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Old 11-20-2008, 08:46 AM   #16
FanIn80
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Just be careful though. A lot of the "super" deals (like $100 gift card for $40) are actually gift cards that were bought with stolen credit card numbers (or other Bad Things™).

When Apple gets alerted to the fraud (the guy who bought the card in the first place, not you), they strip the funds from your iTunes account and then close your account with a message asking you to email them. When you send them the email, they tell you why they closed it and then they re-open it for you and send you on your way. The good news in all of this, is that they don't revoke anything you've already purchased, they just empty the remaining balance.

It's happened to me a coupe of times so far. I'm getting better now at picking my auctions, though.
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