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THEsocalledfan Jul 9, 2021 6:09 am

Just some comments after doing this for 6 months:

BFMR is hands down the best reseller to work with. You get it to Salem, you are paid same day. Can't beat it. Sadly, their deals are so limited any many are hard to source. (I am so, so banned by Dell like many others....)

Pointsmaker is great with the new ACH. They got backed up with prime day, but the volume of deals that did was outstanding. Much like BFMR, other deals are sparse.

USA Buying Group is like my love hate and I can't help but wonder if they have money flow issue. Takes forever to check in items, and then after a check request, it also takes forever. I suspect they are often waiting for enough money to come in from sales to cover their invoices they owe us. They scare me, but damnit, they post a lot of deals that I can source. They are like crack cocaine you have to be careful with.

Songli Wendell Zhu Jul 10, 2021 1:34 am

Can't agree more.
USA Buying group has the most deal to my search, however, it took at least 2-3 weeks to check in your package.
Also, it will take another 2 weeks or more when you request your check.

THEsocalledfan Jul 12, 2021 9:21 am


Originally Posted by Songli Wendell Zhu (Post 33395624)
Can't agree more.
USA Buying group has the most deal to my search, however, it took at least 2-3 weeks to check in your package.
Also, it will take another 2 weeks or more when you request your check.

I am really worried about BFMR....they seem to think they deserve part of our cut due to how good they are on payment. Not going to do it if they don't pay me full retail.....I hope others stay strong with them. (I get it if working on a min spend.....)

Insder Jul 12, 2021 2:54 pm


Originally Posted by THEsocalledfan (Post 33400744)
I am really worried about BFMR....they seem to think they deserve part of our cut due to how good they are on payment. Not going to do it if they don't pay me full retail.....I hope others stay strong with them. (I get it if working on a min spend.....)

There are still plenty of deals on BFMR for above retail. Once you factor in credit card cash back, I am averaging 6-10% profit, which is easily scalable. I just won’t do any below retail deals (even for meeting minimum spend).

gooch69509 Jul 12, 2021 5:59 pm

OH boy. In general, what do you do if the buying group denies receiving your package?
I provided proof from Fedex that someone signed for it.
This sounds like a big headache coming.

I'll hold off on saying which group it is for now, but rest assured I'll shout from the rooftops if they don't do the right thing.

This will likely be enough scare to get me out of this risky game.

milkmanmax Jul 13, 2021 12:08 am

For those who can't get any orders through with Dell - did you sign up for Dell Rewards? I wonder if that might be a factor.

ChocolateFactory Jul 13, 2021 12:38 am


Originally Posted by milkmanmax (Post 33402932)
For those who can't get any orders through with Dell - did you sign up for Dell Rewards? I wonder if that might be a factor.

That's actually a really good question. I had zero issues ordering from Dell. Then I signed up for Dell Rewards and my orders were canceled right away.
Then again, I also put in two orders right after another (where the maximum quantity was 1 per order) - usually I would wait for the first order to be confirmed, before putting in another one.
Also FedEx returned two of my orders as undeliverable, although other orders to the same address had been received ok.
So I guess it's difficult to tell.

bds123123 Jul 13, 2021 2:14 am


Originally Posted by milkmanmax (Post 33402932)
For those who can't get any orders through with Dell - did you sign up for Dell Rewards? I wonder if that might be a factor.

won’t work for me even if checkout as guest with a different email

wangxinqing Jul 13, 2021 11:49 am


Originally Posted by bds123123 (Post 33403093)
won’t work for me even if checkout as guest with a different email

Same here. The orders all got canceled even if I do not use the rewards.

Unitedsux Jul 15, 2021 6:48 pm

anyone ever get a timeout when printing an echeck? What was the remedy?

parrotheadmjb Jul 15, 2021 6:50 pm


Originally Posted by Unitedsux (Post 33411236)
anyone ever get a timeout when printing an echeck? What was the remedy?

I'm guessing you have to contact them. You can use chrome in the future and change the settings so it forces all PDFs to download. I've had the printer jam too many times. I can just print it again that way.

CerealCardSpender Jul 15, 2021 7:08 pm

Why not just mobile deposit from the computer screen? Why bother to print.

Unitedsux Jul 15, 2021 8:28 pm


Originally Posted by parrotheadmjb (Post 33411243)
I'm guessing you have to contact them. You can use chrome in the future and change the settings so it forces all PDFs to download. I've had the printer jam too many times. I can just print it again that way.

Sorry I was unclear. I was trying to download it and it timed out. I dont ever actually print the checks out anymore.

toocool17 Jul 16, 2021 4:18 am

Is anyone else experiencing slow payment from PM? I have requested payment over a week ago, still nothing.

I could not agree more with everyone BMFR is the best out of all companies. TDB has been really good too, and they should be getting ACH soon.

boston4th Jul 16, 2021 6:07 am

It seems to be taking 4-5 business days for PM to send out checks for me.


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