Is CopyCraigs a rip-off

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papasmerf

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Recently I read you need to send them 150 via Western Union to use the service.

Well color me jaded but sending that much money seems like a scam when you save far less per day.
 
If he had started out that way, I'd agree. But Copycraigs built a pretty loyal following here pretty fast.

He doesn't do anything you couldn't do yourself, so charging $ makes some people think he's ripping them off, but I appreciate the convenience.

This change in payment policy may be a poor business decision, but I don't think its a scam per se. He said the volume of credit card transactions was becoming too much to process. I see that as his problem, not ours, though. He might need to rethink the amounts, or offer other payment methods.
 
The websites offers alot of other payment methods, Even though I rather book a hotel myself sometimes, there is hotels he is able to get at a better rate that I am not able to find. Sometimes knowing you have other options out there for a hotel booking is a nice feeling of secruity.
 
Not a rip off at all...

Copycraigs continues to do a great job as far as I'm concerned.

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Services tend to charge "what ever the market will bear". If people don't wanna pay it then you will see the rates go down or eliminated otherwise they will charge "what ever the market will bear". I have charged that way for 25 years of my service.
 
yes i think so
i have no problem with the service charge he is doing something that saves me the trouble and i will willingly pay for that but $150 up front! might take a few weeks/months to use up the ten days. also now it is not convienent......western union!!!!!
why not increase it to $20 per night put it on the card and that will take care of the costs of processing the high volume of cards
 
I think the change in business practices was caused by something else, not the volume of transactions to process.

He pays a percentage of each transaction back to the Credit card company and this fee eats into the profit quickly, and by making that transaction via Western Union, the customer pays the fees, not him.

He may also have been ripped off by some fraudulent cards? and is not willing to say that in this site.

As he is not responding to the negative comments posted here, I don't think the change is business practice was really his 'idea' but was a reaction to some other event.

One of the attractions in the Internet business (to which this is similar) is to try and create subscription sites which establishes loyalty from the customer and a steadier income - provided you continue to provide a good service.

Why the Western Union payment - no idea, should still be able to pay him with a CC upfront, even if the service is prepaid!
 
Not being able to except Credit cards is usually a red flag for me when dealing with any business. Especially when the business excepted them in the past.
 
sounds like he may have lost his merchant account to be able to process credit cards.
 
DshRipRock said:
Not being able to except Credit cards is usually a red flag for me when dealing with any business. Especially when the business excepted them in the past.
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Agreed. For a credit card company to pull a merchant account there was a problem.

So let's see, an anonymous guy (I assume copycraigs is not his Christian name) gets credit card information from men whoring around on their wives. Do ya think maybe some of the credit card info just might have been stolen from these men and used in other fraudulent transactions?

I'm just saying....
 
Stokley said:
Agreed. For a credit card company to pull a merchant account there was a problem.

So let's see, an anonymous guy (I assume copycraigs is not his Christian name) gets credit card information from men whoring around on their wives. Do ya think maybe some of the credit card info just might have been stolen from these men and used in other fraudulent transactions?

I'm just saying....
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I think you are making a few assumptions hear Stokley.

In my case, I have no issue with CC having my MC #, but then I am not "whoring around on my wife". In fact in most cases my wife comes with me. I have used Copycraigs for business as well as pleasure.

Copycraigs has been rather vocal about promoting the prepaid credit cards for those that don't want to use their own card for this exact reason.

I don't think he got his merchant account pulled as you suggest. I still used mine with him this last weekend. I think it is more an effort to minimize the # of transactions.
 
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Wait for his response!

All this is speculation. He has been well reviewed by such reputable SPs as Miss Maya Blue so let us give him a chance to respond.

I doubt that he was ripping anyone off but it may have been people ripping HIM off under the old system.

A buddy of mine suggested booking a room through him to an SP. She asked him no to mention her name because she owed him money. My buddy did not book her or him in the end.

Let us be fair and wait for a reponse.
 
Stokley said:
I know, but since this is an ESCORT REVIEW BOARD it's also why many people think you're a fucking joke.

You and Tboy are the perfect couple.
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Really? I'm a joke? That's exactly the rep I'm going for! Thanks for coming out NOOB! (BTW- I wasn't passing judgment either, nor have I EVER- I was just quoting you...)

Many of us choose NOT to hobby for whatever the reason, that is our choice... No where in the rules does it say you must use the services of SP's... there are those of us that just go to SC's and then others who are more prone to MP's. Some have quit, others haven't gotten the nerve yet and some just do it once in awhile. What difference does ANY of that make? Membership is not conditional....

Regardless, Copycraigs IS an advertiser on this site as well and I have used his services on a number of occasions, just NOT for the same reasons as others. What difference does it make?

Not sure what tboy has to do with any of this though... :confused:

While we're at it... I noticed in your grand total of 36 posts, you have failed to post a single review as well! Again, not required, but I think I've made my point. (Those in glass houses should not throw stones...)
 
Be it known my question was not an attack but rather a question.

I will say this and take it as fact, the people here who have use CopyCraigs are happy with the service. This leads me to believe it is reputable and deserves a thumbs up.
 
My two cents, Paypal (though not without its issues) would have been a better choice. Western Union has a bit of a stigma.
 
You have to ask yourself who is taking your cc info?

who is copycraigs? where did he come from? whats his backround? he seems to be posting more of a booking service for girls/agencies, posting ads for you, not just hotel bookings.

People are naive and just trust anybody.

I cant trust people with my cc info unless I know who they are, and I dont like prepaid because you have to pay tax on them.
 
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