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Xylitol

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I'm under 18 and don't have a credit card - I have a debit card. I wanted to get in on the Battlefield: Bad Company Beta, so I decided to get a subscription to the founder's club of IGN/Fileplanet. After getting in, they charged my debit card twice (15 dollars x2) which put me at an overall -$7 (not including the extra 10 dollars that Bank of America tacts on for overcharging).

Also, the key that I got from fileplanet/IGN worked; however, after canceling the download because I got bored of waiting, I couldn't restart the download even after putting in the key again.

I've tried to contact IGN/Fileplanet over the billing but the'yre not responding with anything. On my other ticket regarding the key, they're saying to contact microsoft. I called Microsoft and they said they can't do anything besides telling me to call Fileplanet/IGN.

This is absolute bullshit that I'm -$40 down the tube with no working key on something that should've cost $15.00

Fuck Fileplanet and fuck IGN

Let me make this clear: I'm a highschool student who makes 15 dollars a week from tutoring (I get no allowance) and money's tight since this is the only money I get during the year. Heck, as a highschool student, what else do you spend money on besides food, movie tickets, and games?

update
I just tried to login to my xboxlive account after calling microsoft for help, and now my account is banned for 2 days. What the fuck?
 
IronWing

IronWing

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Jul 20, 2001
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Twenty two bucks in your checking account and you bought a video game? Pardon the expression but ...Dude, WTF?!?!?
 
Slew Foot

Slew Foot

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Confucius say, when you have $23 to your name, best not to spend $15 on video game.

 
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Xylitol

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Originally posted by: ironwing
Twenty two bucks in your checking account and you bought a video game? Pardon the expression but ...Dude, WTF?!?!?
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Dude - I only get 15 dollars a week from tutoring a kid. And as a highschool student, I like to buy food and go out with people (I don't get allowance - only the money that I work for)
 
NikolaeVarius

NikolaeVarius

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Oct 25, 2006
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Originally posted by: Xylitol
Originally posted by: ironwing
Twenty two bucks in your checking account and you bought a video game? Pardon the expression but ...Dude, WTF?!?!?
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Dude - I only get 15 dollars a week from tutoring a kid. And as a highschool student, I like to buy food and go out with people (I don't get allowance - only the money that I work for)
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Don't buy food, and don't buy stuff when you go out with people? Its simple.
 
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Xylitol

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Aug 28, 2005
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Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Xylitol
Originally posted by: ironwing
Twenty two bucks in your checking account and you bought a video game? Pardon the expression but ...Dude, WTF?!?!?
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Dude - I only get 15 dollars a week from tutoring a kid. And as a highschool student, I like to buy food and go out with people (I don't get allowance - only the money that I work for)
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Don't buy food, and don't buy stuff when you go out with people? Its simple.
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I've been carefully watching how I spend my money so nothing like this would happen (no overcharging) when I buy things online. Also, when you go out with people, you're bound to buy things such as food... otherwise you get hungry...
 
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Kelvrick

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Feb 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: Xylitol
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
http://forums.anandtech.com/ca...tid=80&flcache=9803141
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Its in the right forum. He's not talking about the game, just his financial mismanagement.
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no - fileplanet/IGN's financial mismanagement for overcharging me (i clicked the subscribe button once to insure that nothing like this would happen - I remember this clearly)
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Your debit card have a visa/mastercard logo on it? If so, you often have the same protectinos as a credit card, so do a chargeback. Might not get your over limit fees back though.
 
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Howard

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Oct 14, 1999
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Fileplanet sucks and you know it. I can't believe you paid for whatever they're selling.

I will put up $5 just because I'm nice, though.
 
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Xylitol

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Aug 28, 2005
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Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Originally posted by: Xylitol
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
http://forums.anandtech.com/ca...tid=80&flcache=9803141
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Its in the right forum. He's not talking about the game, just his financial mismanagement.
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no - fileplanet/IGN's financial mismanagement for overcharging me (i clicked the subscribe button once to insure that nothing like this would happen - I remember this clearly)
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Your debit card have a visa/mastercard logo on it? If so, you often have the same protectinos as a credit card, so do a chargeback. Might not get your over limit fees back though.
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I'm giving IGN/fileplanet one last chance (giving them 2 more business days). If they keep not responding, I'm going to call my bank to chargeback
 
Skeeedunt

Skeeedunt

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Oct 7, 2005
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You should have stuck that handful of dollars in a high interest online savings account. Have you even maxed out your 401k this year? When I was a kid we didn't have fun, dollars, or videogames. You really need to get a jump-start on being a bitter, joyless old man.

/ATOT blowhard
 
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Xylitol

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Aug 28, 2005
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So after calling microsoft earlier this evening... I decided to login and now I'm banned until 3/25/08
What the fuck?
 
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