Epoch is killing prechecked crosssells? - GoFuckYourself.com

vicki · 10-24-2004, 01:29 PM

where the heck did this thread go?

can anyone give details here, what was epochs explanation??

vicki · 10-24-2004, 01:33 PM

60 missing posts on a thread worth discussing *sigh*

Tipsy · 10-24-2004, 01:33 PM

Certain sponsors were requested to remove the option is all to keep CB's at a reasonable level. As yet it's not an across the board thing.

BigWebRev · 10-24-2004, 01:55 PM

DukeSkywalker · 10-24-2004, 04:16 PM

TheGoldenChild · 10-25-2004, 10:17 AM

Classmates cross sold me to a company called MWI Homeworks

and I have been fighting with the bank, and them for three mos-

The funniest part about this is that they claime I had a pre checked box on the join form that I opted for-

I explained to them I wasn't born yesterday and what I did for a living....The customer service agent buckled under pressure and admitted that Classmates sold my CC info to MWI.

Now do I have a legal argument to screw Classmates.com ????

I am hearing that B of A has had it with this scam- I'd like to bring a class action lawsuit against Classmates

anyone here have a similar experience????

Jason · 10-25-2004, 01:19 PM

Wow.. Thanks for the 411 KBizzle.. I should check my records..

As far as the Epoch thing...

From what Rand said... It is not a system wide change.. Just a few accounts..

Someone should ICQ him to explain..

WiredGuy · 10-25-2004, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PornDollar
Wow.. Thanks for the 411 KBizzle.. I should check my records..

As far as the Epoch thing...

From what Rand said... It is not a system wide change.. Just a few accounts..

Someone should ICQ him to explain..

Chris had a really good post on here which explained that only certain accounts would be affected. It's a shame that GFY lost the body of this thread including Chris' reply.

WG

BossDVDs · 10-25-2004, 01:33 PM

I'm buying pre-checked cross sales all day long! Hit me up on ICQ or AIM

SteveLightspeed · 10-25-2004, 01:47 PM

I signed up for ABC "news on demand" video service -- and the only way to cancel recurring billing is by calling a 1-800 number, and only during regular business days/hours.

Wish we could do that one.

Drake · 10-25-2004, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kBizzle
Classmates cross sold me to a company called MWI Homeworks

and I have been fighting with the bank, and them for three mos-

The funniest part about this is that they claime I had a pre checked box on the join form that I opted for-

I explained to them I wasn't born yesterday and what I did for a living....The customer service agent buckled under pressure and admitted that Classmates sold my CC info to MWI.

Now do I have a legal argument to screw Classmates.com ????

I am hearing that B of A has had it with this scam- I'd like to bring a class action lawsuit against Classmates

anyone here have a similar experience????

Wow, thanks for the heads-up

FilthyRob · 10-25-2004, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kBizzle
Classmates cross sold me to a company called MWI Homeworks

and I have been fighting with the bank, and them for three mos-

The funniest part about this is that they claime I had a pre checked box on the join form that I opted for-

I explained to them I wasn't born yesterday and what I did for a living....The customer service agent buckled under pressure and admitted that Classmates sold my CC info to MWI.

Now do I have a legal argument to screw Classmates.com ????

I am hearing that B of A has had it with this scam- I'd like to bring a class action lawsuit against Classmates

anyone here have a similar experience????

Same exact thing happened to me, and I didn't notice it for 2 years. Some annual charge of about 150 bucks or something and when I called about it, they fought me about giving me the money back. I don't think I ever received the credits

TheGoldenChild · 10-25-2004, 02:31 PM

they had quite the elaborate scam let me tell you-
They started off charging me $9.95 a month-
I didn't notice the charges

Then they brazenly charged me $199.95 and I SAW THAT and went nuts-

Got me going through a year's worth of statements and sure enough they kept hitting the credit card every month at different prices-

Once you block the Company with B of A all they can do is make sure that the charge for $9.95 be stopped- but if they change the amount it still goes through

The customer service at MWI kept me on hold longer than Girls Gone Wild customers wanting their money back-

It was just the most disturbing scenario.

Every month I kept getting new charges from MWI essentials, and MWI simple Escapes-

Different companies with my same account info-

I am going to fuck these bastards long and hard...watch.

psyko514 · 10-25-2004, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lightspeed
I signed up for ABC "news on demand" video service -- and the only way to cancel recurring billing is by calling a 1-800 number, and only during regular business days/hours.

Wish we could do that one.

Even better... I signed up for Yahoo hosting a few years ago. To cancel the recurring, I have to call a long distance number during business hours.

I'm still being billed for it.

xclusive · 10-25-2004, 02:39 PM

Go get them kbizzle they deserve it...

The Other Steve · 10-25-2004, 06:05 PM

Whatever way you look at it what they are doing is fraud.

Stuff the class action - go to the cops.

WiredGuy · 10-25-2004, 06:14 PM

Mainstream companies are even more aggressive and dirty than adult companies and yet we're the ones under the knife from the credit card companies.

WG

slapass · 10-25-2004, 06:35 PM

I worked for an infomercial. Those guys are brutal. We have nothing on them.

jayeff · 10-25-2004, 06:58 PM

Be good to see pre-checked cross sells banned completely: then people might have to start focussing on keeping their members instead of hoping to sneak through some extra $$$ before burning them.

David! · 10-25-2004, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lightspeed
I signed up for ABC "news on demand" video service -- and the only way to cancel recurring billing is by calling a 1-800 number, and only during regular business days/hours.

Wish we could do that one.

I got a credit report for which I paid $9.95 so that I would not have to cancel some bullshit credit watch membership. Well, lo and behold, 31 days later I get charged $99.99 for a "Platinum Credit Watch" membership. In order to charge it back, I had to fax a written statement to my bank and had to go through 5 phone calls totalling over 3 hours

Needless to say that the credit report company gave me the run around and gave me no choice but to charge back...

10-24-2004, 01:29 PM	#1
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10-25-2004, 02:31 PM	#13
TheGoldenChild Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pacific Palisades Posts: 6,940	they had quite the elaborate scam let me tell you- They started off charging me $9.95 a month- I didn't notice the charges Then they brazenly charged me $199.95 and I SAW THAT and went nuts- Got me going through a year's worth of statements and sure enough they kept hitting the credit card every month at different prices- Once you block the Company with B of A all they can do is make sure that the charge for $9.95 be stopped- but if they change the amount it still goes through The customer service at MWI kept me on hold longer than Girls Gone Wild customers wanting their money back- It was just the most disturbing scenario. Every month I kept getting new charges from MWI essentials, and MWI simple Escapes- Different companies with my same account info- I am going to fuck these bastards long and hard...watch. __________________ Last edited by TheGoldenChild; 10-25-2004 at 02:32 PM..

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jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	Be good to see pre-checked cross sells banned completely: then people might have to start focussing on keeping their members instead of hoping to sneak through some extra $$$ before burning them.