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Oct 18, 2010, 12:17 pm
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Another data point:
Ordered 2 JA and 2 TJ on 10/11 at noon PT.
e-mail from mint 10/15 that they shipped. UPS indicated they shipped on 10/16.
first UPS delivery attempt 10/18.
Ordered 2 JA and 2 TJ on 10/11 at noon PT.
e-mail from mint 10/15 that they shipped. UPS indicated they shipped on 10/16.
first UPS delivery attempt 10/18.
Oct 18, 2010, 1:11 pm
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Oct 18, 2010, 1:13 pm
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Oct 18, 2010, 1:29 pm
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despite what others may think of Mr.Pickles, i found his talk interesting. was it new info? probably not for most here. for me, it was a look at the methods he used to move large quantity of coins in an efficient way while that was possible. was it overly creative? to most here, probably not. as with most things YMMV. it did open up some "new to me" possibilities that i may try next year if the cards will still allow coin purchases. fwiw, i am done for this year and am planning my strategy for the next.
Oct 18, 2010, 2:01 pm
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despite what others may think of Mr.Pickles, i found his talk interesting. was it new info? probably not for most here. for me, it was a look at the methods he used to move large quantity of coins in an efficient way while that was possible. was it overly creative? to most here, probably not. as with most things YMMV. it did open up some "new to me" possibilities that i may try next year if the cards will still allow coin purchases. fwiw, i am done for this year and am planning my strategy for the next.
I only done coins on a small scale (only a few $1000 over the last couple years to help one of my relatives satisfy their spend requirement for signup bonuses on their new CC's). I may do some more coins but my schedule is quite full. Only if I need to satisfy CC spend to get fat bonuses & if the cards don't charge cash advance fees/no points.
Oct 18, 2010, 3:12 pm
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...I want to give a heads up that I've been contacted informing me that Citibank Amex AA card posts as a cash advance or cash equivalent. Since I do not have a PM list of everyone who is using this method I thought it might be important to post so people can save their time and money. I believe that this card may now count any purchase from a financial institution (american express gift card website and USmint purchases) as cash advance or cash equivalent and will not gain miles.
Originally Posted by citi cc statement
10/07/2010 OFC DOLLAR COIN 202-354-7528 DC $1,000.00
Transaction Type: 2
Post Date: 10/07/2010
Reference Number: XXXXXXXX
Merchant Category: Services - MISC GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Charged To: Standard Purch
Transaction Type: 2
Post Date: 10/07/2010
Reference Number: XXXXXXXX
Merchant Category: Services - MISC GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Charged To: Standard Purch
So, still a purchase as of 10/8 anyway.
Oct 18, 2010, 3:29 pm
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It's got to be 1000 to 1.
Oct 18, 2010, 3:49 pm
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Oct 18, 2010, 3:53 pm
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It has always amused me the concern people have with the waste of some bits of plastic and cardboard, while minimizing the resources expended to run the ordering systems, the gasoline and the vehicle depreciation and the human labor to transport the coins to the buyer, the same for the trip to the bank, and the same for the armored truck to take the coins back from the bank to wherever they go.
It's got to be 1000 to 1.
It's got to be 1000 to 1.
Oct 18, 2010, 5:37 pm
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Standard Adv
DISCOVER TEEN CARD AZ 50.00
Fees
ADVANCES*TRANSACTION FEE 5.00
Oct 18, 2010, 5:43 pm
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Oct 18, 2010, 6:15 pm
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Oct 18, 2010, 6:18 pm
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Oct 18, 2010, 6:58 pm
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Gift cards & coins are not exactly the same thing...So why don't we wait and find out about the coins if it's treated as CA.
As far as I'm concerned coins are still treated as a regular purchase.
As far as I'm concerned coins are still treated as a regular purchase.
Oct 18, 2010, 7:24 pm
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