Introduction Call me paranoid, but I feel like the scrawny kid that somehow miraculously made it to the last few people standing in a game of dodge ball. One buddy I know has been banned from Chase, BoA, and just had his Citigold whacked. Another guy has been banned from Citi and Barclays. Another guy from […]
Introduction Another day, another Barclays shutdown story. This is from a reader who used to MS on the card (when Buxx was alive,) but have mostly stopped for the past couple of months. Here are some data points: Both he and his wife’s cards were shut down He had Aviator Red. Wife had A+ and […]
Introduction Walmart giveth and they taketh away. In this hobby, you sort of get complacent/lazy in your usual routine. You may not check if the gift card packaging hasn’t been tampered or if your money order printed correctly. Money Order process I went to Walmart a couple of weeks ago and bought 2 […]
Introduction Man, I hate the armpit of America. But it’s really the only place in my area that still take non-named VGC w/o a big hassle. And of course the money order machine is broken half the time. On this day though, on a Monday morning, it was working…or so the cashier thought. Money […]
Introduction I briefly mentioned this in my 2015 miles and points recap. I realize now that 2015 was like a pendulum for me going back and forth between MS and reselling. I started the year doing heavy MS on my 5% card. Then I got banned by eBay and continued doing MS. Then when the Discover […]