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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
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1541 on: November 18, 2018, 04:12:54 PM »

Bout time for one. Make it. I've made to many threads in my life I've even been banned from super seekrit WhatsApp groups because of it.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1542 on: November 18, 2018, 04:18:50 PM »
it wont last, it will get deleted faster then you think...

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1543 on: November 18, 2018, 04:20:17 PM »
it wont last, it will get deleted faster then you think...
Not if people behave.... (yes doubtful... I know)

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1546 on: November 18, 2018, 11:16:25 PM »
your point?
That there is a reason why that employee gets paid $10 an hour....

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« Reply #1547 on: November 19, 2018, 12:42:16 AM »
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1548 on: November 27, 2018, 12:24:49 PM »
your point?
Whoever it was that posted on Reddit that he must be near Jews is a moron. There are plenty of buying groups outside of Jews.

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Whoever it was that posted on Reddit that he must be near Jews is a moron. There are plenty of buying groups outside of Jews.
Is that really true? I know there are non-Jewish gift card groups but I’ve never heard of buying groups. The only group that went public by the coin deal was PFS but they’re Jewish. Other than that, not a word “out there”.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1550 on: November 27, 2018, 04:04:28 PM »
It exists. Not in the same form but it happens.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1551 on: November 28, 2018, 05:17:31 PM »
someone just offered me the spiderman ps4 bundle at 310, I told him i'd sell him at $250, he said he'd take 1000 lol

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1552 on: November 28, 2018, 05:36:15 PM »
someone just offered me the spiderman ps4 bundle at 310, I told him i'd sell him at $250, he said he'd take 1000 lol
Sell it on amazon for $320...

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1553 on: December 05, 2018, 12:28:05 PM »
I just saw this in one of the daily papers in Monsey is this another scam? how do I tell people to stay away?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1554 on: December 05, 2018, 12:35:33 PM »
Looks like those paying to add AU's.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1555 on: December 05, 2018, 11:53:52 PM »
Looks like those paying to add AU's.
anyone can confirm?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1556 on: December 05, 2018, 11:59:10 PM »
I just saw this in one of the daily papers in Monsey is this another scam? how do I tell people to stay away?
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« Reply #1558 on: December 06, 2018, 12:05:53 AM »
but it is a valid email address
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1559 on: December 07, 2018, 02:15:19 PM »
Sell it on amazon for $320...

I have 3 to sell, have not given it much thought... what is the going rate right now? eBay > Amazon so you do not get returns or as hard-to-beat scammers?