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 I’ve been meaning to write this post for weeks (possibly months now,) and about once a week, I am reminded that I should write this post because I’ll hear stories from readers about gift card issues with these 3rd party sites like Raise, Cardcash, ABC, etc. In the past (I’d say before Thanksgiving 2015,) […]
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 […]
Alaska EK devaluation When I found out that morning, my immediate thoughts were, “Oh man, that sucks. Shit! Should have booked my return trip from the Seychelles. Oh well.” Then I went about my business. I’ve been in this game long enough that massive devaluations no longer affect me. I only do ~2 big international […]