You have to make sure that the one selling your amazon cards is trustworthy enough.
Usually if it seems too good to be true, then it is.
Topic: Amazon gift cards (Read 4991 times)
i've always been hesitant to buy Amazon gift cards at a discount, because i don't know what happens if you spend the money and the gift cards come up fraudulent after the fact. anyone know?
i'm tempted by the discounts.
i'm tempted by the discounts.
I don't know. This is a fear of mine as well. Even purse.io it seems could not figure that problem out. A week ago they announced they would no longer allow people to buy Amazon gift cards for people at a discount. Those were one of the best items because they sell at face value. They must have had a lot of scams too.
If you cannot trust the seller, don't buy them. These cards can come from everywhere. My friend has dealt twice with these cards which were stolen and after second time, he got his account frozen/limited.
You can buy legitimate gift cards from gyft.com with bitcoin. You unfortunately won't get a discount though.
From where you are buying AGCs. If the website has reliable escrow system, you should use that. escrow can check the balance of amazon gift card without redeeming it. It is done by contacting costumer service. You pay your BTC to escrow he verifies the card and transactions are completed.
Other wise don't buy AGCs from any seller you can't trust.
Other wise don't buy AGCs from any seller you can't trust.
That's pretty solid advice, buying gift cards will get you in trouble otherwise.
From where you are buying AGCs. If the website has reliable escrow system, you should use that. escrow can check the balance of amazon gift card without redeeming it. It is done by contacting costumer service. You pay your BTC to escrow he verifies the card and transactions are completed.
Other wise don't buy AGCs from any seller you can't trust.
Other wise don't buy AGCs from any seller you can't trust.
In my opinion i will suggest not to buy amazon gift cards it may lose you. But someone though had got trusted gift cards and purchased on amazon.
I've sold some gift cards through localbitcoins and one seller had issues with two gift cards I purchased. They were legit and I had the receipts and everything but amazon.com locked their account after they redeemed them. I'm not sure why and they are too worried to contact Amazon themselves but I think the guy is in China so that might have set off some red flag.
well.... it seems the answer really is not clear. 
purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
Purse.io has a buyer purchase protection policy, they established it this year after law enforcement showed up at one of their buyer's house.purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
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Starting January 7th, when a spender purchases items from Purse, their purchases will be covered for any damages or costs resulting form the purchase up to $10,000 with our Purse Guarantee. This program will apply retroactively to any spenders who may report any damages related to Purse.
ouch.... so that means that buying gift cards on Purse.io may result in police coming to my house. that doesn't seem ideal. do you have a link to this occurrence? even though i imagine it could be sorted out, this is the type of hassle i am trying to avoid.
Even purse.io isnt safe, it can be so. But at the end buying from trusted member here isn't bad. (when we know the source)
I can answer . Most of them buy stuff at amazon . so they buy at cheaper rates . And some one also do buy4u services for amazon so they need large amount of giftcards .
well.... it seems the answer really is not clear.
purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
Purse.io has a buyer purchase protection policy, they established it this year after law enforcement showed up at one of their buyer's house.purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
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Starting January 7th, when a spender purchases items from Purse, their purchases will be covered for any damages or costs resulting form the purchase up to $10,000 with our Purse Guarantee. This program will apply retroactively to any spenders who may report any damages related to Purse.
ouch.... so that means that buying gift cards on Purse.io may result in police coming to my house. that doesn't seem ideal. do you have a link to this occurrence? even though i imagine it could be sorted out, this is the type of hassle i am trying to avoid.
Same for me, I like to buy giftcards maybe not Amazon but Starbucks for sure. You have to watch out for those that are illegally obtained and be sure to ask for a warranty return date. Once I PM someone who can sell $100 starbucks gift card for only $20 or less, when I heard it I was excited but later found out they are illegally obtained which means there's a huge chance they won't work, and there's only a 2 day warranty, so I didn't buy it. But not all cards sold on this forum are fraudulent, some must work.
well.... it seems the answer really is not clear.
purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
Purse.io has a buyer purchase protection policy, they established it this year after law enforcement showed up at one of their buyer's house.purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
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Starting January 7th, when a spender purchases items from Purse, their purchases will be covered for any damages or costs resulting form the purchase up to $10,000 with our Purse Guarantee. This program will apply retroactively to any spenders who may report any damages related to Purse.
ouch.... so that means that buying gift cards on Purse.io may result in police coming to my house. that doesn't seem ideal. do you have a link to this occurrence? even though i imagine it could be sorted out, this is the type of hassle i am trying to avoid.
well.... it seems the answer really is not clear.
purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
Purse.io has a buyer purchase protection policy, they established it this year after law enforcement showed up at one of their buyer's house.purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
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Starting January 7th, when a spender purchases items from Purse, their purchases will be covered for any damages or costs resulting form the purchase up to $10,000 with our Purse Guarantee. This program will apply retroactively to any spenders who may report any damages related to Purse.
well.... it seems the answer really is not clear.
purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
purse.io is really attractive, but i wonder if these claims of law enforcement involvement in these cases are really true. seems a bit over the top. is buying a gift card at a discount really grounds for criminal proceedings? i agree with the person who said, there doesn't seem to be any proof of any wrongdoing there.
No, you will not get in trouble for using these discounted Amazon gift cards, the worst thing they will do is blacklist your address, and ban your account.
I found this after searching for some cases of bad cards.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1723449
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1723449
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I applied the gift cards, they showed up on my Amazon gift card balance, then paid the guy.
Today I noticed that $100 was taken away from my gift card balance. Apparently one of the cards was bought with an account which has since been closed and is now being investigated. The purchases were rescinded, and I've lost that gift card. I may lose the others as well, depending on if they were from the same account. The investigation of the account happens in phases according to the Amazon rep, and other purchases from the account being investigated may be repealed.
Today I noticed that $100 was taken away from my gift card balance. Apparently one of the cards was bought with an account which has since been closed and is now being investigated. The purchases were rescinded, and I've lost that gift card. I may lose the others as well, depending on if they were from the same account. The investigation of the account happens in phases according to the Amazon rep, and other purchases from the account being investigated may be repealed.
What exactly does "may be repealed" mean? Does "purchases were rescinded" mean items were purchased but not yet shipped, and they cancelled the order? That post is really unclear.
I found this after searching for some cases of bad cards.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1723449
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1723449
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I applied the gift cards, they showed up on my Amazon gift card balance, then paid the guy.
Today I noticed that $100 was taken away from my gift card balance. Apparently one of the cards was bought with an account which has since been closed and is now being investigated. The purchases were rescinded, and I've lost that gift card. I may lose the others as well, depending on if they were from the same account. The investigation of the account happens in phases according to the Amazon rep, and other purchases from the account being investigated may be repealed.
Today I noticed that $100 was taken away from my gift card balance. Apparently one of the cards was bought with an account which has since been closed and is now being investigated. The purchases were rescinded, and I've lost that gift card. I may lose the others as well, depending on if they were from the same account. The investigation of the account happens in phases according to the Amazon rep, and other purchases from the account being investigated may be repealed.
i've always been hesitant to buy Amazon gift cards at a discount, because i don't know what happens if you spend the money and the gift cards come up fraudulent after the fact. anyone know?
i'm tempted by the discounts.
should not do if you are in doubt, but it is the way their promotions, naturally if everyone interested, the key find someone who has used it may be helpful i'm tempted by the discounts.
i've always been hesitant to buy Amazon gift cards at a discount, because i don't know what happens if you spend the money and the gift cards come up fraudulent after the fact. anyone know?
i'm tempted by the discounts.
If the order has not fully went through yet, then it is cancelled, and the balance is withheld (i believe). i'm tempted by the discounts.
If the order has already been processed and shipped to your address, then I believe that the cops might actually show up. It all depends on how amazon wants to deal with it.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
The burden would be on Amazon and law enforcement to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you intended to receive stolen goods. Without a very extensive history of using consistently fraudulent gift cards, that's completely impossible, and even then, it probably wouldn't cut the mustard for a prosecutor. The fact that one used a gift card that was fraudulently obtained is absolutely not prima facie evidence of any crime being committed by the gift card holder. There is no proof of engaging in fraud, nor is there proof of intention to receive stolen goods.
The reality is that Amazon is the biggest gift card market in the world. This is a cost of doing business for them. Pursuing customers in every case of gift card fraud 1) isn't going to increase their revenue and 2) is going to lose them every customer they pull this on.
They're just not interested. Do it enough and they will shut down your account and confiscate the balance -- because you are a liability that is costing them money. That's the only reasonable solution from a business perspective.
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