Starlight Bucks: Next step in pre-checked cross-sales

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  • OneWhoKnows
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2005
    • 873

    #1

    Starlight Bucks: Next step in pre-checked cross-sales

    Well, I just came across another way of tricking surfers into expensive memberships they don't want. Ok, maybe it's not new, but I didn't see something like that before.

    If I try to join StarlightPorn.com I get to a join page that has

    1) 2 pre-checked cross sales
    2) Both UNDER the join button
    3) Both are free 3-day trials recurring at almost $40
    4) They have stars behind the site name
    5) Those star hints are explained on the very bottom of the join page
    6) In these explanations the rebill amounts are WRITTEN, not shown as numbers or even with a $ sign

    We had all this before, but 6) is what really leaves me speechless. Where I live, several companies are under investiagtion for organized fraud because of doing exactly what Starlight Bucks is doing on this join page.

    Skeet, please explain why the rebill amounts are written, if it's not because you wanna fuck over surfers. Because, well - most people would think it's because surfers shouldn't see that they're signing up to something that costs money.
  • nolongerexists
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2003
    • 1096

    #2
    nothing new, but hey.. with such a shitty sites they gotta make money somehow.
    work smart not hard ;)

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    • sortie
      Confirmed User
      • Mar 2007
      • 7771

      #3
      Originally posted by OneWhoKnows
      Well, I just came across another way of tricking surfers into expensive memberships they don't want. Ok, maybe it's not new, but I didn't see something like that before.

      If I try to join StarlightPorn.com I get to a join page that has

      1) 2 pre-checked cross sales
      2) Both UNDER the join button
      3) Both are free 3-day trials recurring at almost $40
      4) They have stars behind the site name
      5) Those star hints are explained on the very bottom of the join page
      6) In these explanations the rebill amounts are WRITTEN, not shown as numbers or even with a $ sign

      We had all this before, but 6) is what really leaves me speechless. Where I live, several companies are under investiagtion for organized fraud because of doing exactly what Starlight Bucks is doing on this join page.

      Skeet, please explain why the rebill amounts are written, if it's not because you wanna fuck over surfers. Because, well - most people would think it's because surfers shouldn't see that they're signing up to something that costs money.
      Use this simple method :

      If something else is there other than the membership the surfer is signing up for
      then dump the sponsor.

      Because when the issue gets corrected the "corrector" may decide to reach beyond
      the sponsor and go after those who "conspired" with the sponsor, meaning you the
      affiliate.

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      • Wizzo
        2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
        • Nov 2000
        • 15224

        #4
        People have done that since 1999, nothing new.
        Looking for Opportunity!

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        • TheDA
          Confirmed User
          • May 2006
          • 4665

          #5
          Never seen it written like that before either
          Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

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          • OneWhoKnows
            Confirmed User
            • Aug 2005
            • 873

            #6
            Originally posted by sortie
            Use this simple method :

            If something else is there other than the membership the surfer is signing up for
            then dump the sponsor.

            Because when the issue gets corrected the "corrector" may decide to reach beyond
            the sponsor and go after those who "conspired" with the sponsor, meaning you the
            affiliate.
            Well, I'm not promoting them, as their sites aren't worth it anyway. But yeah, of course that's what I'd do if I had links to any of their sites.

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            • Iron Fist
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Dec 2006
              • 23400

              #7
              I'm 2:8455 with Starlightbucks - with them whoring out their content like there's no tommorow and now spamming everyone with StarLightPorn, it just isn't worth it to promote them anymore, not to mention the prechecked cross sale on the join pages now - that is actually new, they didn't use to do that.
              i like waffles

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              • Machete_
                WINNING!
                • Oct 2002
                • 14579

                #8
                Rogue designer did it - it will be fixed on the next update*

















































                * in the year 2047**

























































                **if we remember

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                • tranza
                  ICQ: 197-556-237
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 57559

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ebus_dk
                  Rogue designer did it - it will be fixed on the next update*

















































                  * in the year 2047**

























































                  **if we remember
                  HHAHAHAHAH, IF remember!
                  I'm just a newbie.

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                  • Reak AGV
                    Confirmed User
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 4283

                    #10
                    That's been going on since the year 1999 nothing new.

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                    • Nicky
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 30071

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Wizzo
                      People have done that since 1999, nothing new.

                      gfynicky @ gmail.com

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                      • nolongerexists
                        Confirmed User
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 1096

                        #12
                        still worth bumping ;)
                        work smart not hard ;)

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                        • WiredGuy
                          Pounding Googlebot
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 34517

                          #13
                          Not new, I've seen it before. At least the price is disclosed, others disclose the pricing in the terms of service.
                          WG
                          I play with Google.

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