Question - i too have purchased from other sellers here and get zero'd out 50% of the time. Maybe we can share our current setup just to eliminate any possible issues that maybe "triggering" sbux to cancel. I can go first:
- iphone running latest sbux version app (maybe i shouldnt be updating?)
- egift codes tend to zero out faster vs email acct logins
- I add card via the app and not online
- i never transfer the new card balance to any existing sbux accts i have
any other tips? should i be turning off location services on my phone? LOL
It all means absolutely nothing. It all depends on how and/or where the gift card or account originated (where the SELLER got them). The only thing I have found is if the card had no activity on it previously your odds may be slightly better. If the card has a lot of previous activity chances are better you'll get shut down than if it didn't. Ifthery are going to go bad they will whether you transfer them to another card or not. I certainly wouldn't get cards above $100. I would assumed large amounts added to your account could easily trigger a flag.
Some sellers buy from other sellers who buy from other sellers who buy from a "source." The more levels of "hand-me-downs" before it gets to you probably makes it worse. That's probably why SOPHIA was so good because s/he must be the original source of the cards. The only time I had a problem with Sophia was once when the card had a whole bunch of previous activity.
That is why s/he stopped selling for now. S/he said cards where getting shut down fast.
All the above is purely conjecture and is based on only my personal experience with purchases of probably 35+ cards over the last year all for personal use. I'll never sell anything to anyone. I still have a whole bunch of unused cards that are at least 1-8 months old that are still good.
If you wonder how SOME of these cards are obtained this cut&paste is from a New York newspaper from a few days ago. You can easily find the original article online with a Google search.
"A Brooklyn woman was charged Tuesday with using a fraudulent stolen credit card to purchase gift cards at Home Depot in DeWitt, according to DeWitt Police Chief James Hildmann.
Lleya <I redacted>, 20, of <redacted>, Brooklyn; is charged with purchasing $5,000 worth of gift cards from the Home Depot retail store on Bridge Street in DeWitt using a credit card with a stolen account number on it, DeWitt police said. The credit card xxxxxx used had her name embossed on it, but police said the account number had been stolen from a woman in Texas who didn't know her account had been compromised. xxxxx was charged with second-degree possession of a forged instrument and third-degree grand larceny in connection with the incident, police said. Both are felonies. She was arraigned in the DeWitt court and held at the Justice Center on $20,000 cash or $40,000 bond. "
