nerd opened this issue on Nov 15, 2004 ยท 200 posts
randym77 posted Tue, 16 November 2004 at 9:54 AM
Unreal. But it's probably for the best. It was ridiculous, Rosity trying to be a "family site," while selling x-rated stuff in the MP. Deleting gallery images that might possibly maybe be sexual, while allow eye-popping banner ads. At least now they aren't being hypocrits. I gave up buying stuff at Rosity a long time ago, so if some merchants move elsewhere, it will be good for me.
I prefer to use credit cards for online shopping. I don't trust PayPal, but still have an account, for those merchants who can't take credit cards directly. I try not to use it, though. And I never keep much money in it - just in case PayPal decides to freeze my account. With credit cards, there's little risk. IME, they will refund any disputed or fraudulent charges promptly. (They are required to by law...unlike PayPal.)
But I think I will get rid of my Visa card. I'll use MasterCard and Discover instead. The Visa has become an immense PITA. Whenever I make an overseas purchase with it, they refuse payment, assuming it's fraudulent. I have to call them and tell them it's legit. In one case, their customer service rep accused me of buying porn. (I was buying Vue, direct from E-on in France.) It's ridiculous; charges made in the U.S. are more likely to be fraudulent than charges made from France. If it was Russia, I could see it, but France???
Discover never gives me any hassles. I buy overseas all the time with it, and it always goes through. And it's the only card you can use to pay for an annual PC membership at DAZ.