BillyVance 34 #26 February 1, 2007 With no access available to import money into pokerstars, I'm trying my best to build up my money playing freeroll games that offer cash payouts, at least until I have enough to get into a sit-n-go game. Just earned 30 cents by finishing 149th out of 3366 players in a $250 freeroll game. One more payout and I can play a $1.10 sit-n-go game. Better than nothing. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #27 February 1, 2007 If you'd have spent the same amount of time working for McDonald's for minimum wage as you did in that tournament, you'd have $30.00 instead of .30. As a matter of fact you probably could have cruised the Walmart parking lot for pennies on the ground and made more in less time. Maybe you should consider the options??Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #28 February 1, 2007 QuoteWell it's not poker, but you're still allowed to speculate on land and objects in multiplayer games like World of Warcraft and Second Life, and cash it out into real money on a third party auction site. Although ebay just banned virtual goods auctions, there's still a thriving business in it elsewhere. They banned virtual sales on ebay? A quick search shows people selling WoW accounts/characters on the site still: http://cgi.ebay.com/World-of-Warcraft-Guide-67-Orc-Warrior-WoW_W0QQitemZ250079931841QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Also, this transfer of virtual goods in a game to cash isn't within the TOS of those games. Most companies, like Blizzard, tend to perma ban the accounts they capture doing this. Trust me, I thought about selling my account at one time :) edit: Just found the story on ebay: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6154372.html_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JankyBob 0 #29 February 1, 2007 I just transferred $ into my Poker Stars account using epassporte. I funded my epassporte account using my Chase Bank Visa. So, this stupid law that got passed prohibits me from gambling with money I have, but I can get around it by "borrowing" money from my credit card to gamble with. Sweet! I'm sure that won't cause any issues. Bob QuoteOkay...it's not really a career, or I wouldn't be posting this gripe, huh? But on with my sad story.... I am one of the guilty "law breakers" who live in the United States and still want to play online poker at Pokerstars.com. Unfortunately for me, I had a bad streak of luck and now currently have $1.34 in my cash account. Since most of the companies refuse to deal with US customers now, I tried to use epassporte, which Pokerstars highly recommended. I followed all the rules. I used my debit card and they debited my account for $1.19 to ensure that I truly did have a bank account. BUT....when I tried to deposit/transfer $50.00 into my new epassporte account from my banking debit card, the transaction was declined. WTF??? I know I have money in there! I immediately called the number of epassporte, as I was smart enough to print all 16 pages of their rules, regulations and disclaimers. The gentleman was very polite, but told me that it wasn't THEM that there was a problem with, since they HAD debited me for the $1.19. They said I needed to contact my bank. When I finally got through to my bank, I talked to three different people and finally to a "Loss Prevention" department. The lady knew exactly why I called. She then informed me, once again very politely, that my bank has a strict rule about using their debit/credit cards for online gambling. Supposedly, it's a protection to me. I explained to her that I wasn't gambling on epassporte, but just retaining a cash payable account, sort of like PayPal. But she said that their banking transactions come through as a gambling web site, so they declined it. She said there was no way around it and that this transaction would never be approved. How in the hell is it for MY protection if I'm calling THEM trying to get the transaction to go through? Obviously, I want to do it, or I wouldn't have jumped through hoops to get them to approve it. How can they tell me what I can and can't use MY money for, for God's sake? Sadly, one of the only other options for me is to send a check/money order to Pokerstars myself, but the minimum is $100 and I'm not interested in plopping that much into an account at one time to sit around and let me play $1.10 games at a time until it's all gone, or I win big (ppfff...yeah...THAT'LL happen). Obviously, I'm not in it for the money, or I wouldn't be having to worry about lack of funds in my account. Yes, I could play for "play money," but for those of you who have played on this site, you undoubtedly know what sort of morons play there. And besides, what fun is playing for "play money?" It's not like I can do anything with it. But because of policies and laws, it looks like my one little bit of fun is about to die a stupid death. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #30 February 2, 2007 Quote Also, this transfer of virtual goods in a game to cash isn't within the TOS of those games. Yeah. It's only against the terms of service if you get caught tho :). Many MMO companies, esp Blizzard, are being extremely dense, to an extent that's seldom been rivalled in business. They have within their grasp the ability to print money almost, if they would only start selling characters, gold and goods per market demand. They could easily outcompete the farmers with a few lines of code, and take most of that money for themselves. Their loss, and the farmers' gain, ultimately.My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
