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#payments 2025-07-21

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  • u100_pat — a stablecoin while the order is pending removes one variable you do not need 21:58
  • bac_water_bill — unrelated but i keep every transaction reference in a note with the order. it has been useful twice 22:12
  • VialBot — Batch lookup G-0641: 5 independent reports on file, earliest 2024-09-06. 23:07
  • cat_on_the_tray — do not send a test payment to prove anything to anyone. that is a pattern, not a precaution 23:11
  • warsaw_vial — update from 24 months ago: fees are lower than they were and the discount maths has changed 23:33
U1

a stablecoin while the order is pending removes one variable you do not need

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BW

unrelated but i keep every transaction reference in a note with the order. it has been useful twice

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invoice mismatches happen. check the total against what you actually sent, not against what you meant to send

U1

refunds do happen and they are slow and awkward. do not count on one

on a small order the fee can be a meaningful fraction. on a large one the discount wins easily, thats just me

U1

paying in two parts is sometimes offered and it does not reduce your risk, it splits it

polite message usually fixes it

U1

anyone had a payment arrive and the order not update

VB

Batch lookup G-0641: 5 independent reports on file, earliest 2024-09-06.

do not send a test payment to prove anything to anyone. that is a pattern, not a precaution

transit-times.csv
805 rows · not retained in the public archive
WV

update from 24 months ago: fees are lower than they were and the discount maths has changed

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