Your girlfriend knew what you were talking about? I'm surprised.

"They live".. you don't.

Get it?

Correct. You are sending me a gift.. a giftcard. Get it? Mailing a giftcard isn't against the rules.

I'll trade you $100 USD's worth of Bitcoins for it. When I receive it here I'll just buy something from myself (with my virtual terminal) and destroy the card.


Email sent.

Hmm... you just gave me a great idea!

I could accept prepaid visa gift cards in the mail (with the receipt) and charge the cards when they arrive with my USD merchant numbers and then destroy the card. (The customer can't chargeback without the receipt AND plastic card.) I would send the Bitcoins to the customer at that point.

There would be no risk of chargebacks that way, and I don't have to lose on currency conversion. I can already charge credit cards in US funds.

If someone wants to try it out email me or PM me -- I'll try it out at cost (0%). US Dollar VISA giftcards only! (Sorry to my friends in Europe.)

The Madhatter

P.S. $100 card numbers have been refilled @ Bitcoin 2 Credit Card

They are very similar, except I am able to activate them as they are ordered. I also get them at wholesale prices. If you buy one over the counter they are activated at the shop and they are far more expensive.

Hello,

This is a request for a particular mystery man from LA.

Your QR code on the envelope is unreadable.

The letter arrived at my location with the ink smudged. I don't know who you are.

Thanks!

Currently, I buy Visa numbers from two different banks. They both charge a fee for each card number up front. The purchase fee is in dollars. (CAD). Because these card numbers are essentially prefunded they do not bear any interest charges, or overdue fees when in use, so I assume this is how the banks make their money.

The pricing works like this: A $25 number, for example, has a purchase fee in dollars. I add my own fee in dollars to that for my time. (Unfortunately I can't refill my inventories automatically. I buy the numbers in batches and I have to manually copy+paste them into my database.) The combined fee in dollars is converted to Bitcoins using the Canadian Dollar exchange rate from Bitcoin 4 Cash.

I am still adjusting the prices around, so you'll likely see some card denominations go up and some go down. I'm trying to match/or beat the retail rates, but it is difficult when each bank that I use charges different fees.

I am still trying to find that "sweet spot" where the prices are fair and competitive for Bitcoin users, I can make a bit of scratch to cover my expenses, and provide a valuable service at the same time.

I hope that answers your question.

... and when you chargeback you are chased by men in a black van who forcefully remove the gum from your mouth.

Yes it is lame, but it is better than nothing. You know how the average joe thinks. If it is on wikipedia it makes Bitcoin seem more credible and "real".

Jeeze.. I sure hope so. Someone should revive the wikipedia page and add this article as a 'source' ASAP.

It would be nice to have Bitcoin in wikipedia before interested readers start trying to search for it.

Nice to know the cards work on PayPal. I swore them as my mortal enemy years ago, so I didn't test it.


I do trades in both directions now; each and every day.


It's possible. However, I don't have any connections there.


... Ask and ye shall receive. Send me an email.


Yup. Spend until the # no longer works and discard. If you need more credit, you just purchase a new number.

Now if only I could keep up with demand better. I'm selling them as fast as I refill them. I'm only getting card numbers in small quantities because I still consider the service to be in 'beta'.

Cheers!

Have you seen BitcoinGateway.com yet?

Edit: He pulled it down to work on it. It is in beta, I think.

No. The virtual card numbers work right "out of the box". Bitcoin2CC activates them upon purchase automatically.

Registration is only useful when you are making purchases online from stores that do address verification.

Well, thank you. That comment made my day!

You should be able to register the card to your country by using an address in your area. Or, you can optionally use a VoIP phone number in Canada. Some of them can do SMS now. (I don't know if you need SMS to make it Liqpay work; I've never used it before.)

Okay. Thanks for your valued input.

We have Virgin Mobile in Canada.

Maybe you can give them a call and see? Hmm...

I just received an email from a guy who moved Bitcoins into Bitcoin2CC and used the card number to top up his prepaid cell phone. He told me it worked brilliantly. I like positive feedback!

Oh crap.. I'm running low on card numbers again.. eek!

Awesome.

Yeah, for sure. We should linkswap or something once you get your system up and running.