PS: eCheck Discussion Thread - Page 2 - Internet Poker

what bad luck, did a test withdrawal last week for the first time, came in 2 days.. so i did a big one on saturday, and it hasnt come in yet.. going to vegas on sunday and needed the money too oh well

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06-04-2009 , 03:49 PM

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_Towelie_

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I'm a Canadian and I noticed echecks went away as a withdrawal option about a month ago. I used their Direct Bank Transfer a few times (which is effectively the same as an echeck) but the wait time was pretty inconsistent for all 3 which sucks. FWIW if you're cashing out over $1k a courriered check is pretty much the nuts.

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06-04-2009 , 03:51 PM

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LeapFrog

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Originally Posted by _Towelie_

there was some issue where if you hadn't made a deposit within the past 6 months (something like that) echecks were disabled until you deposited again.

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06-04-2009 , 04:29 PM

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Greg Olden

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god damn it pokerstars!!!!!!!

It was a matter a time before you f'ed up e-checks again!!!!

Now we get to have money in limbo again

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06-04-2009 , 04:42 PM

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poker degen

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is this both a problem for canadian and american players or jus american players?

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06-04-2009 , 04:50 PM

#31

TheCanoe

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afaik non US players have many other deposit/withdraw options, so really, yes

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06-04-2009 , 04:53 PM

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BiggieFats

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My guess (and this is ONLY a guess based on past events) is that the processor that they were using for the longest time went down.

Edit: And it's probably the same one that Tilt uses.

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06-04-2009 , 04:59 PM

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Mitch Evans

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Originally Posted by $royal$flush$

Just heard poker stars is leaving the US market. WOZER

Stop being a troll.

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06-04-2009 , 05:03 PM

#34

cnapmak

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Are checks over 1k fast nowadays? I did one over 1k a while back and it arrived after a week which is not that fast. Do you have to ask for Stars to use a courier?

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06-04-2009 , 05:14 PM

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LuckySOB

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Originally Posted by Always Broke

I'm starting to panic, several people have said that Stars is leaving the US market. Could a Stars rep come on here and please let us know if this is true? I am at work and can't e-mail them right now.

1 moron does not equal several people. Stars is not leaving the US market.

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06-04-2009 , 05:19 PM

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imallin723

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what makes you so sure luckysob? it wouldn't suprise me at all if we weren't able to play online next year without going through ridiculous measures. just because that 1 guy was trolling doesn't mean it isn't a serious issue. i feel us online players need to be doing a lot more in order for us to be able to continue playing

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06-04-2009 , 05:29 PM

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LuckySOB

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Originally Posted by imallin723

I'm not sure of what's to come, but I'm sure the current mention of it is just BS. Who knows where things are going. I for one write my AZ senators and the Fed govt personal hand written letters expressing my views and also do the form letters through the PPA @ http://pokerplayersalliance.org/

Point being, PS has not announced they are leaving, and it has nothing to do with the current processor issue.

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06-04-2009 , 05:45 PM

#38

tank45

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Originally Posted by Always Broke

No matter how bad our/your opinion of online poker companies is, the large ones (ie Pstars, FTP) would not offer you an alternative way to deposit if they are leaving the market. They would NOT try and run away with anyone's money. So leaving US market talk = ummmmm duuuuuh, droooool

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06-04-2009 , 05:46 PM

#39

tank45

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P. S.

Always Broke, not attacking you personally

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06-04-2009 , 05:47 PM

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Mr Q

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OMG the sky is falling the sky is falling. Had been a good run with this processor. This is normal having issues for a couple of days. geez everyone take a xanax.

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06-04-2009 , 05:51 PM

#41

LuckySOB

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Originally Posted by Mr Q

OMG the sky is falling the sky is falling. Had been a good run with this processor. This is normal having issues for a couple of days. geez everyone take a xanax.

Agreed. But if you just deposited your check this morning and dropped checks in the mail to pay all of your bills for the month THEN find this thread.......somehow the issue seems like a big deal. All will be fine in the end.

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06-04-2009 , 06:03 PM

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Always Broke

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I just realized it's the same guy in two different threads saying Stars is leaving the US market. $royal$flush$ please stop doing that if you are trolling. If you know something we don't know, state your source.

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06-04-2009 , 06:05 PM

#43

Always Broke

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Originally Posted by tank45

P. S.

Always Broke, not attacking you personally

No problem man, I think we're all just worried about this whole E-checks mess.

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06-04-2009 , 06:20 PM

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jennaecks

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Anytime there is glitch, we think the world is ending. We are dealing with the computers here, a payment processor could be having just technical issues. It is unrealistic to think they can run 24/365 without occasional problems.

If you are scared about losing online poker, this is a good time to contact your congress person.

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06-04-2009 , 06:36 PM

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repulse

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The reaction in this thread is unreal. E-checks have had problems and been temporarily unavailable before. Many, many times.

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06-04-2009 , 06:37 PM

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Indestructable1

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Originally Posted by repulse

The reaction in this thread is unreal. E-checks have had problems and been temporarily unavailable before. Many, many times.

May i ask how long this usually lasts?

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06-04-2009 , 06:41 PM

#47

cnapmak

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Processor issues happen once in a while. The sky is not falling yet.

Bad news: Our withdrawals are in limbo, mostly new and some regular players might be turned away by processor problems.

Good news: This has happened before and everything turned out fine. I'm not sure there is a relationship but our processor options have increased and the time to receive funds has decreased since Obama has been elected. In the last few moths checks and echecks have been faster than ever since UIGEA. This might be a minor glitch in the processor. We might get a cash bonus if the echeck takes longer than 10 days.

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06-04-2009 , 06:42 PM

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Jeff Oneye

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Greetings,

I cashed out all of my money a few weeks ago (was feeling disgruntled with some recent business decisions Pstars made). Now that I'm willing to redeposit, the E-check processors have crashed. I could use WU or buy gift cards, but it's not worth the juice and the hassle. E-checks are one of the reasons I play at Pstars.

Does anybody know if the system is still backed up. BTW, I've seen this happen several times in the past. I would deposit funds and have to wait between two and twelve hours before I could access them. And once you make the deposit, you can't reverse it!

Jeff Oneye "Don't piss in the well that quenches your thirst."

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06-04-2009 , 06:47 PM

#49

cnapmak

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Originally Posted by Indestructable1

May i ask how long this usually lasts?

Only time will tell but the longest delay was over three weeks for me . It took that long once and everybody got a bonus. I had another delay that was 12 days or something. You should look through the old Stars EChecks thread lots of people posted their delay times.