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Credit cards banned for buying online smokes
March 18, 2005
| JusticeTalion
Posted on 03/18/2005 8:37:43 AM PST by JusticeTalion
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To: JusticeTalion
What about PayPal. I can deposit money into PayPal from any source I wish. Then send it to anyone else with a PayPal account. How they going to stop that?
Further, how is the credit card company going to know that it's for smokes if the company name doesn't say "tobacco" of "cigarettes" or some such thing?
This just doesn't sound right to me.
I'm not finding anything on Google.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:52:25 AM PST
by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: JusticeTalion
Is this an official government declaration of war on Native American businesses?
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:53:27 AM PST
by
TigersEye
("Where there is life there is hope!" - Terri Schiavo)
To: wmichgrad
PayPal has the MasterCard logo on it's bankcard.
Has would this affect that type of purchase?
MasterCard is one of the companies that is banning the sales.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:53:43 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: JusticeTalion
I see a business opportunity.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:53:44 AM PST
by
joshhiggins
(I can make up statistics as well as the next guy.)
To: JusticeTalion
why is this NOT a violation of the Interstate Commerce Clause of the 10th ammendment? Almost anything else can be!!
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:53:49 AM PST
by
mo
To: Flyer
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:54:52 AM PST
by
Gabz
(Wanna join my tag team?)
To: Calpernia
This wouldn't even be necessary if Gubmint would stop taxing the crap out of cigarettes.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:55:25 AM PST
by
Flyer
(* https://dahtcom.nameservices.net *)
To: wmichgrad
If I were an online cig store owner, I would change the name of my store to "No Cigs For Sale Here!" or some such name. Much the same way that certain gentlemen's entertainers use fictitious names to fool expense report monitors.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:55:41 AM PST
by
CSM
To: mo
They are using the 1954 Jenkins Act which only covers tobacco (or cigarettes) sales across state lines.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:56:29 AM PST
by
Gabz
(Wanna join my tag team?)
To: Calpernia
Thanks for the article.
Color me skeptical. I just don't see how it can be enforced.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:56:40 AM PST
by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: Beelzebubba; Jotmo
It is a fact and I heard about it here on FR a couple of weeks ago. Sure enough, I immediately went to the site I usually use and the notice was there. I bought some and supplied a bank account number. I received the goods and was charged correctly but I really don't like this method of business - No real recourse if something goes wrong. Try this link:
http://buydiscountcigarettes.com/advanced/default.asp
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:57:40 AM PST
by
drt1
To: Flyer
So...maybe I should live my life as a NJ Politician.
I'll rip out my vegetables and plant tobacco. Learn to roll my own.
THEN apply for some farm grants and live of the gov teet.
After all, many of our politicians collect farm grants and they don't have legitmate working farms.....
Live corrupt! That is the answer.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:59:15 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Jotmo
Does PayPal sell stock?
If so, you'd better get some NOW.
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posted on
03/18/2005 8:59:20 AM PST
by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: JusticeTalion
I posted this earlier (by two hours :-) )
Here
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posted on
03/18/2005 9:00:33 AM PST
by
cgbg
(Fire the Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund with no money in it!)
To: JusticeTalion
There are a number of alternate e-money services trying to gain a foothold, and haven't gotten very far. Sounds like this is an amazing opportunity for them.
E-Gold comes to mind.
To: JusticeTalion
Hmmm. I havent heard this, but I'll assume it's true. Wonder if it has anything to do with the bill in congress to get credit cards protected from bankruptcy laws. Quid pro quo?
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posted on
03/18/2005 9:05:18 AM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: wmichgrad
Sounds like more revenue for 2nd party payment companies like Paypal. You are correct. This credit card collusion will be circumvented. Americans will do their darnedest to avoid TAXES. It's in our BLOOD...and rightfully so...
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posted on
03/18/2005 9:05:43 AM PST
by
frogjerk
To: Jotmo
Apparently this hasn't been implemented yet, or it doesn't apply to pipe tobacco. I just purchased some using a credit card. I'll wait and see before I panic.
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posted on
03/18/2005 9:06:55 AM PST
by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: Calpernia
It figures that Spitzer was behind it. If there ever was a politician that needed to have his career ended by fair means or "not so fair", it's that jackass.
Tobacco sellers will quite easily get past this through blinds, or their own cards. No problema, just a PITA.
-Eric
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posted on
03/18/2005 9:07:25 AM PST
by
E Rocc
To: frogjerk
Americans will do their darnedest to avoid unreasonable TAXES
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posted on
03/18/2005 9:07:40 AM PST
by
Flyer
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