pull down to refresh
97 sats \ 17 replies \ @jasonb 18 Mar \ on: Currencies Used On Robosats bitcoin
I’ve thought of accepting different currencies as a seller with the Amazon gift cards to see if I could use them but always decided against it as that would be a bummer of a loss if it turned out that I couldn’t…
I'm not sure how that would work. I only use Amazon cards. Things are getting a little weird locally, though. One of the big drug store chains are putting a limit (under $200usd) on cash purchases without producing an ID. Makes no sense.
reply
How do they explain it? If you split your purchase in parts below $200 each, will they also deny? I insist on paying cash wherever I can, just out of principle.
reply
I asked why. The guy said because of fraud. I asked if the card was fraudulent. He said of course not. I said so are you afraid I will commit fraud? He said yes. I said how. He said he didn't know, but those are the rules.
reply
gift cards have been a go-to for criminals since forever
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-gift-cards-theft-organized-crime-1.7475283
so capping them is probably just a blanket liability thing
reply
Ah, you are going to a drug store to buy physical Amazon gift cards for cash? Got it.
reply
Yes. Ecards kind of defeat the whole purpose, IMO
reply
How do you deliver them to the Bitcoin seller on Robosats? How can he be sure you did not look up the code?
I think there may be people mass buying gift cards for one reason or another.
Last time I walked into a Best Buy to get a Steam gift card for someone's birthday... and they were totally sold out. I asked about it and the employee said someone comes in every time they stock the gift cards and just buys 'em all out.
reply
reply
I'm going old school resistance money😀
reply
im always surprised by how few gbp offers there are on there
reply