Credit Card Company Refused To Process Transaction

[Vapoor eyes er]

Pay pal and ebay are now the same company. And according to caridwen here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/509582-ebay-2.html Peter Thiel, one of the founders of Paypal is heavily invested in one of the e-cig companies. Hmmmm.

Heavily invested? 5 mill is chump change considering his net worth is 1.8+ bill.

 

[retird]

NOT HAPPY....... I went to order some NLV and a few other things from another vendor and my Visa was declined at both vendors.... I contacted my bank and they checked it out....they said that starting JAN.1 I could order no nicotine products over the internet with a Visa card......and this was put into effect by Visa.....they were hit with this issue and are investigating and don't know if this is just Oklahoma and New Mexico or nationwide....

Anybody else having this issue?.......


Update...... I called Visa Corporate and they offered no information at all and set up a conference call with my bank (Bank of Oklahoma) which put me back to where I started....just getting the run-around......nobody has offered any information.....all I know is I cannot order vape supplies with my Visa card today at two vendors I have ordered from for a long time....

This is not a fluke or a gimmick....it is real (at least in Oklahoma)......

I'm not a happy camper......

 

[glasseye]

Yes, thanks for the video but holy crap. Did I wake up in another country this morning??? Where do they get off denying purchases that are in no way, shape or form illegal?

 

[diggyb]

I find it interesting that the Dems are heavily blamed for vapeislation, but this seems to only be happening in red states.

 

[eda123]

I made two Visa purchases this AM and no issues.

 

[ingerri]

im in Indiana and just placed a bulk nic order from NC with debit card it went through

 

[wonner]

The first thing that came to mind was WikiLeaks donations; it's not illegal, but you can't do it.

The fed doesn't have to pass laws if they can get the credit card companies to do their bidding.

Despite those who have had transactions go through, I think this is a very real problem.

 

[unclewall]

I tried to place a order with Wizard Labs on Monday with a Master Card debit card and was declined twice with plenty of funds in the account then used pay pal drawing off same account and it went through I thought it was a computer F up this pisses me off

 

[patkin]

I want to know if this is Visa doing it or the banks. IE: When the money is mine and I'm not asking for credit of any kind by using a prepaid or debit Visa will they still stop the sale? Pay Pal did it so its within the realm of possibilities. If this is the case, there's Discover and Mastercard to name a couple.

Edit: And if its MY money, they dam well better cite the law granting them this measure.. Banking Commission, etc... or its tantamount to freezing my funds without cause... not a stretch in this Nanny/Big Brother environment.

 

[StormFinch]

For those being denied, try using gift cards. If this is a federal thing they are supposedly not being put under the new rules until August. If it's a credit card thing they may not work either, but it's worth a shot.

 

[dw75]

OP here: I just tried another transaction at MadVapes and the same thing happened. Spoke to my bank…allegedly it's MasterCard initiated. Of course, there's no documentation of anything.

And if its MY money, they dam well better cite the law granting them this measure.. Banking Commission, etc... or its tantamount to freezing my funds without cause... not a stretch in this Nanny/Big Brother environment.

THIS IS BS!!!! This is still America. I sent this link to TheBlaze - Breaking news and opinion. Maybe something will come of that. Fascists.

 

[eda123]

For those being denied, try using gift cards. If this is a federal thing they are supposedly not being put under the new rules until August. If it's a credit card thing they may not work either, but it's worth a shot.

Hi StormFinch-- what new rules are you talking about?

 

[unclewall]

I would also like to know about the new rules

 

[Gummy Bare]

This is scary for sure. The chatter is definitely going around groups and the web today, so this isn't an isolated issue. As far as how far it stretches and who's instituting this new regulations, it looks like everyone is getting the run around ATM.

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[yzer]

If it's on social media it must be true.

 

[SamNapolitanke]

This is very troubling. i can buy ammo online but not e-juice? these people are idiots. good lord.

I made a purchase in person today at a B&M with no problems. using a visa by BOA
CHECKCARD 01/03 E-CIG & VAPOR LOUNGE

Great place by the way.

 

[hawkeye46]

Just ordered from discount vapers using cap 1 visa--no problems. Wonder how widespread this is?--Hawk

 

[wonner]

Quoted from reddit:

Apparently, banks are attributing the denials to the PACT Act, or Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, which doesn't mention anything about e-cigs or e-liquid.

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act) Frequently Asked Questions | ATF

 

[StormFinch]

Hi StormFinch-- what new rules are you talking about?

New rules went into effect for credit card issuers on Jan. 1st. I can't find them though, so couldn't tell you what they contain and whether or not this particular "rule" is coming from the Feds or not. The timing does seem suspicious, and I have found reports that this is happening on both Visa and Mastercard transactions, so all in all it makes me wonder. I did however find something stating that although there are new rules for gift cards as well, those won't go into effect until August of this year.

 

[KAS129]

Just put a small juice order in as a test. (Can never have to much) Went thru fine using MasterCard. Wonder if this is an issue with type of Merchant account?