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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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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 #4200 on: February 15, 2021, 10:56:14 AM »
What are DE and BG?
You must have randomly found yourself on this thread  ;)

Don't you think that was a bit of a... rimshot? 8)
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4201 on: February 17, 2021, 04:06:59 AM »
Interesting story... I don’t often do buying groups, usually only do it for sub or if there is a nice cashback portal bonus. Ordered 25 of a certain item to hit a csp bonus...and 30 showed up at the bg. Each item is 189.99.  Hahahahaha I made some nice money

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4202 on: February 17, 2021, 01:31:11 PM »
Don't you think that was a bit of a... rimshot?

Did no one get the joke?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4203 on: February 17, 2021, 08:33:50 PM »
Did no one get the joke?
I didn't and still don't
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4204 on: February 17, 2021, 08:37:12 PM »
Did no one get the joke?
I didn't and still don't
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4206 on: February 18, 2021, 01:26:18 PM »
I'm on a roll....  (Not sure what type of roll but...)
I sent a wrong item to PM. Within a day they opened a ticket saying that the item they got was not correct. I sent them a return label and they sent the item back.

Super easy and no stress.


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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4207 on: February 18, 2021, 01:26:40 PM »
I'm on a roll....  (Not sure what type of roll but...)
I sent a wrong item to PM. Within a day they opened a ticket saying that the item they got was not correct. I sent them a return label and they sent the item back.

Super easy and no stress.


Anyone have any stories to share when they sent the wrong item to a BG?
And no, PM is not paying me to promote them.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4208 on: February 18, 2021, 03:24:01 PM »
I'm on a roll....  (Not sure what type of roll but...)
I sent a wrong item to PM. Within a day they opened a ticket saying that the item they got was not correct. I sent them a return label and they sent the item back.

Super easy and no stress.


Anyone have any stories to share when they sent the wrong item to a BG?
Similar story with MYS, I just didn't need the item enough to have it returned.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4209 on: February 18, 2021, 04:07:22 PM »
I had a totally different experience with a different BG, as I said before.

For the record I am still waiting for them to respond to me. I made up the money already but as far as BG knows, they just accepted the wrong item and paid me the lower price. No offer to return. No response at all.

I'd love to post their name but I'm not sure I'm allowed to.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4210 on: February 18, 2021, 04:34:02 PM »
I had a totally different experience with a different BG, as I said before.

For the record I am still waiting for them to respond to me. I made up the money already but as far as BG knows, they just accepted the wrong item and paid me the lower price. No offer to return. No response at all.

I'd love to post their name but I'm not sure I'm allowed to.

You can post the name of a company you had a bad experience with, especially if you reached out requesting they address the issue and they ignored you.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4211 on: February 18, 2021, 07:31:14 PM »
You can post the name of a company you had a bad experience with, especially if you reached out requesting they address the issue and they ignored you.
IOW, the mods will not delete your post :)

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4212 on: February 18, 2021, 09:55:44 PM »
IOW, the mods will not delete your post :)

I know I won’t, and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen Dan say something similar before. @TimT?
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4213 on: March 02, 2021, 12:10:19 AM »
Quote from: randomex
Not a joke thread.

I was responding in kind.
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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4214 on: March 21, 2021, 11:08:23 PM »
Hi Everyone, I recently got more involved in BG's and wanted to tap into the group members for BG's that I am not aware of.

The following are what I have found so far. Please let me know if you are aware of any others:

Pointsmaker
MYS
USA Buying Group
YRCW
Buy For Me Retail
EMB
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Pinnacle

There is also https://torontobuyinggroup.ca/, but that seems to be only for Toronto area people.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4215 on: March 21, 2021, 11:18:03 PM »
Hi Everyone, I recently got more involved in BG's and wanted to tap into the group members for BG's that I am not aware of.

The following are what I have found so far. Please let me know if you are aware of any others:

Pointsmaker
MYS
USA Buying Group
YRCW
Buy For Me Retail
EMB
CloseoutNJ
Pinnacle

There is also https://torontobuyinggroup.ca/, but that seems to be only for Toronto area people.
You did read the title of this thread, correct?!

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4216 on: March 21, 2021, 11:29:32 PM »
You did read the title of this thread, correct?!
You read this thread, correct? ;) This is the unofficial bg thread...

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4217 on: March 21, 2021, 11:31:55 PM »
You did read the title of this thread, correct?!

Yes, and I don't swipe recklessly for others.

I am not the only one buying for BG's. There are numerous DDF members who are posting about them in this thread.

Why all of a sudden are you questioning me? You should question every single person that posts anything about BG's in this thread.

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Re: PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others
« Reply #4218 on: March 21, 2021, 11:36:04 PM »
Yes, and I don't swipe recklessly for others.

I am not the only one buying for BG's. There are numerous DDF members who are posting about them in this thread.

Why all of a sudden are you questioning me? You should question every single person that posts anything about BG's in this thread.
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