Play-Asia.com; the biggest hassle?

[Robert]

This site is the biggest hassle that has ever been known to man when trying to buy something! Has anyone else who has bought from there been asked to email them pictures of your credit card, I.D, and billing info? this is after going through all the normal steps to buy online with a credit card! anyone else dealt with this?

[Ryu Kazama]

They are incredibly reliable and one of the best online retailers. Was at one point the best for me but their prices have gone a bit high.

Anyway, the scan of your card is quite normal for other sites, too. I had it for either yesasia or play-asia when I first used them. It's for their own security. Once you send them the pics and have it approved everything is as normal as can be.

[Cosmic_Link]

Play-asia are reliable but I don't like the idea of sending them copies of personal items like that. They either want my business or they don't they would get a swift email from me telling them to fuck off if they came that crap. especially if it was my first experience with them.

I never had to do anything like that when first purchasing from them... How much you trying to buy? XD

[Robert]

I actually did send them all that stuff just cause I really wanted DD: Dark Arisen LE, but then they said they wanted better pics, then I sent them better ones, then they asked for more pictures of other things, and I just cancelled at that point. Waaay to much hassle. And the only thing I was trying to buy was the DD: Dark Arisen LE, nothing else

[Matt16]

Originally Posted by Robert

I actually did send them all that stuff just cause I really wanted DD: Dark Arisen LE, but then they said they wanted better pics, then I sent them better ones, then they asked for more pictures of other things, and I just cancelled at that point. Waaay to much hassle. And the only thing I was trying to buy was the DD: Dark Arisen LE, nothing else

That does seem really weird, a bit worrying.

If you want Dark Arisen its much cheaper here than Play Asia

[Gazereths]

I've had some stuff from play-asia before and never had that trouble. You sure it wasn;t a phishing email?

[Robert]

I've ordered at play Asia before as well, and never had to do that, now you've got me worried.... I hope it wasn't a phishing email.. and thanks Matt, that is cheaper

[comaamen86]

Originally Posted by Robert

I've ordered at play Asia before as well, and never had to do that, now you've got me worried.... I hope it wasn't a phishing email.. and thanks Matt, that is cheaper

def sounds like phishing

if any online retailer asked for photocopies of that stuff once i had finished laughing i would of told them were to go

[Madigan]

Originally Posted by comaamen86

def sounds like phishing

if any online retailer asked for photocopies of that stuff once i had finished laughing i would of told them were to go

That's not phishing, they just want to check if your credit card is legit. Of course when they asked me that I said fuck it and I paid with paypal. The bad thing is that you have to pay upfront when you pre order something.

[Dr_Jengo]

There was 1 online store which I POed one of the AC3 CEs from last year.. Can't remember which one.. (That's how many CEs I bought) which I paid via PayPal and they sent me an auto-payment invoice so my PayPal wasn't charged until release date and then my PayPal automatically paid the invoice.

I thought that was pretty cool but I wasn't expecting it. I couldn't figure out why my payment didn't go through and I mailed them to ask if my order went through. They told me not to worry and said my order has been processed.. I think it was JB Hi-Fi, the one with the Pewter figures promo..