http://www.consumeraffairs.com/credi...t_prepaid.html
Was thinking of accepting greedot for cam shows but wanted to do some research first. Take a look.
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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/credi...t_prepaid.html
Was thinking of accepting greedot for cam shows but wanted to do some research first. Take a look.
The greendot people are pretty shady however if you have the paypal debit card you can put money paks on that. I have always gotten around dealing with greendot that way.
I've never had a problem with them :/
Wow. That's a lot of complaints. I have hardly used them but after seeing all that, won't ever do so again. Not worth the risk!
As long as you use them correctly, you shouldn't have any problems.
I use them constantly for my shows and to get paid for camming services.
It's as simple as - they go get the moneypak card, give me the number and I go onto my account and load it...simple.
Seriously - I don't know WHY people making a bigger deal then what things really need to be. There's a risk in everything, big or small - but why make a big deal about something that works? Call me crazy, but, it works - and I wouldn't say it works if it didn't.
If you make things complicated and make it look bad - it will be complicated, overly dramatized and bad....There's something bad about everything out there no matter how good it may seem. It just matters if it works for YOU.
There are a lot of positive reviews as well about GreenDot.....
I had my account cancelled for posting ads on backpage - they said i violate the TOS by using the card for business - when i asked them to explain further they said using the card repeatedly at the same place - they never mentioned the adult content even though i'm sure that was the real issue - so i am banned for life - anyway just my experience - i loved that card and was very disappointed to lose it
Kitana , How do you know if you use them correctly, there will be no problem ? You mean YOU use them correctly and there's been no problem for YOU , doesn't mean there won't be , and doesn't mean there isn't for 1000's of other people.
It works , for YOU .... Judging by those reviews, it's not working for so many people . I for one will be keeping the fuck away ..... There is a saying , a smart person learns from their own mistakes, a wise person learns from other peoples....
I don't believe the OP is making a ''big deal'' sharing this information , in fact I think it's hugely important to fully research anywhere in business that you plan to rest your money .
Agreed, there's good and bad reports for almost anything, but when they come in abundance as shown here .... Alarm bells start ringing . I mean you could literally apply that to any tip off about a bad company , ''pfft everything has it's good and bad ''
If it works for you , that is super , but the link the OP discovered shows it's really not working that way for everyone .
We don't think YOU would say it works if it doesn't , but YOUR opinion alone isn't enough .... not compared to the pages and pages of disgruntled users.
Put it this way ... The processors I use may have both bad and good rep , but they don't have bad rep in the quantities shown here, and for that reason , I will steer clear ...A lot of positive reviews maybe , but it only takes a couple of honest negative reviews to ruin a reputation.
I'm not sure why you think this is an 'over dramatization' ... This thread is nothing of the sort, it's a discussion about a business, and one which might save some of us from a lot of time , bother and financial loss in the future ....
Meant with best intentions.
Missy .
I always use moneypaks to load my accountnow card. Not talking about greendot's prepaid debit card thing, just the green cardboard moneypak.
I've always used it a lot with customers, just like KitanaBlades, they go buy one and give me the activation code and I load it.
Been using moneypak for quite a while now with zero issues. Not saying people don't have issues, but just throwing it out there. :)
I have to agree with Kitana. I've been using greendot consistently since around 2004 (before most had even heard of it) without issue. I recently switched to Rush card (which accepts loads via Moneypak in the same way that the paypal debit card does) since there isn't a monthly fee and I can hold up to $10,000 per card using Rush, but I'm still using the Moneypaks regularly.
Blatantly posting on a site that you're using it for adult services seems to be what most in our business should be wary of, since it does violate their terms. I've accepted it as a way for people to discreetly buy panties, do live shows, and deposit for dominatrix appointments, but I don't post that on my sites. I refer customers to it via email.
I am glad this thread was started though; I learned from the epassporte fiasco not to get too comfy with any company, even if all has been cool for a while. This is another reminder to be wary and always have back ups planned when it comes to business.
By the way: @Nikki Fox: that's a silly and weird reason they gave you! Sorry that happened to you.
OH my god !!! I didn't realize it didn't allow adult service... What the hell are y'all doing lol ... are you crazy !!!
Using a non adult processor to take adult transactions, is like using paypal !!! All it takes is one customer who knows, to screen shot your discussion and grass, and you're screwed !!!
When there's adult payment processors out there , why use a non adult one , it's just asking for trouble .... I had no idea !
When the terms have been 'violated ' , you're not in good position to try and get frozen funds back ..... Be bloody careful , although if you're using a non adult processor to process adult transactions, you can be as careful as you like, it will only ever be a matter of time ....
Men will start to use it to blackmail in the same way they use paypal , they are not as stupid as we think, and they WILL cotton on .
If I realized it didn't take adult , I would have wrote my concerns right away , having never bothered with them , I had no idea, and I guess I'll be keeping it that way for sure.
I simply can NOT believe how flippant some people are with their money!
Missy .
I was not accepting the card for payment -or advertising it - I was using it to pay for an ad on backpage in the adult section - they just kept saying it is not to be used for business and that using it in the same place repeatedly violated the TOS -- just sharing my experience --