Vanilla prepaid card

[fatalaiim]

Hi there guys

I recently got a 25 dollar vanilla prepaid Mastercard but I cannot use it. I just got it today and I verified the postal code but it will not let me use it. Do I have to wait 24 hours before funds are available?

Thanks for whatever help you can give. Cheers

[Fake]

Did you activate the card?

[fatalaiim]

Originally posted by Fake:

Did you activate the card?

Obviously. You can't verify the postal code without activation

[The Giving One]

Where did you get the card ?

What message do you see that tells you that you cannot use the card or how is it that you know you cannot use it ?

In other words, how will "it not let you use it" ?

Originally posted by A literal can of chicken soup:

I just got it today and I verified the postal code but it will not let me use it.

EDIT.......................................

I found this using the forum search :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/3006676913258497198/

It's an older thread, but maybe something useful in there.

You can search here more if you wish by refining the terms as you like in the search window in the top right :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/search/?gidforum=882959061466924237&include_deleted=1&q=%22prepaid+card+not+working%22

[fatalaiim]

It says the funds were on hold or something like that

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by A literal can of chicken soup:

It says the funds were on hold or something like that

If you can post the exact and full wording of the message, that might help us search around better, unless you tried that.

It "sounds" like as you said..........they are simply on hold and when verified, the hold will go away and the funds will be available, just from what we know so far that has been posted.

[fatalaiim]

Your purchase has not been completed. Your credit card information was declined by your credit card company

Note that in some cases your credit card company may place a hold on funds in your account,but you will not be charged. After correcting any errors in the information displayed below. Please try your purchase again

[The Giving One]

That seems to lead back to my original question :

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Where did you get the card ?

Sounds like you should do what the message says first, and check with the source of where you got the card. Make sure it is not as said, that funds were not placed on hold by that source.

Search the linked results I posted above for that exact error message, and you might find someone that this has happened to before that can maybe give clues as to what you need to do or what to expect.

[fatalaiim]

i prolly have to wait 24 hours before i can use it

[fatalaiim]

its been over 24 hours now and i tried again and it once again failed to work. I am pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pissed now that i have a new damn card and ive done everything required for it to work and it still wont do ♥♥♥♥

[The Giving One]

Did you contact the place where you got the card ? Not sure why , but you seem to not want to talk about where you got it and if you did that yet or not.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Did you contact the place where you got the card ? Not sure why , but you seem to not want to talk about where you got it and if you did that yet or not.

This.

It is vitally important you answer our questions. The fact that you keep dodging questions like this strongly suggest you're not being honest with us.

So where did you get it?

[fatalaiim]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Did you contact the place where you got the card ? Not sure why , but you seem to not want to talk about where you got it and if you did that yet or not.

This.

It is vitally important you answer our questions. The fact that you keep dodging questions like this strongly suggest you're not being honest with us.

So where did you get it?

I got it from a convenience store in my town. Yesterday

[fatalaiim]

I'm in Canada if that helps

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by A literal can of chicken soup:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

This.

It is vitally important you answer our questions. The fact that you keep dodging questions like this strongly suggest you're not being honest with us.

So where did you get it?

I got it from a convenience store in my town. Yesterday

So again why won't you answer the questions asked several times - namely next - what has the convenience store said when you contacted them?

You ALWAYS go to the place of purchase when you buy something awry.

[fatalaiim]

They said the activation went through fine. I called the card company over the phone and they said everything is working on the card