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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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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 #1940 on: February 10, 2019, 08:41:25 PM »
If everyone sold their shares at Amazon they would also collapse.

Wouldn’t there need to be a buyer on the other side?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1941 on: February 10, 2019, 08:42:48 PM »
Wouldn’t there need to be a buyer on the other side?

Fair enough. I’m just trying to prove a point. Any legit business could collapse if all investors withdrew their money.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1942 on: February 10, 2019, 08:44:50 PM »
Fair enough. I’m just trying to prove a point. Any legit business could collapse if all investors withdrew their money.

Are you related to the scammer ? Or have money invested with them
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1943 on: February 10, 2019, 08:45:38 PM »
Feel free to send your story to Dan@DansDeals.com.
If you want parts redacted, please specify which parts.
FTFY
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1944 on: February 10, 2019, 08:50:20 PM »
Are you related to the scammer ? Or have money invested with them
No and no. I know ppl that did invest with one of the “scammers” and my heart bleeds for them.
I simply run a small business and I am genuinely afraid that scaring people in a very public way could backfire and cause much more damage.


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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1945 on: February 10, 2019, 08:54:58 PM »
No and no. I know ppl that did invest with one of the “scammers” and my heart bleeds for them.
I simply run a small business and I am genuinely happy that scaring people in a very public way could succeed and save so many peoples life savings.
FTFY
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1946 on: February 10, 2019, 09:15:43 PM »
Another company screwed people close to 12-20M+ Story is slowly getting released

Please don’t PM me for details, I will not reply to any related questions.
Can you at least explain why it's a secret unlike other events?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1947 on: February 10, 2019, 09:23:49 PM »
It’s actually not that absurd, all the rumors and fear mongering causes a so called “run on the bank”.
The “swiper” may have a legit business model, however if everyone stops swiping at once it would all collapse.
The “swiper” may have a legit business model, however if everyone stops swiping at once it would all collapse.
The exact definition of a ponzi scheme.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1948 on: February 10, 2019, 09:27:33 PM »
The “swiper” may have a legit business model, however if everyone stops swiping at once it would all collapse.
The exact definition of a ponzi scheme.
Actually, tbh, he does seem to be making a fair point that would make sense if these people were actually legit.

Alas, they’re not.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1949 on: February 10, 2019, 09:28:54 PM »
Any legit business could collapse if all investors withdrew their money.

that

you can be 1000% legit, but find it impossible to patch a hole that size overnight

The “swiper” may have a legit business model, however if everyone stops swiping at once it would all collapse.
The exact definition of a ponzi scheme.

yes and no, not if he needs ,20, 30, 50+ days to sell off inventory etc., if a developer is in middle of a project and investor pulls funds overnight and he sinks, does that make it a ponzi?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1950 on: February 10, 2019, 09:31:06 PM »
yes and no, not if he needs ,20, 30, 50+ days to sell off inventory etc., if a developer is in middle of a project and investor pulls funds overnight and he sinks, does that make it a ponzi?
When you are swiping to pay back the first person (as clearly stated in his email) then you are running a Ponzi scheme.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1951 on: February 10, 2019, 09:34:35 PM »
The “swiper” may have a legit business model, however if everyone stops swiping at once it would all collapse.
The exact definition of a ponzi scheme.
When you are swiping to pay back the first person (as clearly stated in his email) then you are running a Ponzi scheme.

per google 'ponzi scheme' is;
"a form of fraud in which belief in the success of a nonexistent enterprise is fostered by the payment of quick returns to the first investors from money invested by later investors."

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1952 on: February 10, 2019, 09:34:43 PM »
I worked for the CH people GN, LH & SS. I forecasted over 2 years ago that the model didn’t hold water and I left. Yet they are not scammers, just uneducated & inexperienced yeshivish ppl. A ddms post bashing them as ponzi perpetrators would be pure motzei Shem ra. End of the day it’s the idiots who forked over cash and credit cards who are ultimately responsible for their lack of basic investing knowledge.

A better idea for a ddms post is investment advice:

A) Never invest with someone who has no skin in the game.
B) Never invest money you can’t afford to lose.
C) Run every investment by a certified investment advisor (CFA, CFP, at a least a CPA) before investing. Retaining a due diligence company is also advised.
D) Have a lawyer draw up a detailed agreement with all investment details and waterfall.
E) Tip: Never invest with someone under 30, or with someone whose last venture or two went bust.
F) If you’re not an investment professional, putting whatever money you have available to invest in a S&P 500 MF or ETF is your best bet at investing, and stay focused on your day job/business and seek growth there.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1953 on: February 10, 2019, 09:36:35 PM »
Actually, tbh, he does seem to be making a fair point that would make sense if these people were actually legit.

Alas, they’re not.

I know legitimate businesses that you 'cc swiping' as a partial form of working capital.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1954 on: February 10, 2019, 09:37:19 PM »
I know legitimate businesses that you 'cc swiping' as a partial form of working capital.
Then they are not legitimate businesses. Period.
And you should probably get to know some other businesses, before you become (or continue to be) a korban.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1955 on: February 10, 2019, 09:38:39 PM »
I worked for the CH people GN, LH & SS. I forecasted over 2 years ago that the model didn’t hold water and I left. Yet they are not scammers, just uneducated & inexperienced yeshivish ppl. A ddms post bashing them as ponzi perpetrators would be pure motzei Shem ra. End of the day it’s the idiots who forked over cash and credit cards who are ultimately responsible for their lack of basic investing knowledge.

A better idea for a ddms post is investment advice:

A) Never invest with someone who has no skin in the game.
B) Never invest money you can’t afford to lose.
C) Run every investment by a certified investment advisor (CFA, CFP, at a least a CPA) before investing. Retaining a due diligence company is also advised.
D) Have a lawyer draw up a detailed agreement with all investment details and waterfall.
E) Tip: Never invest with someone under 30, or with someone whose last venture or two went bust.
F) If you’re not an investment professional, putting whatever money you have available to invest in a S&P 500 MF or ETF is your best bet at investing, and stay focused on your day job/business and seek growth there.

Makes no sense
They are 12-20 million in the hole
When they were 3 million in the hole they didn’t realize they were sinking ?
Ponzi scheme
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1956 on: February 10, 2019, 09:39:36 PM »
I worked for the CH people GN, LH & SS. I forecasted over 2 years ago that the model didn’t hold water and I left. Yet they are not scammers, just uneducated & inexperienced yeshivish ppl. A ddms post bashing them as ponzi perpetrators would be pure motzei Shem ra. End of the day it’s the idiots who forked over cash and credit cards who are ultimately responsible for their lack of basic investing knowledge.

A better idea for a ddms post is investment advice:

A) Never invest with someone who has no skin in the game.
B) Never invest money you can’t afford to lose.
C) Run every investment by a certified investment advisor (CFA, CFP, at a least a CPA) before investing. Retaining a due diligence company is also advised.
D) Have a lawyer draw up a detailed agreement with all investment details and waterfall.
E) Tip: Never invest with someone under 30, or with someone whose last venture or two went bust.
F) If you’re not an investment professional, putting whatever money you have available to invest in a S&P 500 MF or ETF is your best bet at investing, and stay focused on your day job/business and seek growth there.
All good and sound advice except for -Never invest with someone under 30-age has nothing to do with it, there are successful young entrepreneurs as many as old fools :)
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1957 on: February 10, 2019, 09:40:02 PM »
I know legitimate businesses that you 'cc swiping' as a partial form of working capital.
those legitimate businesses may (though not always) also legitimately be too risky for any real investors and therefore require using uneducated potential victims as a source of finance
Common sense is not a gift, it is a punishment.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1958 on: February 10, 2019, 09:40:24 PM »
I worked for the CH people GN, LH & SS. I forecasted over 2 years ago that the model didn’t hold water and I left. Yet they are not scammers, just uneducated & inexperienced yeshivish ppl. A ddms post bashing them as ponzi perpetrators would be pure motzei Shem ra. End of the day it’s the idiots who forked over cash and credit cards who are ultimately responsible for their lack of basic investing knowledge.

A better idea for a ddms post is investment advice:

A) Never invest with someone who has no skin in the game.
B) Never invest money you can’t afford to lose.
C) Run every investment by a certified investment advisor (CFA, CFP, at a least a CPA) before investing. Retaining a due diligence company is also advised.
D) Have a lawyer draw up a detailed agreement with all investment details and waterfall.
E) Tip: Never invest with someone under 30, or with someone whose last venture or two went bust.
F) If you’re not an investment professional, putting whatever money you have available to invest in a S&P 500 MF or ETF is your best bet at investing, and stay focused on your day job/business and seek growth there.
why didn't you warn anyone?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #1959 on: February 10, 2019, 09:40:48 PM »
I worked for the CH people GN, LH & SS. I forecasted over 2 years ago that the model didn’t hold water and I left. Yet they are not scammers, just uneducated & inexperienced yeshivish ppl. A ddms post bashing them as ponzi perpetrators would be pure motzei Shem ra. End of the day it’s the idiots who forked over cash and credit cards who are ultimately responsible for their lack of basic investing knowledge.

A better idea for a ddms post is investment advice:

A) Never invest with someone who has no skin in the game.
B) Never invest money you can’t afford to lose.
C) Run every investment by a certified investment advisor (CFA, CFP, at a least a CPA) before investing. Retaining a due diligence company is also advised.
D) Have a lawyer draw up a detailed agreement with all investment details and waterfall.
E) Tip: Never invest with someone under 30, or with someone whose last venture or two went bust.
F) If you’re not an investment professional, putting whatever money you have available to invest in a S&P 500 MF or ETF is your best bet at investing, and stay focused on your day job/business and seek growth there.
Very well said!!
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