:21 AM »
What do you mean it may vary?

Meaning it won't forsure work?
Thats what ymmv means

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5781 on: November 04, 2015, 08:52:08 AM »
What do you mean it may vary?

Meaning it won't forsure work?
Correct

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5782 on: November 04, 2015, 09:10:31 AM »
Are you talking about which CRA they pull? If so IIRC it is serviced by FIA Card Services (BOA) so it will be different.
Meaning if i sign up for a fidelity and a brg, for example, I'll get hit with two pulls, one from centurion Bank and one boa?
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5783 on: November 04, 2015, 09:27:21 AM »
Meaning if i sign up for a fidelity and a brg, for example, I'll get hit with two pulls, one from centurion Bank and one boa?
Yes.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5784 on: November 04, 2015, 09:29:27 AM »
Yes.
Thanks. (Good thing i asked.) But if i get an Alaska card, it'll be the same pull?
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5785 on: November 04, 2015, 09:30:25 AM »
Thanks. (Good thing i asked.) But if i get an Alaska card, it'll be the same pull?
BOA + BOA same pull for all personal or business.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5786 on: November 04, 2015, 09:35:44 AM »
BOA + BOA same pull for all personal or business.
True but again IIRC FIA and BOA are different.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5787 on: November 04, 2015, 09:43:53 AM »
True but again IIRC FIA and BOA are different.
So FIA can't be mixed with anything?
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5788 on: November 04, 2015, 09:50:41 AM »
So FIA can't be mixed with anything?
I can't be sure since it was sometime ago. I guess you want the 2% card? Just go for it and don't worry about the pull.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5789 on: November 04, 2015, 01:29:49 PM »
Couple of beginner serve questions: 1 can you load MasterCard giftcards or only visa? 2- I went to a cashier to load and they told me they can only do up to 500 per transaction is that true or is it a YMMV with each location?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5790 on: November 04, 2015, 01:30:01 PM »
BOA + BOA same pull for all personal or business.
Personal and Business was 2 pulls for me.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5791 on: November 04, 2015, 01:30:35 PM »
Couple of beginner serve questions: 1 can you load MasterCard giftcards or only visa? 2- I went to a cashier to load and they told me they can only do up to 500 per transaction is that true or is it a YMMV with each location?
1. Both work
2. Not true

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5792 on: November 04, 2015, 02:17:26 PM »
1. Both work
2. Not true
is serve or BB better for loading visa gift cards in new york?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5793 on: November 04, 2015, 02:29:11 PM »
is serve or BB better for loading visa gift cards in new york?
Really depends where you are loading. If the place doesn't give you an issue, wither is fine.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5794 on: November 04, 2015, 02:33:53 PM »
Really depends where you are loading. If the place doesn't give you an issue, wither is fine.

thank you for responding.

that is exactly why i am asking

i dont know which places for loading visa gift cards onto serve or BB are good to go to in new york

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5795 on: November 04, 2015, 02:35:19 PM »
Trial and error is really the way to find out.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5796 on: November 04, 2015, 06:14:48 PM »
thank you for responding.

that is exactly why i am asking

i dont know which places for loading visa gift cards onto serve or BB are good to go to in new york
If you dont try and make mistakes you will never learn
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5797 on: November 04, 2015, 06:33:54 PM »
If you dont try and make mistakes you will never learn
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5798 on: November 04, 2015, 06:36:25 PM »
If you dont try and make mistakes you will never learn
Always have a backup though. Mistakes and failures can be costly if you didn't plan for them.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #5799 on: November 04, 2015, 06:51:10 PM »
Always have a backup though. Mistakes and failures can be costly if you didn't plan for them.
I once saw a rule on FT, don't spend more than you can afford to float, if your liquidating method gets knocked out (think of RC)