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

https://www.mixcloud.com/zev-brenner/talkline-with-zev-brenner-on-credit-card-scams-affecting-the-orthodox-jewish-community/

http://podcast.headlinesbook.com/e/31616-credit-card-miles-and-points-swiping-for-rewards-buying-and-selling-miles-is-it-assur-and-a-chillul-hashem-or-a-great-way-for-a-side-parnassah/



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 #880 on: May 06, 2018, 10:02:24 AM »
And you only earn cash back.

once you get enough points everything becomes about CB anyways...

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
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I was trying not to judge about the padding, but wow.
Says the only person here who thinks that post count matters
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Based on what?
Your post count. What else?
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Your post count. What else?
Quoting a deleted post...noice

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #884 on: May 06, 2018, 12:09:36 PM »
Quoting a deleted post...noice
Huh? ::)
How would I do that? Once it is deleted how would I quote it? Should I delete my post which you quoted and then complain that you quoted a deleted post?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
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First what JS?

second who here cares about post count?

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First what JS?

second who here cares about post count?

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« Reply #887 on: May 06, 2018, 02:47:58 PM »
This is about to get moved to JS now so don't worry.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #888 on: May 06, 2018, 02:54:33 PM »
First what JS?

second who here cares about post count?

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1) The last ten pages of this thread
2) people who turn a stickered PSA thread into a JS thread.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #889 on: May 06, 2018, 02:55:22 PM »
He only lost 35 posts like that.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #890 on: May 06, 2018, 03:28:59 PM »
2) people who turn a stickered PSA thread into a JS thread.
Is this kosher? Anyone familiar?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #891 on: May 06, 2018, 04:23:46 PM »
How would I do that?
You can recreate quotes.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #892 on: May 06, 2018, 04:47:50 PM »
You can recreate quotes.
Of course, but especially in this case, snd considering that my post was about a minute after the one I quoted it is still a ridiculous statement.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #893 on: May 06, 2018, 04:49:04 PM »
You can recreate quotes.
that's cheating
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
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Money talks...mine says goodbye!

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #895 on: May 06, 2018, 06:02:25 PM »
More like this.  :P
MJ is GOAT!!!
Full Disclosure: EJB never said that.
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« Reply #896 on: May 06, 2018, 06:04:03 PM »
More like this.  :PFull Disclosure: EJB never said that.
Lies . I did 20 years ago.

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« Reply #897 on: May 06, 2018, 06:05:27 PM »
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Gevalt. You can't make this stuff up ::)
there's a Human behind the screen you dont have to be obnoxious.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #899 on: May 06, 2018, 09:51:47 PM »
Is this kosher? Anyone familiar?
Why make fun? Seriously?