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Originally Posted by Slappin Fish
Robbie, I know where you are coming from, but have you had a look at tube sites recently?
They are now all sponsored by fake "free" dating sites and exgirlfriend sites rebilling at over $200. Four times $49.
We are talking about hundreds of thousands of transactions, thiese guys will shut down banks.
I don't want to carry on, but really, you might want to reassess who are your friends and who are your enemies  |
I was referring to the bullshit in the wikipedia that you quoted, not saying that you were saying anything wrong.
Fake free sites have and always will be a great marketing tool. As are trials. Anything to get a credit card approved and billing. Every business in the world does it. Hell, I got my first 3 months of the Cox Cable Bundle for $99 a month...and then it jumped to $270 a month
lol
If a person signs up for sites and gets a free trial that starts billing in a few days and they don't cancel...that's totally fair game. And always has been.
Putting x-sells on a cancel page or hiding them or making it impossible to cancel them...that's the part that moves into a more nasty area that I don't agree with.
But free sites that require your card? That's nothing more than a trial membership. It's actually a good deal...unless you're drunk at 3 in the morning and don't remember it the next day. But of course you get emails telling you about your membership and the terms as well.
I know when I sign up for anything that requires my card...I pay very close attention to it. I also have the common sense to check my bank account online everyday and keep tabs on charges. So no, I see nothing wrong with the marketing aspect of "free" sites using credit card age verification. Also don't forget that IF the consumer makes a mistake and didn't want anything they can very easily just simply...chargeback.
The chargeback is something that is never brought up in those conversations. It's very effective and ultimately insures that nobody ever has to be screwed.