Hi everyone, I need some help with BestBuy. Thanks.

I am new to using buying groups for MSing. I check this post and found that someone suggested BuyForMeRetail. I then tried this buying group. My first purchase (an Apple product through BestBuy) went through. However, after one day, I received a phone call that was supposedly from BestBuy. They asked me what is the shipping address for the order: Is this a house, an apartment, or an office address?? I told them that I forget which addressed that I used and I really need to check to find out. They said that (OK, just check, and I will call you back tomorrow). How should I tell them when they call me back tomorrow? The shipping address is the office of the buying group, while I am living in another state (I used my current address as the billing address as that is required--the billing address must match the address on the CC).

I am a little bit nervous .now because I think that I am caught by purchasing things for a buying group. Thanks for any advice. Thanks.

You probably aren't cut out for this. Nothing to be nervous about your scenario. Several merchants cancel orders to buying groups, Best Buy being one of them.

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Thanks a lot for the reply. Then, if they call me again today, what should I say?

Of course there is. Many retailers know the main buying group addresses and will instantly cancel any order going to them.

This is a safety issue as well as a fraud prevention issue.

Several years ago, someone hacked one of my credit cards and placed an order for a very expensive SLR camera on-line. They requested that it be shipped to an address which differed from my credit card billing address. The company stupidly assumed that all was kosher and shipped the camera to the hacker's phony address (probably had someone pick up the parcel outside the drop-off address). At that time, I did not have alerts to warn me of CC purchases, and when I saw the bill, of course I denied ever initiating it.

I suspect the merchant ate the loss. The CC company reversed the charge to me after it was discovered that the shipping address didn't match the billing address.

So, I suspect that merchants such as Best Buy, who probably have more experience than they wish in this arena, will cancel any electronic order that does not match a purchaser's billing address, or make the credit card buyer go through a lot of hoops if they want the item shipped to an alternative address. I suspect that if that address is a known buying group, cancellation is almost a given.

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Please see my postings above. Surprisingly, my two orders from BestBuy all shipped to the Buying Groups addresses. One item has even been delivered. Another one was shipped already but has not been received. I possibly would not do this again in the near future with BestBuy again. If they call me again, it is very hard for me for to explain this activity.

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Any experience with Sams Club? Many thanks!

Mys
 

Requested a check 10/28 still haven’t received from MYS

When you requested a check you didn't see the message saying it can take 10-14 business days during high season?

Just started buying with MYS not what I wanted to hear !

And that's after you wait two weeks for it to get scanned in if it's not lost. I cancelled a couple thousand dollars in ipad orders after lost one order. Amazon refunded the lost order but I'm not testing my luck

Luckily Im only in a few hundred. Crazy that they lose packages as I always get a reply from Amazon stating it was left at the front desk.

I have really good experince with Buy For Me Retail. They dont have the same amount of deals but do pay very quickly.

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Same here. I am new to buying groups, and I am dealing with Buyformeratial only at this moment. They pay really fast. I have not experienced any negative things with them so far except that they do not reply e-mails.

I mean they only lost a $164 of stuff but its the fact it was lost that concerns me. What if had been an iPhone that was delivered the next day. I might try another company before using MYS again, they just pay too slow as well.

My last round of Amazon orders are all saying "it's on the way, but it's running late" for items that should've arrived last Friday. These all had Amazon tracking numbers (not UPS) so there is very little tracking info. I feel like there's a good chance it was delivered but won't know for sure until MYS does/doesn't check it in.