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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 #2860 on: March 03, 2019, 12:00:52 AM »
This whole thing is twisted. Twersky represents the defendant/s.
Lol, yup.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2861 on: March 03, 2019, 12:01:00 AM »
Dan, it doesn't seem like the show can tolerate your IQ.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2862 on: March 03, 2019, 12:01:53 AM »
Dan, it doesn't seem like the show can tolerate your IQ.
or the callers. Yikes

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2863 on: March 03, 2019, 12:03:27 AM »
This whole thing is twisted. Twersky represents the defendant/s.
Yea, I don't understand how or why he's being portrayed as trying to help inform people.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2864 on: March 03, 2019, 12:03:31 AM »
this questions is to Dan - "this is Dan"

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2865 on: March 03, 2019, 12:03:38 AM »
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2866 on: March 03, 2019, 12:05:32 AM »
Yea, I don't understand how or why he's being portrayed as trying to help inform people.

This is how people get screwed twice.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2867 on: March 03, 2019, 12:06:15 AM »
this questions is to Dan - "this is Dan"
Nor everyone gets to meet Dan in person to know what he sounds like
That was hilarious though
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2868 on: March 03, 2019, 12:07:06 AM »
This is how people get screwed twice.

it doesn't seem ethical to try to portray yourself as someone looking to help the "little guy" while representing the "big guy"

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2869 on: March 03, 2019, 12:07:35 AM »
That was pure torture

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2870 on: March 03, 2019, 12:07:47 AM »
I love how when Dan says that people should contact a lawyer, Twersky says "probably not me"
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2871 on: March 03, 2019, 12:08:13 AM »
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2872 on: March 03, 2019, 12:09:27 AM »
Lol, I guess that's the extent of my radio career.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2873 on: March 03, 2019, 12:10:18 AM »
I love how when Dan says that people should contact a lawyer, Twersky says "probably not me"
Had the same thought.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2874 on: March 03, 2019, 12:10:20 AM »
it doesn't seem ethical to try to portray yourself as someone looking to help the "little guy" while representing the "big guy"

It’s like Britian asking Germany in WWII for advice on how to attack Germany.

“What would you say is the most efficient way to attack you?”

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2875 on: March 03, 2019, 12:10:23 AM »
Lol, I guess that's the extent of my radio career.
It only goes upwards from there

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2876 on: March 03, 2019, 12:10:26 AM »
Why not ? Dan & Benny are 1 & the same, no ? :)
Lol, I am all Bennys from CH.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2877 on: March 03, 2019, 12:11:25 AM »
it does look like twersky wants to call them investor so if the company goes bust they have no recourse but dan is right they were lenders not investors
If twersky represents the store owner why in the world would someone call him even from a different scheme he has a incentive that you shouldn't get help from the other business because whatever argument you use there can then be used against sterling

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #2878 on: March 03, 2019, 12:11:45 AM »
I love how when Dan says that people should contact a lawyer, Twersky says "probably not me"
Is he would represent a victim and the defendant he could get disbarred for the conflict of interest.
Feelings don't care about your facts

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« Reply #2879 on: March 03, 2019, 12:12:44 AM »
it does look like twersky wants to call them investor so if the company goes bust they have no recourse but dan is right they were lenders not investors
If twersky represents the store owner why in the world would someone call him even from a different scheme he has a incentive that you shouldn't get help from the other business because whatever argument you use there can then be used against sterling
+2. Seemed obvious to me. Oh well.
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