Minnesota

Backpage no longer accepting major credit cards.

I've been studying Bitcoin and how providers and hobbyists can use it. PM me if you are interested in learning more.

I sent you a PM.  

This is unfortunate!!

Yes it is. Coincidentally, I have been preparing a program for providers and hobbyists to use bitcoin and I did not see the credit card thing coming. I'm willing to help any provider learn how to do this and safely buy bitcoin. Many online sources are scams and unlicensed (requires one to be compliant with the feds).  

Please email me at: ebisuinc at gmail NOT PM here. TER mail is cumbersome for me to access and reply

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Or if the change has not been processed on bp, because credit is still an option & processed fine for me this morning. Hopefully nothing changes! If so, hopefully that will mean a boost in business for sites like this & other verification sites! I guess we can only wait and see.  

Allison 48J

Posted By: LChayse

But the stories I have read say nothing about this only being limited to certain areas.  They say you won't be able to pay for ads in the adult sections of Backpage using the listed credit cards.

How unfortunate. I am sure this will not stop advertising as a whole, but will definitely make it much harder. I read the article, and I guess that is the point but it still sucks! (And not in the good way!) ;) Now I am even more curious to see the updates for TER. Hopefully they will somehow make the ad board a bit more functional for you gents.  

Stay horny my friends
Allison 48J

Posted By: vorlon
But the stories I have read say nothing about this only being limited to certain areas.  They say you won't be able to pay for ads in the adult sections of Backpage using the listed credit cards.

I'd be surprised if this does much real harm.  There's bitcoin (do a google search, there are already some good primers on how to use it)and a growing number of other ad sites.  And I wonder how any of the card companies could stop some offshore go between business from starting up?  I'm sure someone is working on that and planning to make a fortune as I write this.  As is often the case, because there's ALWAYS a will, someone will find a way.  Wasn't that long ago that sites like backpage helped get most activity off the street. Maybe we'll return to those days now.

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Visa cards and debit cards are processed through a huge number of banks.
Plus there are offshore banks.
BP can rotate to using different account names.  
Furthermore, there is direct bank transfers, Western Union, auto bill pay etc etc.

Sex trafficking of minors is terrible and BP's controls and reporting options for this are very poor. They require duplicate reporting and revealing an IP address.  BP could do more to eliminate this scourge.  

That being said the people-with their-pants-in-a-bunch are stupidly obsessed with all sexwork as contributing to trafficking of minors and all clients and providers as eager to support trafficking minors.  They are resolutely ignore their best informed allies and focus on killing BP which could ID and arrest sex traffickers of minors much more efficiently than using it as bait for occasional stings.  

The people-with their-pants-in-a-bunch should untwist them, take them off and let some fresh air blow on their privates.

P  also has the option of not charging at all to advertise, as they do the rest of there site  

Posted By: LChayse

Yes. I just got my email from them today. Clicked on the link & BAM! Ad's up!

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