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#101 April 16 2020

Johnaudi
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

NuclearVision wrote:

Can't we benefit from the bdl circular thing? 2600 better than 1500.
Remember that it has the circular has a 3 months validity

By we as in everyone? No way.
You would flood the market with L.L, widening the gap of LBPUSD.

So unless you'd like to see 1$ = 20,000L.L, I'd say what they're doing would just postpone critical economical failures until we get some country that likes us.

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#102 April 16 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

No I was refering to mini blom card holders, they are usd accounts after all, and the guy has 500$ in it.

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#103 April 16 2020

arached
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

NuclearVision wrote:

Can't we benefit from the bdl circular thing? 2600 better than 1500.
Remember that it has the circular has a 3 months validity

Well I've asked the support about the card and all what he have said is to withdraw the money from the atm. I don't think the amount in the card is included in this circular as they treated as a different account. Anw i will contact them again to see if i could get better support to have better information about this case. But knowing the banks, I'm sure they will not accept to include it in the circular and forcing me to withdraw the money at 1507 rate.

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#104 April 16 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Please let me know what they tell you, and remember don't shy away from them, I hear them talking among themselves, they do take comission on failed customer attempts.
Edit: Sorry, I don't mean commission, rather they pass their own transactions.

Last edited by NuclearVision (April 16 2020)

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#105 April 19 2020

infiniteloop
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Can you still buy up to 300$ per week with eSurf?
If yes I will put money on Aliexpress wallet the first week then on the second week I will buy a Oneplus 7T with fedex delivery as China post won't arrive

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#106 April 19 2020

Dan28
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

infiniteloop wrote:

Can you still buy up to 300$ per week with eSurf?
If yes I will put money on Aliexpress wallet the first week then on the second week I will buy a Oneplus 7T with fedex delivery as China post won't arrive

get oneplus 8 pro, major cam improvement.

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#107 April 19 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

how do i put money on aliexpress wallet?
Didn't they cancel alipay wallets??
Please elaborate, I could use method.
edit: just had a chat with aliexpress help agent: You can't top up your ali wallet

Last edited by NuclearVision (April 19 2020)

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#108 April 19 2020

infiniteloop
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

OP 8 pro is too expensive, the 7T is just very acceptable even with 50-60$ DHL and I don't use the camera a lot on smartphone anyway.

Yes I just saw it's stopped since last summer, so only Amazon gift cards left, there is a seller on Amazon US who can send directly to Lebanon 58$ shipment, dunno if I pick his option or DHL Easy shop

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#109 April 20 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

arached wrote:
NuclearVision wrote:

Can't we benefit from the bdl circular thing? 2600 better than 1500.
Remember that it has the circular has a 3 months validity

Well I've asked the support about the card and all what he have said is to withdraw the money from the atm. I don't think the amount in the card is included in this circular as they treated as a different account. Anw i will contact them again to see if i could get better support to have better information about this case. But knowing the banks, I'm sure they will not accept to include it in the circular and forcing me to withdraw the money at 1507 rate.

any updates about this ?

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#110 April 21 2020

infiniteloop
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Ok so I can forget buying a new smartphone, I called sgbl, she told me its 300$ every 30 days not month, meaning if I get an amazon gift card I will have to wait another 30 days to pay the rest and not 10 days. It was 300$ per week last time I checked in February. And again who is winning of all this situation? The exchange thieves.
Any luck buying an amazon gift card with OMT?

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#111 April 21 2020

xerxes
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

infiniteloop wrote:

Ok so I can forget buying a new smartphone, I called sgbl, she told me its 300$ every 30 days not month, meaning if I get an amazon gift card I will have to wait another 30 days to pay the rest and not 10 days. It was 300$ per week last time I checked in February. And again who is winning of all this situation? The exchange thieves.
Any luck buying an amazon gift card with OMT?

I can arrange Amazon gift cards

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#112 April 21 2020

Xodus_98
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Blom bank Now offers a pre paid card under the name visa mini plus, you can fill it with 500$ max and spend up to 10,000$ a month. But it only take dollar meaning you will have to deal with the black market dudes and it have an online transaction fee of 1.5%

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#113 April 21 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Xodus_98 wrote:

Blom bank Now offers a pre paid card under the name visa mini plus, you can fill it with 500$ max and spend up to 10,000$ a month. But it only take dollar meaning you will have to deal with the black market dudes and it have an online transaction fee of 1.5%

How much does it cost? the old one used to cost 10$

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#114 April 21 2020

xerxes
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

I can arrange any purchase up to 1000$. no fees, no extra cost

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#115 April 21 2020

infiniteloop
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

xerxes wrote:

I can arrange any purchase up to 1000$. no fees, no extra cost

Using amazon gift card or other?

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#116 April 21 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

I'm so frustrated, I want something off aliexpress that costs 16$.
The limit is 15$.
Any suggestions? This is really ugly.

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#117 April 21 2020

infiniteloop
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

NuclearVision wrote:

I'm so frustrated, I want something off aliexpress that costs 16$.
The limit is 15$.
Any suggestions? This is really ugly.

Try to talk to the seller, tell him another shop is selling it for 15$ so if he can make it 15$ too you will be a tremendous customer ;)

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#118 April 21 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

I tried explaining the situation. These sellers are so stubborn and careless. He almost told me to fuck off. Can't blame him, too weird to believe.

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#119 April 21 2020

wollyka
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Wait until there is a discount or use a coupon when it is available !

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#120 April 21 2020

Dan28
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

wollyka wrote:

Wait until there is a discount or use a coupon when it is available !

would be funny if the seller gives 0.99$ coupon.

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#121 April 22 2020

Hybrid
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

infiniteloop wrote:
NuclearVision wrote:

I'm so frustrated, I want something off aliexpress that costs 16$.
The limit is 15$.
Any suggestions? This is really ugly.

Try to talk to the seller, tell him another shop is selling it for 15$ so if he can make it 15$ too you will be a tremendous customer ;)

Can i ask which bank and card?

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#122 April 22 2020

dsoftware.king
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

15$!!

Last edited by dsoftware.king (April 22 2020)

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#123 April 22 2020

NuclearVision
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

Blom mini!
They have a new card but you have to use fresh money and god knows if they're opening ànd how much queue there will be.

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#124 April 22 2020

xerxes
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

infiniteloop wrote:
xerxes wrote:

I can arrange any purchase up to 1000$. no fees, no extra cost

Using amazon gift card or other?


I continuously recharge my Amazon balance using credit cards.

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#125 April 22 2020

arached
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Re: Paying with Lebanese cards online

NuclearVision wrote:
arached wrote:
NuclearVision wrote:

Can't we benefit from the bdl circular thing? 2600 better than 1500.
Remember that it has the circular has a 3 months validity

Well I've asked the support about the card and all what he have said is to withdraw the money from the atm. I don't think the amount in the card is included in this circular as they treated as a different account. Anw i will contact them again to see if i could get better support to have better information about this case. But knowing the banks, I'm sure they will not accept to include it in the circular and forcing me to withdraw the money at 1507 rate.

any updates about this ?

With the current rate that the banks are giving, and with the current rate of the market, I'm surely won't go with this bdl circular. You'll be approving on a haircut without an official haircut so no thanks. I still have before the card expiration date so I'm gonna wait more before taking any decision specially that now the bdl is coming up with new circulars more and more often. Patient is the key here and they're trying to save themselves and not you so don't be excited for any decision they take.

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