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Originally Posted by raccah
(Post 21348484)
Not to be pedantic but if the "c" AKA bank in each case is different - then there is no circle - correct? Are you not both saying the same thing?
It still is a circle, as B returned money to A (albeit, B withdrawing the money sent by A and depositing in bank aside, B did return money back to A, thus completing the circle). Cheers! |
It is in my experience that AP does not care A -> B & B -> A as long as you are not sending the same amount back & forth. I send A -> B in a week and another week I send B -> A. In a month, ~$1k/(A -> B) & ~1k/(B -> A). I have not shutdown for many many months. So, I don't know why people worry so much.
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Originally Posted by vagrants
(Post 21351194)
It is in my experience that AP does not care A -> B & B -> A as long as you are not sending the same amount back & forth. I send A -> B in a week and another week I send B -> A. In a month, ~$1k/(A -> B) & ~1k/(B -> A). I have not shutdown for many many months. So, I don't know why people worry so much.
I'm not inclined to break up the amounts...I prefer to be done with it in 2 mins and wait until next month. |
Originally Posted by Bean
(Post 21347926)
Unwarranted concern, if you ask me.
I've been doing A to B to bank with an immediate (1 min later) B to A to bank every month for two years now. All full $1K amounts. So either I am incredibly lucky or AP just doesn't give a rat's a$$. You decide which one.... Personally, I think the key to being safe is different bank accounts.
Originally Posted by vagrants
(Post 21351194)
It is in my experience that AP does not care A -> B & B -> A as long as you are not sending the same amount back & forth. I send A -> B in a week and another week I send B -> A. In a month, ~$1k/(A -> B) & ~1k/(B -> A). I have not shutdown for many many months. So, I don't know why people worry so much.
Were there actually any reports in this thread of people being shut down for going a-b-a? I THOUGHT back in the earlier days of AP there was, but haven't read anything recently. |
The takeaway is that Amazon is inconsistent. The truth is that accounts are, and are not, shut down. It is a complete crap shoot, or an internal controls nightmare, in cardinal-speak. There is real risk.
Originally Posted by x712xdamx
(Post 21356814)
And here I always heard and read to never send back and forth, and we have people on here saying they've been doing it for a long time (years even!) with no problems. Amazing.
Were there actually any reports in this thread of people being shut down for going a-b-a? I THOUGHT back in the earlier days of AP there was, but haven't read anything recently. |
Had a new experience last night.
My partner joined Amazon and tried to send me $987. It wouldn't let him and said "We're sorry but this transaction could not be completed because the recipient cannot receive this payment." Hmm, OK. So I tried other amounts and found out it would let him send me $5. That came thru instantly. He then sent me $487. It went into pending status. Checked this morning and it was cleared. He then tried to send $487 from another card. It wouldn't let him send any more to me. So he tried to send it to another friend who also plays in the jungle. Not allowed either. We then tried another friend who has less activities. That went thru. Seems like they may be onto the more active users. |
Originally Posted by x712xdamx
(Post 21356814)
Were there actually any reports in this thread of people being shut down for going a-b-a? I THOUGHT back in the earlier days of AP there was, but haven't read anything recently.
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Originally Posted by italdesign
(Post 21362097)
I'd like to know as well. I've been doing ping pong with the mom for a few months.
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Originally Posted by italdesign
(Post 21362083)
Had a new experience last night.
My partner joined Amazon and tried to send me $987. It wouldn't let him and said "We're sorry but this transaction could not be completed because the recipient cannot receive this payment." Hmm, OK. So I tried other amounts and found out it would let him send me $5. That came thru instantly. He then sent me $487. It went into pending status. Checked this morning and it was cleared. He then tried to send $487 from another card. It wouldn't let him send any more to me. So he tried to send it to another friend who also plays in the jungle. Not allowed either. We then tried another friend who has less activities. That went thru. Seems like they may be onto the more active users. |
Originally Posted by italdesign
(Post 21362083)
Had a new experience last night.
My partner joined Amazon and tried to send me $987. It wouldn't let him and said "We're sorry but this transaction could not be completed because the recipient cannot receive this payment." Hmm, OK. So I tried other amounts and found out it would let him send me $5. That came thru instantly. He then sent me $487. It went into pending status. Checked this morning and it was cleared. He then tried to send $487 from another card. It wouldn't let him send any more to me. So he tried to send it to another friend who also plays in the jungle. Not allowed either. We then tried another friend who has less activities. That went thru. Seems like they may be onto the more active users. |
Originally Posted by x712xdamx
(Post 21356814)
Were there actually any reports in this thread of people being shut down for going a-b-a? I THOUGHT back in the earlier days of AP there was, but haven't read anything recently. a-b-a with SAME bank account and getting shut down? Then yes it's possible but so is buying gift cards, bluebird, etc, etc... |
Originally Posted by lad2
(Post 21362416)
Check your limit. You can only send and receive up to 1K a month.
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Originally Posted by x712xdamx
(Post 21356814)
And here I always heard and read to never send back and forth, and we have people on here saying they've been doing it for a long time (years even!) with no problems. Amazing.
Were there actually any reports in this thread of people being shut down for going a-b-a? I THOUGHT back in the earlier days of AP there was, but haven't read anything recently. The answer is Yes. My brother was shut down about 2 or 3 yrs back doing the A-B then B-A route with his wife. Both had separate checking accts with different banks and never sent same amts back and forth. Amts would vary by $10-20 each way. They both had same address though. He thinks it was a random internal audit of certain accts that the computer had selected as suspicious. During that time I remember reading a few others reported being shut down for sending back and forth. Recently past yr or so, have not seen any shut downs but then who knows how often or how widespread the next Amazon surprise audit will be? I learn from him and I do the a-b-c sent routing with different amts and different addresses and sometimes break it up into 2-3 payments. I try to not show a pattern and be as random as possible. I've been at this since the start and never had a problem as I stay below their computer radar. |
Originally Posted by sharka
(Post 21370718)
The answer is Yes. My brother was shut down about 2 or 3 yrs back doing the A-B then B-A route with his wife.
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Originally Posted by vagrants
(Post 21371519)
The situation isn't the same though. 2 - 3 years ago, there was no mandatory SSN to verify identity, no? But, yes, take appropriate cautions.
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