a new goldpoints idea
Dec 23, 2001, 2:05 pm
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PG: Sorry, I'm still not following. I'm not a member, either. This is by choice. So what do you want when you say "Please post it here"?
Dec 23, 2001, 2:19 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by blairvanhorn:
PG: Sorry, I'm still not following. I'm not a member, either. This is by choice. So what do you want when you say "Please post it here"?</font>
PG: Sorry, I'm still not following. I'm not a member, either. This is by choice. So what do you want when you say "Please post it here"?</font>
Dec 23, 2001, 2:28 pm
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Just so people stop asking, his idea was buying one "points" earning gift cert and then using that cert in a seemingly endless loop to buy another cert, and using that cert to buy another cert.. blah blah a looping loophole.
Like using one credit card to pay off the other and keep switching them back and forth.
They don't like that very much.
Flip
Like using one credit card to pay off the other and keep switching them back and forth.
They don't like that very much.
Flip
Dec 23, 2001, 2:58 pm
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I saw the "loophole." No ifs ands, or buts about it, it was fraudulent. It should be neither posted nor discussed here. For that matter, I would hope that FTers as a community would not stoop to such a level even through private e-mail lists.
Dec 23, 2001, 3:11 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cactuspete:
I saw the "loophole." No ifs ands, or buts about it, it was fraudulent. It should be neither posted nor discussed here. For that matter, I would hope that FTers as a community would not stoop to such a level even through private e-mail lists.</font>
I saw the "loophole." No ifs ands, or buts about it, it was fraudulent. It should be neither posted nor discussed here. For that matter, I would hope that FTers as a community would not stoop to such a level even through private e-mail lists.</font>
Dec 23, 2001, 3:17 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by flipside:
Just so people stop asking, his idea was buying one "points" earning gift cert and then using that cert in a seemingly endless loop to buy another cert, and using that cert to buy another cert.. blah blah a looping loophole.
Flip</font>
Just so people stop asking, his idea was buying one "points" earning gift cert and then using that cert in a seemingly endless loop to buy another cert, and using that cert to buy another cert.. blah blah a looping loophole.
Flip</font>
For example, during the AA 20/20 promo I bought a Hickory Farms gc for $10 then used it to buy a $20 gc for another family member. The second family member only got miles/points for the extra $10 spent - not the entire $20. In my case, I was not trying to defraud the merchant. I was merely accumulating partners for separate AA accounts. The last person used the larger cert for a purchase.
Dec 23, 2001, 3:41 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by broadwayblue:
did that loophole have anything to do with the cancellation policy at valuemags?
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did that loophole have anything to do with the cancellation policy at valuemags?
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Dec 23, 2001, 4:10 pm
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hello all
well, it seems like we've gone from any good discussion to this nonsense about "the list".
flipside has the loophole correct. i'm not going to comment further on the details. i hope the information provided by flipside has satisfied your need to know how the loophole worked.
i await further discussion
well, it seems like we've gone from any good discussion to this nonsense about "the list".
flipside has the loophole correct. i'm not going to comment further on the details. i hope the information provided by flipside has satisfied your need to know how the loophole worked.
i await further discussion
Dec 23, 2001, 4:27 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">well, it seems like we've gone from any good discussion to this nonsense about "the list".</font>
Have you read that thread (maybe not, it ran before you joined FlyerTalk)? If not, I suggest you do so before you dismiss it as "nonsense". Trying to contribute to a community is admirable; understanding the community is essential.
Dec 23, 2001, 5:24 pm
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It's a funny thing about flyertalkers...
We look out for #1. In some cases #1 is us.
In some cases #1 is the other guy.
We're a strange bunch!
For additional commentary, GO READ THAT THREAD.
We look out for #1. In some cases #1 is us.
In some cases #1 is the other guy.
We're a strange bunch!
For additional commentary, GO READ THAT THREAD.
Dec 23, 2001, 6:23 pm
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I am still lost as to why this gc for gc is so morally problematic while other members of this board are sending money for miles to their spousess on c2it? No one addressed that in this thread.