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Originally Posted by jayrado
F*CK CARBON.. I had a feeling it was too good to be true. My check bounced today, after clearing and being available the day after deposit. To be fair, being available in my account was probably due to my good relationship with my bank and the bank extending me a courtesy. What pisses me off the most is that relationship is now forever tainted. Banks will always keep a record of this. Contacted Carbon and they said a stop was placed on the check due to a technical problem (WTF?). They asked me to prove it bounced (which is understandable) and they began the process to reissue a check. Since I don't want to wait again, and out of fear the next check could bounce again, I asked for Western Union as a one-time exception. They said it's not an option and I will have to wait for the check. My theory: they've done this to so many other players, maybe they're trying to buy time and this next check will clear. Why play games and f*ck with my emotions and bank account?? Even if I'm wrong, it's not that difficult to write a good check. Learn from my mistake of trusting them. Don't spend the money and wait a few weeks to make sure it fully clears.
Update:
check requested: 2/4
pending to in progress: 2/6
processed: 2/8
check received via FedEx: 2/10
check bounced: 2/24
replacement check received: 3/4
To be fair, Carbon did credit all my bank fees to my account. I emailed them asking if there's a stop payment on the replacement. They assured me there was not. I may have overreacted on my relationship with the bank being tainted forever (I was angry). Went to the teller again and didn't have any issues. Available the next day once again. I'm still angry and I will definitely be waiting at least 3 weeks before I touch the money. Given how quickly I received the initial check, I doubt it was a matter of funds only being in the account for a short period of time (which is shady anyways). I'm still under the impression they sent the initial check, knowing full well they were going to place a stop payment on it. I'm also assuming they have numerous bank accounts spread out over Canada (first was from Quebec, second was from Nova Scotia). Maybe they routinely shut down the accounts and keep moving around. Please just legalize online poker! Make some tax revenue! I feel like a freakin criminal..