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mjgrazi Jun 22, 2016 1:01 pm


Originally Posted by danhouston (Post 26816056)
folks, not familiar with GC.com...seems that the fee is about $9 for a $500 VGC, which is $2 more than GCM.com, correct? as so, why not buy at GCM.com? what's the max one can buy at a time at GC.com? does TCB pay the CB on the total including fees or on the base amt?

TIA for some info.

$6.95 activation, $7.45 flat shipping per order for tracked priority mail. $2500 total at a time for your order total incl fees and shipping, $5000 per day. CB amount includes fees, but not shipping.

shitrus Jun 22, 2016 1:38 pm

Assuming a $.70 MO from WM per 1k spend, daily profits are $61.88 on a 1.5% CB card like the FU, and $86.88 per day on a 2% cashback card like the DC.

Get a card that is 3% and you jump to $136.88 per day.

Todays bump turns it up to $70.84, $95.84, and $145.84 for a 1.5%, 2%, and 3% card, respectively, an increase of $8.96 for nothing.

gw14 Jun 22, 2016 9:11 pm


Originally Posted by mjgrazi (Post 26815382)
That was a nice surprise when I went to do today's order. Hit my $5k, and both have already posted in TCB :)

Do you do 2 separate orders? What amounts for each order? Does the $5k include the shipping cost?

shitrus Jun 23, 2016 7:21 am

Yes. 2.5k. Yes.

gumpfanatic Jun 23, 2016 5:45 pm

What am I missing? After activating the cards it says that the last 4 digits of the card number is my PIN number, but while attempting to liquidate I am consistently denied for "Invalid PIN" All cards from my order are behaving this way.

stuntgoats Jun 23, 2016 7:35 pm


Originally Posted by gumpfanatic (Post 26822424)
What am I missing? After activating the cards it says that the last 4 digits of the card number is my PIN number, but while attempting to liquidate I am consistently denied for "Invalid PIN" All cards from my order are behaving this way.

I always change the pin just to be sure. It seems like things changed since Blackhawk took over.

missing_link Jun 23, 2016 8:08 pm


Originally Posted by gumpfanatic (Post 26822424)
What am I missing? After activating the cards it says that the last 4 digits of the card number is my PIN number, but while attempting to liquidate I am consistently denied for "Invalid PIN" All cards from my order are behaving this way.

It's not the last four, despite what they say. Use the app to activate. It will display real pin.

dethkultur Jun 24, 2016 7:40 pm

Has anyone had a shipment get lost or returned, and can share how it was handled? I get this on my tracking info:

Expected Delivery Day: Friday, June 24, 2016
Your item was forwarded to a different address at 7:08 am on June 24, 2016 in xxxx. This was because of forwarding instructions or because the address or ZIP Code on the label was incorrect.

Of course nothing wrong with my address, it is the same one I've used for many gc.com shipments. The tracking info showed the package bounced between a couple of local offices before this message.

They offices are closed now but I plan to call in the morning.Anyone had something similar happen?

ostornadoe1 Jun 25, 2016 7:08 pm

Just placed a new order through TCB and it tracked with no problems. Firefox here. I never clear cookies or bother with anything special as I have never had a problem with it tracking. I order about once per week on average. From what I gather from a lot of sources is that for the majority of people it works great, but for the random few that it doesn't, there's no rhyme or reason to why it doesn't track. It does suck, but atleast it sounds like they are paying out after submitting the missing claims form?

Joshy119 Jun 26, 2016 3:01 pm

TCB sign on bonuses available?

I think I will jump on. Googling the matter doesn't yield anything that appears active right now

Phantom707 Jun 26, 2016 4:24 pm


Originally Posted by Joshy119 (Post 26834372)
TCB sign on bonuses available?

I think I will jump on. Googling the matter doesn't yield anything that appears active right now

If you use a referral link, you can get $10. A lot of people have referrals, including myself. You can contact someone through private message to get a referral.

lancaster Jun 26, 2016 5:01 pm


Originally Posted by dethkultur (Post 26827455)
Has anyone had a shipment get lost or returned, and can share how it was handled? I get this on my tracking info:


They offices are closed now but I plan to call in the morning.Anyone had something similar happen?

It happened twice for me. First, I simply called gc.com to suspend the cards and obtained trouble-shooting ticket number. Second, I took the USPS tracking number to the post office and let them resolve it. The USPS postal worker twice put my mail in another tenant's mailbox. After that, I would call gc.com to unsuspend the cards.

If the mail is lost, you can call gc.com for a refund which will be minus the shipping and processing fees.

dethkultur Jun 27, 2016 8:17 am


Originally Posted by lancaster (Post 26834702)
It happened twice for me. First, I simply called gc.com to suspend the cards and obtained trouble-shooting ticket number. Second, I took the USPS tracking number to the post office and let them resolve it. The USPS postal worker twice put my mail in another tenant's mailbox. After that, I would call gc.com to unsuspend the cards.

If the mail is lost, you can call gc.com for a refund which will be minus the shipping and processing fees.

Thanks for the response. I called gc.com, and they offered to reship right (didn't see your note about suspending them yet) then but I thought I would hold off. Luckily, USPS fixed their sorting issues and it got assigned to my zipcode and arrived on Saturday. I feel better about handling this in the future though.

sammycat Jun 27, 2016 10:25 pm

Giftcards.com order page 500 error?
 
Tried to access the my orders page in Giftcards.com this afternoon. It either gave the blank page or showed the 500 error. Has anyone experienced the same issue?

Aristophanes80 Jun 28, 2016 3:34 pm


Originally Posted by sammycat (Post 26840416)
Tried to access the my orders page in Giftcards.com this afternoon. It either gave the blank page or showed the 500 error. Has anyone experienced the same issue?

Same thing for me. Is everyone seeing this? I'm wondering if it's something with my account or a problem generally.


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