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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 #3720 on: November 25, 2019, 04:43:19 PM »
Pardon the ignorance, But what's so bad with using the buying groups TE code?

Theres nothing wrong with using it we looked in to it a while back as long as you bring to the group who's code your using theres nothing wrong and especially as long as you're not using for personal use (Household Items)
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3721 on: November 25, 2019, 05:23:04 PM »
Theres nothing wrong with using it we looked in to it a while back as long as you bring to the group who's code your using theres nothing wrong and especially as long as you're not using for personal use (Household Items)
Can you give us a link? Are those buying for you employees, sub-contractors or something else?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3722 on: November 25, 2019, 06:09:56 PM »
Are there any BG that are offering commission? Honestly, the have been tons of deals in the past 24 hours and yet the only commission that was available was for $1 or $2 for a laptop from MYS.

Is the era of commission over and we are are slaving away just for cashback %? 
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3723 on: November 25, 2019, 06:14:56 PM »


Are there any BG that are offering commission? Honestly, the have been tons of deals in the past 24 hours and yet the only commission that was available was for $1 or $2 for a laptop from MYS.

Is the era of commission over and we are are slaving away just for cashback %?

The ps4's where being bought with commission.
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« Reply #3724 on: November 25, 2019, 06:17:27 PM »

The ps4's where being bought with commission.

From who?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3725 on: November 25, 2019, 10:34:40 PM »
Are there any BG that are offering commission? Honestly, the have been tons of deals in the past 24 hours and yet the only commission that was available was for $1 or $2 for a laptop from MYS.

Is the era of commission over and we are are slaving away just for cashback %?
If you were ever playing this game for the commissions, you were wasting your time. Even back in the day when they actually gave some commissions, IMO it was a waste of time if you were not solely focused on the points etc.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3726 on: November 25, 2019, 11:17:44 PM »
Did pretty good yesterday. Half maxed out my amazon CC (on full paying items, wouldn't touch anything for less than full).
Question is how makpid is amex on revolving credit?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3727 on: November 25, 2019, 11:49:44 PM »
Did pretty good yesterday. Half maxed out my amazon CC (on full paying items, wouldn't touch anything for less than full).
Question is how makpid is amex on revolving credit?
Is this your first cc?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3728 on: November 26, 2019, 01:31:43 AM »
Did pretty good yesterday. Half maxed out my amazon CC (on full paying items, wouldn't touch anything for less than full).
Question is how makpid is amex on revolving credit?
Revolving amazon CL? Lol, where have you been.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3729 on: December 10, 2019, 04:00:17 PM »
Is anyone missing items that were delivered in Delaware? From the Friday 3 weeks ago?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3730 on: December 10, 2019, 04:06:30 PM »
Is anyone missing items that were delivered in Delaware? From the Friday 3 weeks ago?
Good luck. This is why I dont send to DE anymore.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3731 on: December 24, 2019, 08:04:41 PM »
Is anyone missing items that were delivered in Delaware? From the Friday 3 weeks ago?
[/quote

Guess what buying group sent this message out.

After a month after packages missing.


Hi,
In follow up to the form you filled out for missing items, please contact amazon support and let them know, you were in touch with Lisa Collins from corporate, and she advised you to contact them, to get a refund, or have it reshiped.
Let them know it was confirmed delivered to the wrong address.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3732 on: December 24, 2019, 11:34:02 PM »
Is anyone missing items that were delivered in Delaware? From the Friday 3 weeks ago?
[/quote

Guess what buying group sent this message out.

After a month after packages missing.


Hi,
In follow up to the form you filled out for missing items, please contact amazon support and let them know, you were in touch with Lisa Collins from corporate, and she advised you to contact them, to get a refund, or have it reshiped.
Let them know it was confirmed delivered to the wrong address.

That's nuts. But it's also why I said in the past that it's not worth it to ship to Delaware
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3733 on: December 26, 2019, 09:43:33 PM »
Is anyone missing items that were delivered in Delaware? From the Friday 3 weeks ago?

Is this MYS?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3736 on: December 30, 2019, 05:00:54 PM »
Is anyone missing items that were delivered in Delaware? From the Friday 3 weeks ago?
how about Fri 12/13

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« Reply #3737 on: December 30, 2019, 08:21:20 PM »
how about Fri 12/13

I’m missing a delivery on 12/18. Very annoying

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3738 on: December 31, 2019, 08:25:45 AM »
Has anyone from the shtricher / toner case  been sued by the bank ?

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #3739 on: December 31, 2019, 10:26:19 AM »
Has anyone from the shtricher / toner case  been sued by the bank ?

Why are you asking? What do you know?
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