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Problems With Giftrocket
I discovered a website when I wanted to send a giftcard to my boyfriend's mum to a restaurant that doesn't do giftcards. The sender pays giftrocket, then giftrocket emails the giftcard to you and you have the option of recieving the payment via paypal, direct deposit or check.
It made me think, that this might not be a bad way to recieve payments / gifts from customers since it is a 'gift' and you can use paypal, but since it isn't a direct transfer from them to you (giftrocket is the middle man) it wouldn't count as an adult transaction, and the risk of chargebacks would be nullified. Also, they don't get any of your personal info except an email.
It may be a terrible idea, I will have to read their tos, but I thought I would share in case anyone else wanted to look into it too.
Regardless, it's a cool way to send giftcards! : D
Their fee is 1$+5% of the gift amount, which doesn't seem that bad
http://www.giftrocket.com/universal-gift-card
edit: it occured to me that this might be promoting a website. MY BAD
I can't change the title though D:
I don't profit at least?
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Re: Giftrocket.com, alternative to amazon gift cards?
Neat-o, but I'm sure PP will put two and two together if someone is constantly receiving gift card deposits and find a reason to freeze the funds. :/
ETA: Derp, just read that you can also get it transferred to a bank account. XD
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Re: Giftrocket.com, alternative to amazon gift cards?
I will be interested to see what people's thoughts on this are. I love Amazon cards but I love cash more!
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Hmmm...interesting idea - on the surface, I like it!
Did you read the terms? I'd like to know if:
a) they allow adult services (obviously!!)
b) they are anonymous (again, obvious reasons)
c) they are refundable - I would hate to be dealing with chargeback style-issues...
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ditto to what roses said, this could be a better way for indie girls to get paid!
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Originally Posted by
aberrant
I discovered a website when I wanted to send a giftcard to my boyfriend's mum to a restaurant that doesn't do giftcards. The sender pays giftrocket, then giftrocket emails the giftcard to you and you have the option of recieving the payment via paypal, direct deposit or check.
It made me think, that this might not be a bad way to recieve payments / gifts from customers since it is a 'gift' and you can use paypal, but since it isn't a direct transfer from them to you (giftrocket is the middle man) it wouldn't count as an adult transaction, and the risk of chargebacks would be nullified. Also, they don't get any of your personal info except an email.
It may be a terrible idea, I will have to read their tos, but I thought I would share in case anyone else wanted to look into it too.
Regardless, it's a cool way to send giftcards! : D
Their fee is 1$+5% of the gift amount, which doesn't seem that bad
http://www.giftrocket.com/universal-gift-card
edit: it occured to me that this might be promoting a website. MY BAD
I can't change the title though D:
I don't profit at least?
If I were you, I'd go with direct deposit or check. I don't ever accept PayPal as a payment method for anything adult-related (webcam chat, etc.). A long time ago I used to cam with a guy on Yahoo! Messenger after he'd pay with PayPal, but I stopped doing that when I realized that it was too risky.
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Cancellation and Refunds. If you are unhappy with a gift you've sent, GiftRocket will return the balance of the special purpose account to you. Contact
[email protected] with cancellation requests.
from the tos. :\
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Okay, I just read the whole TOS D:, and can maybe provide some helpful information
Since they are a giftcard service they don't specifically say if they do adult transactions, all they say is you can't send adult photos along with the giftcard - and even in that case, all they will do is remove the photos.
I believe they do not do chargebacks once you have redeemed the money. There is a short window in which the sender can cancel it, but as soon as you redeem it they can't.
They are anonymous, all the sender needs is your email, and giftrocket takes care of getting your bank/paypal/address, and does not share it
@Thebrownfox
I wasn't actually talking about using paypal to receive payments, I have heard way too many unfortunate stories. This is talking about a giftcard site that is redeemable as cash.
@tinydancer
As far as the cancelation, how it works is right after they send it there is a temp account the money goes into, and while the money is still there they can cancel it, but as soon as you redeem it you have the money and they therefore can't get it out. that's what the 'special purpose' account is.
Maybe I will try sending one to my bf and canceling it and see what happens : D
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i read the whole tos also. :( i wonder if there's any delay with redeeming the gift card, as with some other sites (giving them a chance to cancel/do chargebacks), and what happens if they file a fraud claim/chargeback to their credit card company. i wasn't able to gauge that from the tos.
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When I sent it to my bfriend, I sent it at 10:57 am and she sent me an email saying she thanking me at 11:08 am, so it seems pretty quick :o
I might email support and flat out ask them about it, since I don't want to try and claim credit card fraud when it's not true..
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I think that e-mailing and asking would be a great idea - I would love a way to get actual CASH giftcards, without the hassle of setting up and linking bank accounts with alertpay etc, or the fear of getting screwed from the whole "adult transaction" thing....
Thanks for experimenting with this one and letting us know!!
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@aberrant - thanks for this info! How did it go? Did you cancel the transaction and if so, what happened? this would be a super alternative to amazon for us Canadian camgirls :) @ManyRoses i couldn't agree more!!
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Hmmm, this sounds fabulous. Way too good to be true.
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hmm interesting.. well i read you can have money put in your bank account or receive check..
http://www.giftrocket.com/how-it-works
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This actually sounds good. Check or bank transfer sounds really smart. Since it's a gift I don't think they can refund. But again I'm not sure so I hope there are some new updates on this.
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<-- Is a fail at following up threads
I have tried this several times, and thus far it works like a charm.
The support said that there were no chargebacks once you redeem the gift (which you can within like 10 minutes), and I haven't had a problem with it so far.
The only thing is it can be a pain to explain what it is to technologically challenged custies. Also, some got confused by the fees.
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haha thanks hun. its all good. do you get the bank transfer or use paypal or get a check? i need step on step instructions.. im dumb! lol
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I have done paypal and check so far, but not bank transfer.
How it works is when you get the email you click 'redeem gift' or something like that, then you pick your method (paypal, bank, check)
for paypal all you need is your email, and for check you need your mailing address. For bank, you probably need your routing number and account number and stuff, but I haven't used it so I am not certain.
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Sounds good if you want the cash from it... when I do gift cards though, I just get the guy to email a code to himself, then tell me the code and I redeem it, so they get no personal info of mine.
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hmmm. well i know my checking and savings is linked to my paypal and i can just transfer the money that way. normally takes at least 2 days to get into one of my accounts. & jessica can't the guy just e-mail the code to u tho instead of himself sending the code to himself then u just ask for it? sorry..newbie-ishhhh here. lol.
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I give them my cam email to send the giftcard to me, since my paypal email has my real first name in it.
They don't get to see the method you used to redeem it, or any of your contact info, which is really nice. (This I know from sending one)
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I'm curious. Is there a way to cash out Amazon egift cards? Giftrocket is a great idea!
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I just want to confrm that I have used this for an independent customer and it worked beautifully, cash was in my bank account 2.5 buisness days later. :D
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Originally Posted by
SweetPinkCupcake
I just want to confrm that I have used this for an independent customer and it worked beautifully, cash was in my bank account 2.5 buisness days later. :D
did you actually choose the bank account method? or choose paypal then have it transfer to your bank? Cause my payal is connected to my bank accounts.