Semi-Retired-Dave - Step Inside

[Ethersync]

Originally Posted by Semi-Retired-Dave

All your sites need to be updated and working. If they are not, the staff will try and contact you. If you don't reply or we get a bounced email. Most likely you are one of the handfuls that got cut off.

Seems the problem is not that you have no way to contact people, but rather they have no way to contact you and have to resort to posting on your GFY profile, on forums or just giving up.

Did you contact these people below and see that they got paid? One dates back to July.

Conversation Between Semi-Retired-Dave and Temma

Hello, Dave!

Please help, because I don't know where else to write to get any answer!
I have wrote several times to all known emails from cyberage and nobody answers me.Hope you help me.
My account 4844377. I've working with Cyberage for 10 years and very happy with it.But recently happened something unpleasant
I changed my Wire transfer Info to my partner's bank account on 18/10/2010 and confirmed email. All worked fine but on 6 of november my password stopped working.
And of course we didn't receive money neither to the old nor the new bank account. I see that my account is in fully working condition, join forms on all my sites working fine.

Can you help please?

Thank you!

http://www.gfy.com/converse.php?u=32556&u2=11328

Conversation Between Semi-Retired-Dave and Lanoy

Hello Dave!

I work with Cyberage for a long long time. I try to contact someone from Cybergae for the last month wi no luck. Could you help me to resolve the problem with cyberage payments?

Thanx in advance.

http://www.gfy.com/converse.php?u=32556&u2=19488

Have these 2 people been paid Dave?

[Ethersync]

Also, why was Sarah_MaxCash blocked, unblocked and then blocked again and ignored? Has she had her account reactivated (again) and all checks issued?

Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

This is true..I called and was given a new password but that is also now not working. Dave has always been very helpful to me and that includes helping me with an issue right up until this started to happen. It is just frustrating to have been given the new login and now not be able to use it and to know full well I abused nothing.

http://www.gfy.com/17772474-post21.html

[96ukssob]

[alias]

We all know Sarah didn't do anything that violates any terms.

[Persius]

sig spottle

[BIGTYMER]

From the fraud excuse to the inactive account bullshit.

[ottopottomouse]

Next namechange 5-4-3-2-1......

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

Next namechange 5-4-3-2-1......

DunGoofed-Dave?

[Press Release Pro]

I don't understand.....

1: Isn't it rebills from actual paid sales and recurring members the webmasters is not paid from ? (ie the rebills is still going)
2: Wasn't the entire marketing scheme around AVS that you build and forget hence the user gets 1000s and 1000s of sites to pick from (hence no updates are needed)
3: Does your TOS allow you to terminate the webmasters without pay if they have an inactive site ?
4: Are the customers you are not paying commissions from being refunded ?
5: Why are you mentioning your business partner as an important reference when giving your reasons? Is that because you do not agree 100% decision ? Does it make you sleep better ?
6: Do you have a lot of problems with people not doing anything making too much money ?
7: Does the unpaid webmasters in any way have any financial gain to you or your partner ? (including limiting your loss)

[Ethersync]

Here are some more for you Dave:

Originally Posted by Lanoy

Anyone from Cyberage is alive? Trying to contact Cybergage team since August.

Sent them multiply E:mails.

http://www.gfy.com/17663481-post1.html

Originally Posted by ponyman

Me too. I have been with them since the beginning (Agecheck) and always received checks on time, but now I cannot even access the webmaster area with my password. I get no response when I email them.

http://www.gfy.com/17739396-post2.html

Originally Posted by ponyman

emailed David as he requested in another thread, but have not heard back from him. Sad Been with cyberage since the beginning...

http://www.gfy.com/17743661-post10.html

Originally Posted by SexAdventure

I'm going to try e-mailing Dave directly about this but I've pretty much lost all hope. Three months with no payments - even if I had not made a single new sale in that time (highly unlikely) I had a good amount of rebill accounts on both CA and CSN last time I was able to get into the stats area.

http://www.gfy.com/17765690-post12.html

[u-Bob]

what was that blog again?

[MrCain]

Why did CYBERAGE-Dave change his nickname?

[Forkbeard]

Originally Posted by Press Release Pro

2: Wasn't the entire marketing scheme around AVS that you build and forget hence the user gets 1000s and 1000s of sites to pick from (hence no updates are needed)

A lot of people are "forgetting" their original "entire marketing scheme" now that money is getting tight. I've had at least two different revshare programs threaten to cut off my old rebills due to "inactivity" on my part, which they defined as lack of new sales (I kept sending the same amount of traffic, they just stopped being able to convert it). Surely you all remember the old 1990s revshare pitch -- the idea was that you could send a lot of traffic, get a revshare stream built up, and then go lounge on a beach somewhere and drink umbrella drinks while the money rolls in. Nope, it wasn't ever realistic, but that was the marketing. And now, what? If you stop sending new sales, we term your account and eat all the rebills you spent ten years building up?

Fucking convenient.

[Ethersync]

More...

Originally Posted by mainah

I've been locked out of my CyberAge webmaster account for 2 months now. I sent numerous emails to support, all of which went unanswered. I called last week and actually spoke to someone, who said he'd get back to me by email. He never did. I called again today and was told the person in charge of webmaster accounts was "on vacation". I called bullshit and told him to stop giving me the runaround, I wanted a straight answer about what was going on. He hemmed and hawed and I hung up in disgust. Too bad, CyberAge used to be a reputable and reliable AVS. No longer.

http://www.gfy.com/17649768-post1.html

Originally Posted by Lanoy

Dave! I'be tried to E:mail CyberAge several times with no luck.

I'll try to send a new message directly to you righ now. Pls check the inbox and reply to it.

http://www.gfy.com/17674549-post24.html

Originally Posted by ponyman

...no response to my email

http://www.gfy.com/17745104-post27.html

Originally Posted by ponyman

Called today and spoke with Robert or Robs, and he said he would email me a response after looking into my account to see why I have not been receiving checks as of late, and my webmaster password stopped working.

Message on the phone says to email wmsupport at tritech.org

hopefully I will finally hear back from someone. This is really disappointing...

http://www.gfy.com/17747549-post29.html

Originally Posted by SexAdventure

To me it looks like CA and CSN decided to cut off some of their smaller webmasters. I was never a big fish, but I did have rebill accounts and made consistent sales. Obviously they wouldn't do this to someone making 100 sales a day ... but from what I have seen they are systematically locking webmasters out.

It would have been one thing if they manned-up and told us we were done. Instead, they delay and give us the run-around ... so we patiently wait with our sites still promoting them - making THEM money.

I gave it three months - since they claimed that things would get fixed. That's reasonable considering that I was with them and having a good experience since the year 2000. I trusted them.

Now what? I'm out all my rebill accounts and whatever sales I have made on my CA/CSN sites for three months. I live in Canada, it's not exactly like I can go to California and have anything done about this.

Thanks for the run, it was good while it lasted. Never got robbed by someone with multiple sports cars before.

http://www.gfy.com/17765706-post31.html

Originally Posted by kmdguy

I've been with CSN since 2001 and they have been wonderful to work with. I've never had a pay period without a check, they have never missed a check in all these years and whenever I have had a question their accounting dept. has been spot on with answers.

Now, I can no longer log in to my webmaster area at CSN (password no longer works) and I have not seen a paycheck in 2 periods (first time in 9 years). I have emailed support, Dave from CyberAge and their accounting dept and I haven't heard a thing for two weeks. This is extremely out of character and so I'm wondering if anyone has heard if CSN has folded or why I can't reach anybody there. Again, they've been the greatest folks to work with which is why this is so out of character.

Best regards,
Dan Underhill

http://www.gfy.com/17507105-post1.html

Originally Posted by Heywood Jablome

I am having the same login issues with Cyberage, and also haven't received a response from support or Dave.

However, I did receive a Cyberage check a few days ago, so I'm hoping that this is just a database issue or something.

http://www.gfy.com/17507188-post3.html

[Ethersync]

Originally Posted by u-Bob

what was that blog again?

His name .com.

[Ethersync]

Bumped for answers.

[PXN]

Look like the mob scare him away. Don't think he'll ever come back here.

[C H R I S]

RIP Cyberage...

[JFK]

seems like a lot of unanswered questions in here

[TheSenator]

Where is CyberAge Gary? I use to call him all the time to approve my site for the link list.

[will76]

Originally Posted by TheSenator

Where is CyberAge Gary? I use to call him all the time to approve my site for the link list.

probably got laid off. His last post here was in 2008.

[BIGTYMER]

I'm sure Semi-Retired-Dave will be back tomorrow... Since hes not working.

[u-Bob]

Originally Posted by Forkbeard

A lot of people are "forgetting" their original "entire marketing scheme" now that money is getting tight. I've had at least two different revshare programs threaten to cut off my old rebills due to "inactivity" on my part, which they defined as lack of new sales (I kept sending the same amount of traffic, they just stopped being able to convert it). Surely you all remember the old 1990s revshare pitch -- the idea was that you could send a lot of traffic, get a revshare stream built up, and then go lounge on a beach somewhere and drink umbrella drinks while the money rolls in. Nope, it wasn't ever realistic, but that was the marketing. And now, what? If you stop sending new sales, we term your account and eat all the rebills you spent ten years building up?

Fucking convenient.

It's called STEALING and every program owner that even considers doing that should be tied over a barrel and... (I'll leave the rest to your imagination)

[u-Bob]

"This person has protected their tweets."

[Vjo]

I think before I retire, I'll fuck everyone over for a combined few thousand dollars. Then go visit mom with the kids in my Maserati.

Sounds like a plan.

[Ethersync]

Originally Posted by u-Bob

"This person has protected their tweets."

He blocked his blog too. It's invite only now.

[Ethersync]

Oh, the irony...

[tiger]

Originally Posted by Forkbeard

A lot of people are "forgetting" their original "entire marketing scheme" now that money is getting tight. I've had at least two different revshare programs threaten to cut off my old rebills due to "inactivity" on my part, which they defined as lack of new sales (I kept sending the same amount of traffic, they just stopped being able to convert it). Surely you all remember the old 1990s revshare pitch -- the idea was that you could send a lot of traffic, get a revshare stream built up, and then go lounge on a beach somewhere and drink umbrella drinks while the money rolls in. Nope, it wasn't ever realistic, but that was the marketing. And now, what? If you stop sending new sales, we term your account and eat all the rebills you spent ten years building up?

Fucking convenient.

That pretty much about sums most of the programs that have closed the door on affiliates.

[Shap]

Originally Posted by Ethersync

Oh, the irony...

WOW

[Ethersync]

Originally Posted by Ethersync

Oh, the irony...

The embed seems to be blocked. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/17649533

[Ethersync]

Dave, care to comment on this?

Originally Posted by ponyman

I used Cyberage since the VERY beginning and was ALWAYS paid on time. Last 4 months, I have gone unpaid and they blocked my ip, so I can't even view the site.

http://www.gfy.com/17779489-post34.html

[quiet]

that's fucked.

hidemyass.com

[u-Bob]

Originally Posted by Ethersync

He blocked his blog too. It's invite only now.

google cache's still got it.

[RFremont]

Originally Posted by Ethersync

Oh, the irony...

Hm.... well the reason why people are generally suspicious and reticent to be good samaritans is because there are so many dishonest SCAMMERS out there, you know, like people that fuck others out of their hard earned money. You might want to add that segment into that show.

[Ethersync]

Originally Posted by alias

We all know Sarah didn't do anything that violates any terms.

Au contraire mon frere! They have new terms and conditions now. Her posting here that she did not get paid is now in violation (retroactively?) of their terms so she forfeits all her earnings

http://www.gfy.com/17779886-post1.html

[papill0n]

Originally Posted by Forkbeard

A lot of people are "forgetting" their original "entire marketing scheme" now that money is getting tight. I've had at least two different revshare programs threaten to cut off my old rebills due to "inactivity" on my part, which they defined as lack of new sales (I kept sending the same amount of traffic, they just stopped being able to convert it). Surely you all remember the old 1990s revshare pitch -- the idea was that you could send a lot of traffic, get a revshare stream built up, and then go lounge on a beach somewhere and drink umbrella drinks while the money rolls in. Nope, it wasn't ever realistic, but that was the marketing. And now, what? If you stop sending new sales, we term your account and eat all the rebills you spent ten years building up?

Fucking convenient.

good rebills did actually exist there for a while. i really enjoyed my pornmegabucks checks for a long time but now yeah it sure has gone to shit

[Forkbeard]

Good rebills did exist, but it was always my experience you needed to do a little bit of TLC to keep them rolling fat, even when times were good.