Cash Shop: New Billing!
Today is a big day for the cash shop, not only are there loads of amazing new (discounted!) items to fill up any collectors wishlist but we are adding another way to buy cash shop credits!
You can now check out the payments page to purchase cash shop credits directly with a credit card. As you can see, we\'ve been upgrading our servers to handle the secure protocol (hence the https!) for just this reason.
Make sure to check out the subscriptions page, where you can get a discount on purchasing a gold account and CSC monthly!
Note: Even if you add a credit card to your account, we do not store that information in our database. All transactions are processed by stripe. It just makes it easier to purchase from Subeta in the future!
Posted by Keith
SEA
This is probably a stupid question but does this work for debit cards? Or just credit cards?
I'm just wondering how long does it take for the payment verification? I'm used to how instant paypal is, been an hour so far and CSC has credited yet :/
I might try it next time I purchase with my bank card then to give it a go. I'll probably wait til its been around for a bit, I'm antsy to try new things, especially this time of year lol
Keith
STAFF
Yes, we're going to continue to support paypal, obviously it's the biggest payment processor in the world. We will just try to move people to other payment processors that mean we get more of the $ that the users spend on the site (best for both parties, imo)
Keith
STAFF
Paypal has poor support (and speaking honestly, we get a better rate from stripe than we do paypal) for a lot of countries, and typically its' much better to get the exchange rate through the bank than through paypal (which is what happens when you use a CC through stripe).
This seems really cool! I am much more comfortable using paypal myself when I buy with real cash or UGC when I get my boyfriend or family to buy me gifts haha but I think this will be nice for folks who aren't fans of paypal or don't have UGCs in their area. The more payment methods we have on here, the more people that potentially can get CSC :) Bravo Subeta :)
Wow, I'm glad I waited to buy any CSC to get that extra 15% now, unless that was already going before?
@raPUNzel (and other curious people?): for example I personally don't use paypal because it has terrible support for my country and you get absolutely horrible excange rates and problems with banks. And they don't sell UGCs around here. Mobile payments get taxed %40.
I actually said 'YES!' out loud when I saw this announcement. XD
I actually said 'YES!' out loud when I saw this announcement. XD
I think this will work for a lot of people. For any who are conflicted about using this, I have been using the same type of service for my granddaughter's Stardolls account for a long time and have never had any problems.
I don't understand how people have credit cards but don't sign up for paypal. Unless it has something to do with the type of card. Nice to have the option though.
For people that are interesting in the security of it, a URL that displays with https instead of http is protected by TSL or SSL, which encrypts data. c:
Thx you so much for adding the credit card method to the CS. I was waiting years for this option. ____ That's so cool. dancearoundhisroom
Keith
STAFF
@Lauren We're using https (which is what google / etc uses when you give them CC information) and we aren't actually handling any of the information. We're given a hash on our end (a random group of numbers and letters) that we can send to stripe (which is a payment processor used by a lot of people) to process a payment. We don't actually keep any of your information (address or anything!) on our servers, or have access to it.
Hmm, I not sure on the safety of this. I'll have to look into it.
If It checks out, I would consider doing the monthly GA sub.
Haha, i'm conflicted, I want to buy some for the sale, but i'm worried.
If It checks out, I would consider doing the monthly GA sub.
Haha, i'm conflicted, I want to buy some for the sale, but i'm worried.
Will, say, pre-paid Visa Gift Cards be useable through the new credit card service?
If so, I think I know what I'll be doing with some of them. <3
If so, I think I know what I'll be doing with some of them. <3
