Originally Posted by roki (Post 18594424)

Good to know about the VANs. Thanks

Maxing out never seemed prudent to me, but glad to know you can! I guess I play this really cautiously, cuz I only use one account, it's mine, and I buy 50% of all my purchases on amazon!

Originally Posted by thehawk75 (Post 18594864)

Amazon will NOT shut down your Amazon account just because you are banned from Amazon Payments. Why would they? To them, shutting down your AP account is a 'hey, no hard feelings, but, we don't want you to use this service anymore' thing. They still want to make money off you on their other services.

Originally Posted by YouDontKnowMe (Post 18593244)

DO NOT send a single $1000 transaction each month. Split it up into 2 or 3 and make the amounts appear as it you are buying something. Maybe $461.17 and $525.50. Try NOT to make it add up to exactly $1000.

DO NOT "ping Pong" the money between 2 accounts. Anotherwords, don't send $1000 to a friend ( real or imagined ) and have the friend send it back to you. Remember, you need a linked bank account to make this work so use it. Send money to a friend using AP, the friend withdraws the money and sends you a check or gives you cash. Amazon sees a one way purchase transaction which is exactly what they want. If your imaginary friend is you, make sure each account uses different CC's and bank accounts, preferrably in different banks.

DO NOT use Amazon Payments as your only purchases to meet your spending threshold. Banks won't look kindly to - Month 1 $1000 AP, Month 2 $1000 AP, Month 3 $1000 AP, then spending stops. Mix it up with some normal purchases.

Now, what I consider an important DO.
Use your Amazon Payments account for normal things. Make an Amazon purchase from time to time, don't take all the money out as soon as you receive it. In fact, always maintain a small balance of $20 or so.

I hope this has been helpful

Originally Posted by QL_714 (Post 18597983)

Delete everything in red. ;)

Originally Posted by QL_714 (Post 18598672)

ADK makes a valid point.

YouDontKnowMe that was an excellent post for someone starting with AP.

I am at the point where I just laugh in the cardinals faces!!! :D

Originally Posted by roki (Post 18595568)

Really? I could have sworn I seen posts from people getting blacklisted from Amazon for "abuse" of amazon payments. What you say makes perfect sense, though.

Originally Posted by YouDontKnowMe (Post 18598959)

Oh..Oh Hands tied, black hood. Maybe they will believe me if I tell them they are part of a Monty Python skit.... "Siri... call 911"

Originally Posted by QL_714 (Post 18598672)

I am at the point where I just laugh in the cardinals faces!!! :D

Originally Posted by QL_714 (Post 18597983)

Delete everything in red. ;)

Originally Posted by YouDontKnowMe (Post 18593951)

DO NOT send a single $1000 transaction each month. Split it up into 2 or 3 and make the amounts appear as it you are buying something. Maybe $461.17 and $525.50. Try NOT to make it add up to exactly $1000.

DO NOT "ping Pong" the money between 2 accounts. Anotherwords, don't send $1000 to a friend ( real or imagined ) and have the friend send it back to you. Remember, you need a linked bank account to make this work so use it. Send money to a friend using AP, the friend withdraws the money and sends you a check or gives you cash. Amazon sees a one way purchase transaction which is exactly what they want. If your imaginary friend is you, make sure each account uses different CC's and bank accounts, preferrably in different banks.

DO NOT use Amazon Payments as your only purchases to meet your spending threshold. Banks won't look kindly to - Month 1 $1000 AP, Month 2 $1000 AP, Month 3 $1000 AP, then spending stops. Mix it up with some normal purchases.

Now, what I consider an important DO.
Use your Amazon Payments account for normal things. Make an Amazon purchase from time to time, don't take all the money out as soon as you receive it. In fact, always maintain a small balance of $20 or so.

I hope this has been helpful