Credit card rejected by the bank
#1
Hello, Pine community. 

I attempted to buy a pinephone this weekend using my credit card and was declined, and knowing my finances are OK, asked the bank the reason for the decline.  They stated that the purchase was blocked because the vendor has a history of fraud reports against them.

Now I'm not sure what to do... I could probably go through PayPal, but SHOULD I?  I love the idea of the pine universe of devices and am an IT guy, so I'm a good early adopter, but this fraud warning has me really worried.

Interested to hear your experiences and opinions on the matter, please?
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#2
Maybe you should look for an alternative supplier? If you don't have questions about product quality, but you have questions about the supplier, you can find another way.
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#3
(12-14-2022, 01:04 AM)Grandson Wrote: Why is the credit card rejected by the bank, anyone here who can inform me about this rejection. Contact me on ....LINK REMOVED ... I am waiting for confirmation. Thanks
!!POSSIBLE MALWARE WARNING!!
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a2ad...14e2c37b9e
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c986...8a64b5c5d8
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#4
Hi,

I have been using paypal for all of my purchases through the Pinestore/pine64.com without any problems, since last year: PinePhone, Pinebook Pro & accessories, which I use daily. (I’ve had problems with FEDEX (EU), but that was out of Pine’s control.)

People can file claims for anything, hence the fraud reports; Some of the products are for developers/serious Linux enthusiasts & not everybody is, so they make a claim to get their money back.

For example, you might have to find and manually set the APN for your mobile provider or troubleshoot wifi to get it working on a fresh installation of your preferred OS. Some things may require you to use terminal commands, if you are not comfortable there, you may want to reconsider; it is not always plug & play, so to speak.

- Read the description, check your local mobile provider settings and understand what you are purchasing, before you checkout.-

For me, they work great for what I purchased them for & to be able to use Syncthing across all of my devices has just been an outstanding feature. 

Overall, I am very satisfied with what I ordered & with Pine64 itself, good folks & the online resources are full of helpful people.
Satisfied PinePhone, Pinebook Pro & PineTab2 owner; Thank you Pine64Team for your work!  Smile
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(12-14-2022, 06:03 AM)zetabeta Wrote:
(12-14-2022, 01:04 AM)Grandson Wrote: Why is the credit card rejected by the bank, anyone here who can inform me about this rejection. Contact me on ....LINK REMOVED ... I am waiting for confirmation. Thanks
!!POSSIBLE MALWARE WARNING!!
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a2ad...14e2c37b9e
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c986...8a64b5c5d8

Thanks, the spam is removed, together with another reply linking to a dodgy blog.
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