Billing Frustration

[Midorikaze]

I have read that Ultimate Pay incurs extra fees depending on payment method and amount of Crysta. Just what I got out of C&B to avoid ^.^

You didn't "test" it if you didn't actually buy any.

Perhaps test was the wrong word. I actually would have been able to test it if I was given something other than C&B and Ultimate Pay, both of which claim to charge extra depending on the purchase amount, to pay (I have heard Paypal is an option, and debit card, which isn't even working for me in the first place) ^^;

What I really don't understand:

One household, 3 cards, same bank, all VISAs, mine is the only one not working....

[Alhanelem]

I have read that Ultimate Pay incurs extra fees depending on payment method and amount of Crysta

It does charge a fee for purchasing large amounts. It does not charge a fee for what your subscription costs. Buy 12.95. Use credit card. Pay 12.95. No fees. I used this method until the credit card option was introduced. Follow these directions and you will pay no fees, ever.

What you "hear" isn't always accurate.

One household, 3 cards, same bank, all VISAs, mine is the only one not working....

Are you absolutely 100% unequivocally positive that there is absolutely no problems on your account? no holds, not past date, all that kind of yada yada?

[Midorikaze]

Are you absolutely 100% unequivocally positive that there is absolutely no problems on your account? no holds, not past date, all that kind of yada yada?

Funds are good, no alerts or anything pending, going tomorrow to the local branch in person to make doubly sure, just in case.

[Savlyn]

I've just recently had a problem with C&B as well, albeit a different one. Apparently, my C&B account has 2 emails registered to it, so they blocked my entire account and are now requiring a scanned photo ID, a form notarized, and my credit card number. I emailed them four days ago and just got this reply today. Absolutely absurd. I will be calling them tomorrow.

[Midorikaze]

I've just recently had a problem with C&B as well, albeit a different one. Apparently, my C&B account has 2 emails registered to it, so they blocked my entire account and are now requiring a scanned photo ID, a form notarized, and my credit card number. I emailed them four days ago and just got this reply today. Absolutely absurd. I will be calling them tomorrow.

Wow. Hopefully they can make things right. I do not plan on going back to C&B...

[Savlyn]

I sent them an email saying just to cancel both of the accounts and got an auto-reply back. So I doubt I'd hear from them for another half a week if I didn't call.

[Midorikaze]

I sent them an email saying just to cancel both of the accounts and got an auto-reply back. So I doubt I'd hear from them for another half a week if I didn't call.

Gotta love auto-replies

The error 601 thing tells me to "check the status of any relevant options and try again" though all of my options are in order, as far as I know. C&B is deactivated and all, and SE just doesn't want to take my moneys "directly"

Only other thing I can think of causing the problem is the card itself, and i need a new one or something. I really don't think it's going to fix it though. SE has no problems with Visas, just MY Visa o.O;

[Llana_Virren]

Lately, Japan has been enforcing a lot of policies when it comes to credit card charges, specifically international charges, due to increased forgery and identity theft issues.

"Direct" credit card payments are highly unlikely to work properly, which seems to be the major issue here. Although it does not always affect -every- card, it is usually difficult to "fix" the issue and allow a card to work.

If I may... have you considered using Crysta to pay for your subscription?

[RAIST]

You can also go through Playspan and just buy your UGC codes online through them. They have a bunch of payment methods they accept there. When I added my first batch of Crysta with a UGC card code, it prompted me to link to a Playspan account. I got a free 100 UP for linking (idk if they are still offering that or not). That translated to $1 USD for the purpose of Crysta. With the next code, it polled that 100 UP and allowed me to add that, so I got $21 for my next $20 code.

They also have things on their site for earning bonus UP. Sometimes they will give bonuses up to 25% extra when you buy a code through the site (at Christmas, got $22 codes for $20). Each time you add a UGC code, it will poll any UP on your Playspan account and give you the option to add it as well (so a $20 code can net you an extra $1 worth of Crysta for every 100 UP in your playspan account that you earn through the website).

[Midorikaze]

If I may... have you considered using Crysta to pay for your subscription?

I tried to go pay for some Crysta, but the only payment options it gives me are C&B (lol), or UltimatePay. I hear Paypal and debit cards can be used (my Visa is actually a debit card), but neither of those were listed.