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Complaint Review: GamePal - Internet

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GamePal possible gil fraud for ffxi Dunno Internet

*UPDATE Employee: Manager Response Back

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Nonsense

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I quit FFXI a while back and sold my account to ige.com. Recently came back and i have no money because im a newb again. I decide to buy some gil, instead of using ige.com i try something new, gamepal.com. At first i was like cool, they are cheap, but i should have read up on them before i started making my purchase. I placed the order around 7:30 p.m., around 8:00 p.m. i went to live chat to complain about not getting my gil. The guy kind of blew me off and said he forwarded my phone number to the 'verification' team, and that in 1hr (2hrs tops) i would get a phone call. At 11:00 p.m. i go back to live chat to complain some more about not receiving the gil or the phone call. This is what i got:

Chat InformationPlease wait for a site operator to respond.
Chat InformationAll operators are currently assisting others. Thanks for your patience. An operator will be with you shortly.
Chat InformationYou are now chatting with 'Madelaine'
Madelaine: Hello and welcome to Gamepal -- serving all your MMORPG needs!
Madelaine: How may I help you today?
eric hill: ya, its been like 3 1/2 hours now, still havent received my gil on ffxxi
eric hill: talekd to an operator earlier, tried to tell me that he forwarded my phone number to 'verification' team, but i doubt he did
Madelaine: One moment. Please
eric hill: done yet?
Madelaine: I already for forwarded the details of your account to our verification team.
Madelaine: Just wait for the call of our agent in few hours.
eric hill: few hours?
eric hill: 2 hours ago u said 2 hours tops
Madelaine: Yes.
Madelaine: Please wait for it.
eric hill: its already midnight, i orded are like 7:30 or 8
eric hill: how do u even know the details of my account, u didnt ask for anything
eric hill: or are you the same person i talked to earlier with a different name?
Madelaine: No, i'm not.
Madelaine: I scanned your files to our database.
eric hill: why is this taking so long, are yall swamped with orders or just dont have the currency?
Madelaine: One moment. Please
eric hill: great
eric hill: cmon dude, i just want my gil
Madelaine: Wait for a while.
eric hill: its been like 4 hours
eric hill: if i used ige i would have got this in like 15 minutes
Madelaine: I'm transferring your information to verification team
eric hill: if i dont get it within the next 30 minutes or so im seriously gonna open a claim on paypal
Madelaine: Sorry for the inconvenience.
eric hill: what do u need to verify
eric hill: i can tell u anything u need to hear right now
Madelaine: Did someone called you already?
eric hill: ya
Madelaine: Anything else?
eric hill: no
Madelaine: Thank you for choosing Gamepal, and have a great day!

Right after I threatened to file a claim they called me in the next 30 seconds. Funny huh? They ask me a couple of b/s questions that really didnt matter. Said they will deliver my gil ASAP. 30 minutes after the call i received the gil. The moral of this story is, do not use gamepal. Ive used IGE once or twice and they are VERY quick with gil selling, like within the hour. Alot of people like me might be looking for a deal since IGE is one of the more expensive sellers, dont skimp out. Go to IGE and pay the extra couple bucks and get the sure thing, dont go through all the hassle like I did.

Eric
Buda, Texas
U.S.A.

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AUTHOR: Manager Response - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Hello,

I am one of the operations manager in the USA department customer service team. Sorry it took so long to get back with you as we do not actively view these reports.

Thank you for your reply though, and hopefully we can resolve this issue as we do apologize it took so long to get back with you. Our duty as a USA company is to offer the best satisfaction in the MMORPG industry, and we make sure all our customers are dealt with properly. We are the only MMORPG company in the world that offers a solid 100% guarantee, and we will make sure we do everything possible to hold that guarantee.

We just noticed your post recently, so we went back to our logs to see if the issue was resolved. Based on the information the reason for the delay on your order is simply that we have to do verifications call on first time customers. Every major company on the internet today has to verify you by phone. Yes, it can take long sometimes, and we make sure we call you as soon as we can, and attempt to make several calls, but name another registered large corporation company on the internet that does not make phone calls to first time customers. Amazon, Buy.com, PayPal, even IGE require first time phone calls. This is the reason for the delay on the gil and you did get your gil right away as 95% of our orders are delivered within the hour. If you think there is another company out there that can top our services on currency delivery, please email support with the name and show this ripoffreport post, and we will credit you a redeeming code for a future purchase.

Please ignore Bill APEX above, he is an employee that was fired because of the poor customer service and is actually the one who did cause issues with you on customer service as you were most likely speaking to him directly. It was our fault that we hired an incompetent person to hire this individual who has a track record of being fired because of poor performance. If you fell victim of this individual, please contact our support, and we will offer a coupon bonus for all future purchases.

Not only is his comments completely false only to damage our reputation, but his nonsense has got him fired from multiple jobs because of the actions he decides to take.

NOTE TO BILL: If you continue posting comments about our company which is a violation of your NDA, not only will we pursue legal action, but you can expect your employment at your current job to get terminated along with us posting your personal information as well since you can't seem to stop.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=20604779

We deeply apologize if we caused any frustration with your order as we try our best to help every customer. Mistakes can happen, and especially in this industry things can go wrong, but we will do everything in our power to make sure you get what you ordered.

Please contact our email support if you have any additional questions, thank you

- Support Team

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Nonsense

AUTHOR: Bill - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, February 20, 2007

I used to work for gamepal. Bascially, their "verification" is because they have so much inbound fraud from stolen credit cards and paypal accounts that they want to cover themselves before they send off currency.

Their currency orders are naturally slow because they do not supply the currency, they simply purchase it from other vendors. Their live chat is run down by poor philipinos overseas and they have to communicate back and forth between an Americans for anything to be accomplished. But honestly, they are a joke.

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