Originally Posted by MikeFold (Post 16608642)

i actually had a nifty little reply but decided against it...

oh..as usual, nice pic shap

Originally Posted by Wizzo (Post 16608657)

50/50 seems about right...:winkwink:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608658)

AHHHH Bummer. How's it going? :winkwink:

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608662)

I would have thought 25% yes and 75% no. We'll see where it ends up. I'm surprised the recent news and happenings haven't been discussed here.

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608662)

I would have thought 25% yes and 75% no. We'll see where it ends up. I'm surprised the recent news and happenings haven't been discussed here.

Originally Posted by Killswitch (Post 16608717)

Now that you bring it up, I'm curious too... Sucks for ICC-Cal.

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608662)

I'm surprised the recent news and happenings haven't been discussed here.

Originally Posted by media (Post 16608735)

You talking about their huge fine and potential loss of clearing? Yah.. big ouch!

Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16608732)

which 3rd party processors if any do business with them? or it's just merchant account owners?

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608725)

With what was happening it sounds like it sucks for the poor guys getting their cards banged.

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16608760)

i cant believe the ftc has only slapped a few nutri companies on the wrist.. the whole acai berry thing has to be one of the greatest online frauds of all time..

i wonder what the long term impact on consumers will be.. but i guess as the saying goes "there's a sucker born every minute"

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16608760)

i cant believe the ftc has only slapped a few nutri companies on the wrist.. the whole acai berry thing has to be one of the greatest online frauds of all time.

Originally Posted by Matt 26z (Post 16608842)

Not to turn this into a political thread, but the Bush Express was responsible for that. The Republican party, really. They traditionally take a very hands off approach to how people run their businesses, and companies on the fringe get away with a lot when Republicans are in power.

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608845)

This was all done in the past 8 months i believe.

Originally Posted by Due (Post 16608881)

This is without doubt a direct impact from the tube sites :pimp

The fact that a picture is needed to get views to a business thread is kinda sad.

Originally Posted by Matt 26z (Post 16608842)

Not to turn this into a political thread, but the Bush Express was responsible for that. The Republican party, really. They traditionally take a very hands off approach to how people run their businesses, and companies on the fringe get away with a lot when Republicans are in power.

The Democrats are consumer friendly. The Repubicans are business friendly, but this includes businesses skirting the law.

Originally Posted by Robbie (Post 16609006)

I'm kinda confused.

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16609108)

i would it explain it to you, but i am to busy staring at your glamour shot... :1orglaugh

seriously uncle rico, i laugh every time i look at your avatar... :thumbsup

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16608902)

I agree 100%.

Desperate times call for desperate measures

Originally Posted by Robbie (Post 16609349)

Damn, and I didn't even have my make up on or my hair fixed for that shot. :1orglaugh

That's my head cut out of the pic I took a few weeks ago sitting at my desk for the Dec. issue of AVN mag's Executive Suite article on me.

I was trying to look "serious" and "normal"
I guess it was an epic fail from what you're saying. I shoulda stuck to my usual Freddie Mercury look. :pimp

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16609529)

in all honesty, i wish i would have met you back when i used to go to shows..

you seem like a cool guy, but that picture just reminds me of napolean dynomite...

Originally Posted by Robbie (Post 16609559)

Man, come to Internext in Vegas.
If you come, that'll make three of us there. You, me, and Claudia-Marie. Don't know if anybody else will be there or not. But if you show up I'll "buy" you a drink at a sponsored free bar and call you "bro"

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16609607)

if i ever go to another show, i will get a kilo of coke and bring you and claudia back to my suite and make it snow.... :thumbsup

on second thought, thats probably why i dont go to shows anymore, especially in vegas... :2 cents:

Originally Posted by Robbie (Post 16609613)

Don't worry, the coke is so shitty here I'm sure that there is no actual cocaine in it. :1orglaugh
Luckily Claudia-Marie will get pyschologically high THINKING it's real and then it's anal all night long.

Originally Posted by Wizzo (Post 16608907)

This had nothing to do with US policy, it was all overseas...

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 16608646)

Well, as long as she is quick and easy, I'm in!!!

Originally Posted by pimpporn (Post 16608628)

Originally Posted by RonC

KK

This is the one statement that will DEFINE 2009 in the Adult industry

"Bad apples, good apples, there aren't many apples left in the basket as far as banks"


I just amazes me that more people don't realize how huge this is. You have the largest high risk bank in the WORLD. Saying goodbye to 500+ million per month in processing. THIS IS HUGE!!!! You also have every other high risk bank in the world on NOTICE to not accept or be very careful who they take in as a new/existing client. Make no mistake ICC did not just wake up and decide they would stop making a TON of Money in high risk processing. They WERE FORCED to stop.

The one question nobody has brought up is will merchants get their last week+ of transactions wired to them. Will the bank hold them and their reserves for years to protect against losses. Will ISO just pocket the money and never pay the merchants. Time will tell but I think we will start hearing stories shortly just like the Ibill days just a lot more and Larger.

Anybody want to guess how many post per week we will see about Whatever program no paying.

Will rest assured that CCbill checks will continue to go out ON TIME just like they have for the last 10+ years.

Ron C

Originally Posted by Shap (Post 16614657)

Robbie and Sleazy why should this concern you? I'm not the best at communicating so I'll leave it to someone who is better at it and knows the situation.