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Register Today on DNForum IT'S FREE!I have a new pro-bono account and usually when I do one of these I just buy a pre-made template and throw it together in as little time as possible. I'm charitable, but not built from scratch charitable...
So i found this cool template at a site called DesignersPlayground. A template membership site. So I pay the membership.... only to discover that the template I want isn't included in membership. But I still want that darn template, so I pay for it seperately.
So far, no template. The admin at DesignersPlayground basically says, sorry, can't help ya, you have to get a hold of the company that the pay templates come through to find out what's wrong. Then he asks me if I want to cancel my membership. Heck yes! After all that, I do. Then he sends me a message, well we can't do that unless we call you and you give us the credit card information over the phone. Yeah... that sounds like something I want to do ... instead of giving my info through a secure website, I want to give it to a stranger over the phone.
This is a definite... AVOID DesignersPlayground. Dime to donuts he's a kid in his mother's basement, which would almost make this little scam forgiveable. If he's an adult ... shame on him!
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
Ouch. Not sure what help it will be to you at this point but http://www.webpagedesign.com.au has a pretty good selection of templates. Her membership fee is around $18/year I believe.
Correction: $17.95 lifetime membership. This site has been up for at least 2 years so it's not going anywhere.
LOL. I'm sorry but could I please have your credit card #, expiration date, security number, and SSN. You can send it over AIM or in an email. Thanks.
If i weren't so bummed i'd be laughing too... it's pretty rare i get taken like this anymore... I'm chalking this up to the blonde moment for 2005.Originally Posted by jojoyohan
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
The first one, at least. I've noticed the more blonde my hair gets, the more of those moments I seem to have.
well the good news is the company who this kid resells for came through and finally sent me the template I purchased. They claim the email was wrong on my order, but i have a copy of the confirmation right here in front of me, and that would be untrue.
i went in and downloaded the heck out of the membership.... not because there was anything usable, but because it made me feel better to drain his bandwidth for an hour. there's a definite attempt to mislead ... and i'm probably gonna be irked about this for weeks to come... I just don't get nipped that often...
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
don't blame you, lol
Very happy that you got it all situated. Of course, you also could have contacted your credit card company & requested a chargeback since (in the beginning) you were not getting the product that you bought.
This is one of the bigger reasons that template sites are getting harder and harder to underwrite for a merchant account.
well eventually i would have done the chargeback... but my time is money... so all the wasted time with these jerks is what really annoys me. And i never get nipped anymore.. i can usually spot a scammer a mile away... so it's an ego thing too...
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
Just don't hesitate to wait. This is what a lot of those companies want you to do. And waiting - well I have seen some issuing banks allow as little as 30 days to do a chargeback. Most are 180 days days but they vary from bank to bank.
Thanks Corey ... I think that's good info for anyone doing any kind of purchasing with credit cards online...
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
Nice going viv. Make sure to get each and every template, download them multiple times and put them in different folders.
you know it jojoy!
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
Yeah that is bull! Probably right about the kid in the basement ... anyways if you could also include in a nonsecure email your mother's maiden name, home telephone number, and password to your account for verification purposes.
Ohh bye the way ... im sure you've tried Freewebtemplates*dot*com? Some decent one's there ... i just used one for SalaryCenter*dot*com
You might try using www.gif.org next time vivvy...
thanks guys ... i did find a template, but it's always good to get feedback on free resources...
Vivvy
"The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans." Will Hobbs, IUMA
Viv,
There is a post somewhere out there about these GoofBalls.. Eather WebProWorld or WebMasterWOrld.. I remember reading something about them a while ago..
Sorry this happend..
RYan
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