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jnjustice Jan 19, 2018 6:57 pm


Originally Posted by jsl_313 (Post 29312320)
There's some talk over on r/churning of people waiting exceedingly long for their withdrawals to bank account to go through this week. Anybody else here experiencing the same thing?

Yes, 2 withdrawals of $500 each and I've been waiting 5 days.

zaxon Jan 22, 2018 6:29 am

been waiting 7 days now, still shows processing.
no problem with loading though.

MusicalMind Jan 22, 2018 9:46 pm

I have about $10,000 pending with Bluebird & Serve right now. What are you guys considering doing if withdrawal transactions still don't clear end of this week?

danhouston Jan 23, 2018 9:44 am

any DPs that bills pay clear timely?

NBG007 Jan 23, 2018 12:03 pm


Originally Posted by danhouston (Post 29329032)
any DPs that bills pay clear timely?

Yes.Cleared next day.

eseeton Jan 24, 2018 10:21 am

I'm still waiting on $2k that is processing with Serve since 1/13. I called yesterday, and they told me to call today if it hadn't gone through yet. Called back today and they said they have confirmation that all processing withdraws should go through by 1PM EST tomorrow. Hope so!

Foo Foo McGoo Jan 27, 2018 4:03 am

Is funding Serve with an AmEx credit card subject to any fees on either end? Either loading fees by Serve? Or cash advance fees on the credit card?

Related question: if I have an AmEx Business Rewards Gold card that I'm working on the minimum spend for, is there any reason why I shouldn't use it to fund a Serve account? And then use the Serve account's free Bill Pay feature to pay my monthly rent? Total rent cost is $1K, so I figure I can load that all on to Serve over five days ($200/day), and just eat the $1/month as a cost of doing business.

Mamibear Jan 27, 2018 6:49 am


Originally Posted by Foo Foo McGoo (Post 29345448)
Is funding Serve with an AmEx credit card subject to any fees on either end? Either loading fees by Serve? Or cash advance fees on the credit card?

Check the fee schedule of the Serve card you signed up for. There are those with fees to load, others have none. NO cash advance fees on CC to buy the VGC you use to load.


Related question: if I have an AmEx Business Rewards Gold card that I'm working on the minimum spend for, is there any reason why I shouldn't use it to fund a Serve account? And then use the Serve account's free Bill Pay feature to pay my monthly rent? Total rent cost is $1K, so I figure I can load that all on to Serve over five days ($200/day), and just eat the $1/month as a cost of doing business.
it has been a while that it has been reported that all Amex cards do NOT work for the min spend requirement even if you can use it to load Serve. It is best to do organic spend for ALL amex cards to ensure you get your bonus.

happyvoid Jan 27, 2018 2:42 pm


Originally Posted by Mamibear (Post 29345723)
Check the fee schedule of the Serve card you signed up for. There are those with fees to load, others have none. NO cash advance fees on CC to buy the VGC you use to load.

it has been a while that it has been reported that all Amex cards do NOT work for the min spend requirement even if you can use it to load Serve. It is best to do organic spend for ALL amex cards to ensure you get your bonus.

Does that include the wells fargo amex?

Mamibear Jan 27, 2018 2:54 pm


Originally Posted by happyvoid (Post 29347028)
Does that include the wells fargo amex?

IDK for 3rd party amex cards issued by banks others than AXP. Try it and report later if it worked for you.

Klemhuzzah Jan 27, 2018 4:52 pm


Originally Posted by Foo Foo McGoo (Post 29345448)
Is funding Serve with an AmEx credit card subject to any fees on either end? Either loading fees by Serve? Or cash advance fees on the credit card?

Related question: if I have an AmEx Business Rewards Gold card that I'm working on the minimum spend for, is there any reason why I shouldn't use it to fund a Serve account? And then use the Serve account's free Bill Pay feature to pay my monthly rent? Total rent cost is $1K, so I figure I can load that all on to Serve over five days ($200/day), and just eat the $1/month as a cost of doing business.

If you load $5o0/month, they waive the fee. Also if you have a $0 balance on your closing day, they don't charge it.
According to the Serve page, some cards may charge a cash advance fee, some may not. I don't know if there's a way to tell before hand.
FYI: If the credit card is issued by American Express, you don't earn cashback. If the AMEX card is issued by a 3rd party, you do. I don't know if it's the same for minimum spend.

danhouston Jan 27, 2018 11:58 pm

could a banned amex serve receive $ from another serve's acct? i know that a banned acct can't add/load $ to the acct, but if my recollection was right, a banned acct still can receive funds from another serve acct, right?

pharmawalk Jan 28, 2018 12:06 am

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OssianBlue Jan 28, 2018 7:56 pm

Have a kind of weird situation going. Linked a non-Amex Amex to a Green Serve. Put $200 in yesterday fine--brand new card, very first action other than linking my bank account and Amex to it three or four days ago. Tried to put another $200 in today got the "technical issues" red box and then two e-mails telling me to upload identity doc and a copy of the Amex. Do this, call in to get it cleared, and after about 15 minutes rep tells me it is cleared and I get an e-mail telling me it is resolved. Try to add $200, again, "technical issues", call in again after a couple of minutes rep tells me it is cleared no e-mail this time and once again, red box for "technical issues."

Since then I have tried to call in and every time I can get the prompt to go to "Representative" it hangs up on me after it transfers. Happened at least six times.

SideShowBob Feb 5, 2018 8:02 am

Dollar General mugging risk?
 
So the dollar general nearest my work is not looking safe to enter and load $500 on Serve and keep my life when I leave. Any thoughts on avoiding muggings when loading Serve?


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