Originally Posted by Road_Dog (Post 33991638)

I run 3 Amazon accounts. A personal, a Biz, and a Teen. I ran probably $300k combined through these in 2021. No issues besides some minor QLA for Amazon devices. Just avoid using Amazon GC for payment.

Originally Posted by eng3 (Post 33964526)

My issue is still with order cancellation. Best Buy, Dell, etc all get cancelled immediately no matter which address I use. And this is my first time ordering. The addresses must be blacklisted or something.

I also noticed TDB has a few "instore" deals with high commission. It's a little bit more hassle having to wait for it to ship to me then to ship it out again and I have to pay tax, but the high commission more than makes up for it. They provide a shipping label. It's interesting they don't require commitments. Has anyone had any issues with self-ship type purchases? My fear is the deal closing in the amount of time it takes for me to go out and buy it then ship it off

Originally Posted by eng3 (Post 33991637)

For TDB, how are you getting paid? Has anyone successfully setup ACH?

As for BFMR, TDB, etc, I seem to read positive and negative reports about all of them so it's hard to know which to use.

Originally Posted by eng3 (Post 33991637)

For TDB, how are you getting paid? Has anyone successfully setup ACH?

Originally Posted by eng3 (Post 33991637)

As for BFMR, TDB, etc, I seem to read positive and negative reports about all of them so it's hard to know which to use.

Originally Posted by gibber300 (Post 33994734)

I know TDB is newer ... Are they legit? I only see a couple of comments for others vouching for them. Thanks for the help.

Originally Posted by gibber300 (Post 33994734)

I have read the FAQ's and even reached out to buyer groups. I did finally get an order to go through with Dell by calling them after they cancelled my order 6 times.
I know TDB is newer ... Are they legit? I only see a couple of comments for others vouching for them. Thanks for the help.

Originally Posted by dempc6469 (Post 33994847)

I setup ACH with them. Fairly straightfoward. The payout takes a few days once the item show it's been deliverd to them. I think the longest I've waited is about a week. Not terrible but not super quick, either.

Originally Posted by esaphire3 (Post 33995603)

TDB ach works perfectly they verified with trial deposits before it would link.

TDB is the only group that will pay for lost items as a matter of policy (they do ask you to first try to get a refund from the vendor)

Originally Posted by gibber300 (Post 33994734)

I did finally get an order to go through with Dell by calling them after they cancelled my order 6 times.

Originally Posted by Tectomoc (Post 33992612)

Amazon will close your account and take the balance of the remaining AGC, is why.

Originally Posted by mo2rose (Post 33997790)

My Amazon account is restricted due to BG's. I can rarely purchase any amazon Fir or Ring products.

As some mentioned here, all groups have varying process in speed of checking in items and paying out.
I think speed is important but more important is reliability. How often do items marked delivered get lost? how do they deal with it?
I've had things get lost with MYS, PM, TBD, USA.
They all ended up offering to refund even though it's not their official policy. It is TBD's stated policy though. (USA by far had the most "lost" packages. I was always refunded by Amazon for them. Till I wasn't. USA did eventually pay out but only after many months and many dozens of times contacting them)
MY order of preference :
1. TBD,
2. PM, MYS
3
4
5
........USA

I never lost anything to EMB or MFMR but have only recently used them. IME their processes are pretty fast however from others here it sounds like they will NOT refund for "lost" delivered packages.

Originally Posted by wangxinqing (Post 33997830)

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Thanks for the sharing. My Amazon accounts are also restricted because of my orders for the buying groups. Do you think opening an Amazon Business account will resolve the issue?

Originally Posted by milkmanmax (Post 33998322)

What do you mean when you say your account is "restricted? That you're unable to buy Amazon products like Fire, Kindle etc.? That is also the case for me, but that is the extent of my restrictions. I can live with it. I actually created a new account and was able to get Amazon product orders to go through on it. It feels like it would be pressing my luck to order for BGs through that account, but at least I'll be able to order for myself if I want to.

Originally Posted by Road_Dog (Post 33991638)

I run 3 Amazon accounts. A personal, a Biz, and a Teen. I ran probably $300k combined through these in 2021. No issues besides some minor QLA for Amazon devices. Just avoid using Amazon GC for payment.



I agree to an extent. And believe me, I hate that the BGs think they can take an extra 2.5% from us and hope we can subsidize our profits with our CC rewards. Like it or not, people in this hobby are smart and have figured out ways to be profitable in any situation. If you can still net 5%+ with these below costs deals, it’s the easiest couch spend you’ll ever get. GC reselling is mostly breakeven as of late but that requires going to the store and dealing with store reward programs.

If EVERYONE banded together and demanded retail, we could probably get it, but if you sit back, the bigger fish in this hobby will continue to give-in and give BGs what they ask. It’s kind of a “if ya can’t beat ‘em join em” situation. I also feel this is more a product of Q1. Things will get better (more BE deals) as spring turns into summer.



BFMR has handled every return situation with ease. I’ve never once not been able to get my money back from a retailer. I think the worst case scenario is that you’re stuck paying for a return label, which is just part of doing business.

I agree about MYS and PM. PM took almost 2 weeks to scan in and another 3 to pay me for items sent close to the end of the year. MYS has been great with scan-ins as of late but I’m waiting on checks from two weeks ago still. I’d feel better if they just came out and said “we prefer to run payments bi-weekly for all requests received at least one week prior” instead of making me think they’re cash-poor.

Originally Posted by wangxinqing (Post 33998386)

Sorry for the confusion. I appreciate your response. I mean that Amazon has quality limits for many items. For instance, I found that the limit for the resent AirPod is three. I could order only three through one Amazon account. When I tried to add more items to the card, I was told that I exceeded the quality limit. That was how my Amazon account was restricted. But I also found that if I wait one or two weeks, I can order another three AirPods. So, I think that Amazon does reset the quality limits at times.

I really want to order more items for the buying items from Amazon because Amazon is the only place that I can order from for now (other vendors keep canceling my orders). So, I converted my personal account to an Amazon Business account this afternoon. I then tried to order more AirPods but failed. Amazon still told me that I exceeded the quality limit. Before the account conversion, I have already ordered three AirPods using my Amazon Personal account. So, my conclusion is for many hot deals from the buying groups, Amazon does have a strict quality limit even if you are using an Amazon Business account.