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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6300 on: January 07, 2016, 06:07:13 PM »
When buying OV GCs using OBC, do most people just load the full $500 or do different amounts? Wondering if I should mix it up...
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6301 on: January 07, 2016, 06:13:22 PM »
Quote from: GettingReady on January 07, 2016, 06:07:13 PM
When buying OV GCs using OBC, do most people just load the full $500 or do different amounts? Wondering if I should mix it up...

$500. Why waste money?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6302 on: January 07, 2016, 06:17:48 PM »
is there a difference between the one vanilla cards and the regular vanilla cards?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6303 on: January 07, 2016, 06:34:05 PM »
Quote from: D93 on January 07, 2016, 06:13:22 PM
$500. Why waste money?

That's what I've been doing, but after a recent FR (for another reason), feeling a little skittish and didn't know if I should try to be more discrete. Doing variable amounts would be a pain to track and Mske it more difficult to max out prepaid cards though.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6304 on: January 07, 2016, 06:37:03 PM »
Quote from: GettingReady on January 07, 2016, 06:34:05 PM
That's what I've been doing, but after a recent FR (for another reason), feeling a little skittish and didn't know if I should try to be more discrete. Doing variable amounts would be a pain to track and Mske it more difficult to max out prepaid cards though.
If you passed why worry
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6305 on: January 07, 2016, 06:41:45 PM »
Quote from: yochiek93 on January 07, 2016, 06:37:03 PM
If you passed why worry

Because I can? Lol. Sorry, couldn't resist. Thanks for answering.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6306 on: January 08, 2016, 06:51:58 PM »
Since serve is dead how's GoBank nowadays? i see it's got a $9 fee per month how easy is it to get that waived? How is reloading it, like how can I find out where I can reload it at and is there a fee?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6307 on: January 10, 2016, 11:20:20 PM »
Is there any reason not to open multiple checking accounts? (In different banks and soft pull)
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6308 on: January 10, 2016, 11:49:50 PM »
No
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6309 on: January 11, 2016, 11:14:09 AM »
Quote from: lechatchileh ariber on January 01, 2016, 03:26:11 PM
I just found out (at CVS ) that my license expired. Will CVS take my passport as ID?

Quote from: benjie1305 on January 01, 2016, 03:28:28 PM
For scanning purposes it won't work.
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Of course!
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Quote from: voldemort on January 01, 2016, 03:43:39 PM
IME no. As pointed out above it doesn't scan. Which is what cvs does to enforce the 2K daily limit,they're not just matching name to cc like most stores do.
-.5

Personal dp.
Just went back to CVS and gave the cashier my Australian passport. He looked for a moment at the screen and found an option to manually input a passport number, however they only accept US and CA passports for ID.
I then gave him my license which he scanned, and then he said (reading off the screen)  something to the effect of "expired ID detected please check expiration date".
(Grammar Nazis please correct me if that period should be before the end of quotation)
He punched in an expiration date in January and that was that.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6310 on: January 11, 2016, 12:28:58 PM »
Quote from: lechatchileh ariber on January 11, 2016, 11:14:09 AM
-.5+1-.5

Personal dp.
Just went back to CVS and gave the cashier my Australian passport. He looked for a moment at the screen and found an option to manually input a passport number, however they only accept US and CA passports for ID.
I then gave him my license which he scanned, and then he said (reading off the screen)  something to the effect of "expired ID detected please check expiration date".
(Grammar Nazis please correct me if that period should be before the end of quotation)
He punched in an expiration date in January and that was that.

If I have a CA passport and a license, would that bump me up to $4k/day?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6311 on: January 11, 2016, 12:30:10 PM »
Quote from: Tom Brady on January 04, 2016, 04:25:31 PM
Why would you guess that most banks like them, and why does it seem your bank likes them?
They are depositing checks and hold the money for (at least) a day. Isn't that part of what the banking business is about?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6312 on: January 11, 2016, 02:26:18 PM »
Is it safe to sell something on ddf? How is it done?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6313 on: January 11, 2016, 02:27:21 PM »
Quote from: hide4 on January 11, 2016, 02:26:18 PM
Is it safe to sell something on ddf? How is it done?
YMMV
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6314 on: January 11, 2016, 02:31:59 PM »
Quote from: TimT on January 11, 2016, 02:27:21 PM
YMMV
Can you please share with me how it's done? Any links for this?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6315 on: January 11, 2016, 02:38:24 PM »
Quote from: hide4 on January 11, 2016, 02:31:59 PM
Can you please share with me how it's done? Any links for this?
what is it that you want to sell?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6316 on: January 11, 2016, 02:40:26 PM »
Quote from: hide4 on January 11, 2016, 02:31:59 PM
Can you please share with me how it's done? Any links for this?
Stuff are sold here all day everyday. The saying goes that an established DDF'er has a reputation to keep & thus won't mess you up. You could PM a few DDF'ers if they personally have dealt with an individual. It goes both ways though. (If someone messes you up & doesn't fix it you could PM a mod)
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6317 on: January 11, 2016, 02:54:10 PM »
Quote from: TimT on January 11, 2016, 02:40:26 PM
Stuff are sold here all day everyday. The saying goes that an established DDF'er has a reputation to keep & thus won't mess you up. You could PM a few DDF'ers if they personally have dealt with an individual. It goes both ways though. (If someone messes you up & doesn't fix it you could PM a mod)
Thanks!

Quote from: Emkay on January 11, 2016, 02:38:24 PM
what is it that you want to sell?
Some amazon gc's
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #6318 on: January 11, 2016, 02:56:54 PM »
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