Someone posted a question today in the permissions thread, which I thought was a silly place to do so until it occurred to me that there's nowhere else to do that in the Marketplace, especially if you're not approved to create new threads. So, here's the thread!

This thread is for questions related to the Marketplace, and perhaps a little banter. It is NOT for people to buy or sell items, and attempting to do so may result in an infraction or even a ban.

i dont need to start new threads but where do i look to find out where i can buy stars points, i understand people will sell them in a manner where they buy the product send to u then money exchanges, but is there somewhere i can get a more detailed explanation

The Marketplace would be the place for that, but you don't usually (ever?) see people doing that like they do with FT points. I think the reason is that you can get better return for your Stars points through concierge, bonuses, etc than you would by buying merchandise for people.

thats about it, ppl do it on FTP way more on stars, cause anything good cost a lot of pts on Stars, and ppl who earn a lot of pts use concierge normally. better value.

I also read on here, from a stars rep that you're not allowed to sell the points there.

I have permission to start threads, but was unsure if it would be a good idea to make this post so I guess I will float the idea here. I just got a new cc that has 0% interest for six months. I can't use it to deposit at poker sites though. Would it be ok to offer my services as a concierge? Basically if someone wants to cash out of full tilt, they transfer me the cash and then I can purchase them any item they want online and have it sent to them?

gambling on credit is a very bad idea imo ^^^

If it wasn't for gambling on credit I woulda been broke a long time ago
So I don't think it's a bad idea let alone a very bad idea

I know people that would want this service. Myself included.

Like Garner said a lot of people would want this for sure.

+1 there is a demand for this as long as its a good honest deal.

+1 for this idea...

Just thought I should let you know I haven't forgotten you, still kicking this around. Looks like an idea that posters are excited about, we just have to decide if we want to allow it. CC fraud could be a problem.

imo, it kind of blurs the lines btw p2p xfers and marketplace. In essence, youre saying "send me your poker site funds for (basically) cash-like credit card use. " Not nec saying i think it shouldnt be allowed. But how far off is this from something like, say, "send me your poker-site money for a BOA xfer or epass or WU", which would clearly belong in the xfer thread.

Yeah I have to agree. Also, as Bobo mentioned, it opens up the potential for fraud. An unsuspecting buyer could find himself on the hook for a fraudulently purchased item. The way that usually works is the scammer uses a stolen CC or whatever, orders the buyer's desired goods direct to the buyer, and basically vanishes once he has the money. Then the CC company and vendor get wise to the fraud, comes looking for the buyer... etc.

Now, if someone listed something they wanted to buy and you worked out this sort of thing with them privately, I guess that's up to them. However the fact that you're using your credit card shouldn't really factor in to the equation at all.

The whole idea is unnecessarily complicated, especially given our simple little operation here.