...but I am trying to get a VIP membership. I have tried not one but two gift debit cards. Both are "declined by bank" though the amts on the cards are well above the purchase price. I have registered them both and neither is going through.

...outside of continental U.S. transaction. Check the Newbie board and do a search. There have been discussions of this. There aren't any vanilla cards that work from what I recall. TER has brought back the ability to purchase VIP with a money order.

Like xyz said money orders, or the newest option is Bitcoin payments.

Ok thx.  

Ok. hmm. So could I buy bit coins with a vanilla cc/debit card? That's the question.  Thx.

Is that you feel comfortable using a word to describe yourself that is considered vulgar and insulting and degrading by most folks nowadays.

Not everyone here is that PC. I too feel perfectly comfortable using that word. Some of us have been using it for decades and aren't going to stop simply on account of the PC police.

Some people are also offended by the use of "fuck" on a fuck board, or "hooker" on a board full of Johns and Hookers. Let's just keep to the subject at hand, which is helping the newbs, not chastising them for not being PC on a fuck board.

I'm not going to get into a pissing contest with you GaG because 99 percent of the time I agree with you.  This time I don't

bad as the post office is with customer service, it will take you at least 30 minutes, not counting travel time to / from the post office.

...single. My credit card is my business alone. Occasionally I am contacted by my CC company asking if the charge legit. I have to think WTF it's been the same now for years and it's such a small amount why are you asking again.

Just renewed yesterday. It works.

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the fact that you're using a gift debit card tells me you're trying to stay anonymous. aside from sending in money order bit coin beats gift cards, since there's less of the hassle you're experiencing  
and also since there are less fees involved.  

If you happen to have those

as you mentioned, it's one of the few things we disagree on, and we don't really want to hijack the OP, right?

a hobby cc.  Works great for TER and p411.  It has only a $250 limit.

Reloadable cards-the ones you pay cash for, not the gift debit... American Express has a card called Serve, RUSHCARD has one out that's visa, vanilla one visa... They all need to be purchased by cash only & TER membership Takes them... Just make sure to register the card/zip code ...   Hope this helps!! Good luck

I've purchased/renewed P411 twice now.  Each time I've tried to use the Vanilla card with the online form, and I get the same message -- rejected by bank.  Then I start up a customer service chat, give them the numbers, they type it in manually, and, bob's your uncle, it works.  Perhaps TER can also do the manual thing?

Jesus...."retard" is not allowed any more???  Which retards complained about being called a retard??  The frickin word literally means slow.  Will slow be banned too??  Gimme a break.

I'll go further than GaG (though not to Sterling levels) to say that you run the risk of this moniker by virtue of your issue here.

I was all over purchasing one of these today, but registering seemed to involve personal info and a seeming required accurate address. (Not going to lie, I was going to use a local waffle house.)