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John Casey
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I just want to know how long it'll take for one's subscriber status to take effect.
I looked around the site and all, but subscriber information has been really light... |
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chefneer
 Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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If I remember correctly, it took effect pretty quickly. It took a few minutes for my payment to register in the system, but that was about all. Renewals take effect pretty much immediately.
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John Casey
Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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Hrmrmr... I paid almost an hour ago. Weird?
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chefneer
Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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Dunno. I imagine they have to get confirmation from your financial institution, and they can sometimes be awfuly stingy about transfers. I recommend patience, it'll show up. If it's not there by morning, though...
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John Casey
Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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I just checked my online banking account.
It's pretty weird, actually - Paypay is currently processing a purchase confirmation. As in, taking out one dollar, and putting it back in. I've never found that process to take more than 30 minutes, and usually five minutes after, the actual purchase would begin processing after a purchase confirmation. That's based on my experiences with Amazon, RightStuf, Play-Asia, ebay, Think-Geek, etc etc. Meaning, it's not my bank. It's either ANN, or Paypal. I dunno...I hope I'm not being too impatient with this. |
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chefneer
Posts: 1686 Location: Fort Worth, Texas |
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I've found with PayPal that, while they are very convenient, and I use them frequently, they can be a little slower than a regular credit card purchase. I don't know why, but sometime they're pretty quick, and other times they're not so quick. Especially if I don't have an adequate cash balance and they have to make a draw from my bank account. They always complete the transaction though, even if they're not always as fast as I would like. So I would say patience is your best option at the moment.
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John Casey
Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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Thanks. I'll wait it out.
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Blood-
 Bargain Hunter Posts: 25604 |
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Same thing happened to me when I renewed my subscription last year using Paypal instead of a credit card. I think it took about a week before my payment cleared. Renewal time is coming up for me again and this time I'll just use my cc.
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The King of Harts
 Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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Really? Because both times I bought a subscription, it happened immediately, and I used Paypal.
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egoist
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Same here. As soon as I clicked "confirm payment" on paypal I had my subscription up. It was about a week later that paypal actually withdrew money from my bank account.
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John Casey
Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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...It's friggin different for everyone... What.
This is not awesome. =_= |
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10539 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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It should be instant from the moment Paypal confirms the successful payment. If you're using a credit card or Paypal account, that confirmation usually happens instantly. eCheck, direct withdrawals and other methods can take as much as a week. The delay isn't on our side, but rather with the banking system. Nothing PayPal can do to speed it up either. If it did not take effect instantly, e-mail me your confirmation info at [out of date email address] and I'll 1) do it manually and 2) look into why it didn't take effect. While it's "not our fault" I'll update the subscription page to make this clear for future subscribers. -t Last edited by Tempest on Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:34 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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John Casey
Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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Okay, this is starting to make a little bit of sense, but not really...
I checked my online bank account, and it shows that Paypal is still processing it. However, when I check the Paypal account...the purchase doesn't even show in my transaction history. That said, I only opened up this Paypal account yesterday. I used to have a much older one for eBay, but locked it a long time ago. I'm guessing that has something to do with this? |
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Nephtis
 Posts: 138 Location: Australia |
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Yeah the taking money out and putting it back in I believe is part of the verification process. I'd say you're right about the new account thing.
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Sanosuke_Inara
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