Saturday, May 29th, 2010 at
11:31 am
I have been waiting for my last cashout request for Gagabux for over 10 business days. The TOS says 5 to 7 business days so I thought to myself ah well its just a few business days, I’ll just wait. However I decided to check the forums on Gagabux. Low and behold what I saw was mass pages of posts where people are complaining that they have been waiting for over a month on their payout request. Up until this point I haven’t had any problems with Gagabux, but after reading their forums I started to wonder. Is Gagabux the next scam?
Besides the numerous posts of members not getting paid, another thing that bothered me is the fact that they changed the amount of ads you need to view to get referral credits. This change is recent and may correspond to their lack of not being able to make payouts. Previously you needed to click on 4 ads to get referral credits, which is pretty much standard amongst bux ptc sites. Only recently they changed it to 8 ads. It never really occured to me until I read the forums that this could be a sign of the end.
In many of the other cases where bux sites have bit the dust, they will start to offer heavy discounts to memberships, referral purchases and advertising. This will confirm beyond a doubt that they are done. Already with the backlog of payout requests the outlook is gloomy.
Time will only tell, but for now it does not look good for Gagabux.
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at
3:24 pm
The king of PTCs has just introduced its security card slated for January 2009. The security card adds an additional layer of security to an already dual password system. The card is an actual physical card that you receive in the mail that will be used to validate numerous profile actions, including cashouts, jackpots, purchases, transfers, etc.
Here’s an excerpt from Neobux’s website on how the card works.
After you’ve received your card, activate it and choose your protection level.
Everytime the card is required, you’ll be asked for 3 random positions in the card’s matrix printed at the back. Failure to enter the codes after a few attempts will temporarily block your account and you’ll be warned by email.
Even if someone has your password, your secondary password and even your email password, they will be blocked to make changes, withdraw your balance, play jackpots, etc.
What you can block:
- Card settings (always blocked)
- Support (always blocked)
- Forum & Chat
- Personal Settings
- Advertisements visualization
- Cashouts
- Jackpots
- Purchases
- Balance Transfers
- Referral management (recycling, renting, etc)
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Monday, December 8th, 2008 at
5:26 pm
Well folks it looks like another PTC site has bit the dust. Honestly I really did think this was a PTC site that was Neobux’s nearest competitor. The site had a great script that offered many of the same features, but was different enough to stand on its own. The admin was very active and seemed genuine. I received six payments without problems in its early life, but after the story broke of the death of Sandra, it was the beginning of the end. My last article talked much about this event. The question now is “was SandraClicks a scam from the start or did the death of Sandra cause its downfall, if in fact there was a Sandra to begin with”. We may never know.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at
2:47 am
The admin of SandraClicks announced very bad news yesterday in the forum. The admin’s fiancee Sandra, whom he named the site after, went into surgery for an operation on her stomach after coughing up blood. Unfortunatedly she did not make it through the surgery and passed away. It was later found out that she had stomach cancer, which is so tragic since she was so young.
Here’s an excerpt from the post:
Yesterday there was a great woman, the woman with whom I was going to marry in January …. we had a lot of plans together, but she is no longer here but … I feel totally shattered, made a complete $%*@ without knowing how to do … without knowing who will be in my life without it … not refuse to be without it … I am dead in life.
I am without sleep since yesterday, I came to my house to move to go to the funeral and only spent a few minutes here to let them know the reason for the absence of the manager …
What Will The Future of SandraClicks Hold?
Obviously the admin is under extreme pain and sorrow at the moment, so what should members now expect from the site. I’m not an insensitive person myself and I certainly feel for the admin’s loss, but I wanted to know what the status of the site was. I decided to try and cash out. Guess what? I couldn’t. Now I am not gonna send the admin a support ticket for obvious reasons. The admin has his concerns and priorities elsewhere which is understandable, but can the site survive if the admin is focusing on other things. Is there other management besides him? These are the questions that need to be answered if members are to keep confidence in the site.
Farewell Sandra, You Will Be Missed
My heart felt sympathy goes out to the admin and Sandra’s family. The site only a few months old with so much promise, and the two were to get married in just a few months. I don’t know what the future holds for SandraClicks. I can only hope that the admin realizes that the best way to honor Sandra would be to keep the site alive and well, for it was she whom he created and dedicated it for.
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at
12:15 pm
Ever since the new admin at Crewbux has taken over, he has looked for a way to get new cash streams. That admin is Jynchou. If the name sounds familiar its because he has direct ties with another famous ptc, IsabelMarco. Crewbux has been in trouble ever since the last admin supposedly had a freeze on his Paypal account and the payment delays started. Before that Crewbux was a favorite of many because the site paid really fast, in most cases 24 to 48 hours. But its never been the same since. The new admin has his hands full trying to resuscitate a site on the brink of death. Already the forums are full of posts forecasting the demise of Crewbux and rightly so. Interestingly enough, before all these payment problems Crewbux was implementing an instant payout system that never materialized.
The Payout Grid
So what is this payout grid and why was it implemented? Well Crewbux decided that the best way to infuse cash into the site was to have members invest 50% minimum of their payout prior to receiving it. Basically you have to invest at least half of your balance before you can cashout. You can invest by buying ads, purchasing referrals, upgrading, essentially anything where you are spending money into the site. And by the way, when you buy ads, convert ads, etc, it has to be from Alertpay or Paypal, converting it from your balance does not count. Once you have made the investment you must post proof on the forums where the admin will approve it and add you to the current payout grid. You can view your position on the payout grid which is basically a list that is paid in numerical order and basically acts as the payout queue. A new grid is created every week or so and posted in the forums.
Impact of the Grid
Obviously the implementation of the payout grid has had a great impact on the site. Those new to the site are confused and likely shy away from such a complicated payout system with so many other ptc sites available. The ones that approve the system are those that are already heavily invested and have no choice really, but to hope that others will reinvest so they can get their money back. Others are caught somewhere in the middle and having to decide whether or not investing money into the site to get their balance out.
Conclusion
In the end, Crewbux looks to be headed to the PTC graveyard. It has been a favorite of mine long before its problems, but now it seems the end is inevitable. While Jynchou’s efforts to revive the site are admirable, it may be too late to revive it. If he pulls it off I would be pleasantly surprised, but the writing is on the wall and I don’t really see it happening.
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