I am not giving Audiogon a credit card number. No way no how! They already have my PayPal email address. That's my payment and purchase method. They also have my verified phone number. But yet when I checked I got the same message as you when I did a quick check to see if could message a member.
Payment method required to send messages???
I just received the following notice when trying to respond to a message a member sent to me. The message was about audio gear and had nothing to do with buying or selling. Is this a new requirement?
You must have a verified phone number and payment method to send messages.
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@mitch2 Said:
+1 I've got countless numbers of messages from Audiogon members over the years asking for help related to AC power and grounding questions. There is a big difference, imo, using a CC to pay for a fee and having a small business have my CC number in their data files. How many times has Audiogon been hacked over the years? Companies a lot bigger than Audiogon have been hacked and CC card numbers were among the data stolen. | ||
I just checked again going onto my message page and tried to send a message to a resent Agon member I have been working with. Same message comes up.
I clicked on the last username of a member in my messages and this comes up.
(I deleted the last 4 numbers of my phone number on file. Just in case this post would be deleted for posting a phone number).
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I received your message. But I cannot reply. This is in the reply box.
On my account page it says my cell phone number is not verified. Even though yesterday when I did an Update Account it said it was accepted. Yesterday I sent myself a message. This is what I received in my A’Gon message Dashboard.
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Yes I did. I can receive messages. I just can’t reply back.
I tried re updating the cell phone number several times yesterday each time A’Gon sent me an email and a new code each time. LOL, though instead of 11 sets of 6 digit numbers they sent 12 sets of 6 digit numbers. I quit at that point... Try entering in 12 sets of 6 digit blocks of numbers. I Will try to re verify the phone number again later. I was kind of waiting for a response from A’Gon first though. I really don’t want to piss off their AI computer any more than I have.
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Well I just tried to update my account cell phone number so it would be verified. I got a text. SIX numbers! I entered the code numbers and clicked on verify. Cell phone number is verified. I then went to my message Dashboard page to see if I could send a message reply. NOPE...
Well I got the phone number verified... But hey my phone number is now verified and I have one 6 digit code now that works! . | ||
Is your phone number verified? (Green circle with a white check mark in the center, right of the phone number?) Or does a red circle with an X show to the right of your phone number? Not verified. After you entered the phone number did you click on Update Account, at the bottom of the page? Did 2FA send you a 6 digit code? Did you enter the 6 digit code in the box provided below your phone number? You may have to go to the bottom of the page and click on Update Account again.
You have to have a verified phone number before you can disable SMS 2FA. . Disable SMS 2FA: If you have a verified phone number... Disable SMS 2FA. (Light gray dot to the left of the oval). Go to the bottom of the page and click on Update Account. An SMS 2FA 6 digit code will be texted to your Cell phone. Enter the code in the rectangle box on your edit account page. Go to the bottom of the page and click on Update Account . That should do it. It worked for me. No 2FA. I can Logout, Login, No 2FA. I can clear my History, sign off my computer. Sign back on. Go to A’Gon, Login in. NO 2FA text to my phone. I just can’t reply to a message sent to me. I can send messages to members... . | ||
To best of my knowledge no business that I deal with has my credit card number on file. None... In fact on rare occasions I have had a business ask me if I would like to have my credit card number put in their files so I wouldn’t have to produce my card number for a transaction each time. I give a resounding NO. I do not want my card number on file... I think it might be a good idea for anyone considering giving your credit card number to Audiogon to first call their credit card company and ask them what they think about it... . The roll out of this new policy of Audiogon’s was poorly implemented, IMO. . Just a credit card name? Or the name of the credit and number complete with the security code on the back side of the card? I buy a lot on Ebay and they do not have my credit card number on file. This from my A’Gon Account page:
There is a rectangle box to click on to use PayPal as a payment method. I would not have a problem with that. All that would be on file is my PayPal email address for transactions. Worthless to a hacker that would get my info. Jim . |
Only one set of six numbers.
I just hope now I won’t have to use the code when I login tomorrow.