Credit payments issue

[Terry P.]

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[Lakitel]

Hey Terry, I feel you (i'm half greek myself). Looking through their payment methods, it doesn't seem they do mobiles or paysafe cards. Basically, the only option you have when it comes to their payment methods is Bitcoins.

If you can find somebody in Greece who sells bitcoins you might be in luck. Alternatively, you could do a quick google search for websites that might sell bitcoins using mobile payments/paysafe.

Hopefully thought, the referendum today should somewhat alleviate the credit card issue over the next couple of weeks.

[Sami]

Probably just better hang on for a while and see how things go. They can't keep the banks and services closed for too long.

I have "loaned" a few credits to one other Greek user to avoid having his airline closed until these financials are resolved.

[racineraiders]

Can you buy bitcoin in Greece right now?

[jotagrande]

If something doesn't get resolved I'll donate some AWS credits to your cause. I'm sure Sami could work out an internal transfer.

And if it really gets bad I'm sure we, as a community, can donate credits to all our Greek members to at least keep them in their current game to the end! Gotta give you something to occupy your mind when such challenging life things are going on around you.

I'd help with that.

Jono

[Solemus]

Good luck Terry it must be awful over there at the moment. I think the EU is is just a big stupid con.
The UK spends around £40 mil a week just to be a member, that money could be used for so much in other ways
What a great idea Jotagrande, we should be able to help each other in certain situations like this

Rick

[mp81]

Keep an eye on foreign troublemakers in your country. You guys didnt vote the way the bankers wanted you to. Stay vigilant.

[Lakitel]

Oh the last thing we need right now is more debts  .. Just kidding.
It's very nice of you to say that!
I hope we don't get to this point.
I deposited some money to my skrill account via wire transfer. The transfer seems to be completed from my side (bank confirmed it) so it's now a matter of skrill crediting it to my online wallet. Will it be possible to pay via skrill?

I don't know if you can pay with Skrill, it doesn't seem like it. I was going to say you can use paypal, but then I remembered that paypal is very finicky when it comes to charging accounts with money. But bitcoin is still an option, and while it would be a pain to have to go down and buy it in person, it seems like the most viable option.

Failing all that, I think we could all do something similar to what jotagrande said and maybe set up some "Greek Emergency Credit Fund" (I've been reading the news non-stop and I've picked up some jargon ), that people could donate to.

[avi8or]

Whether you are bankrupt or not, I am very looking forward to visiting your beautiful country! Besides spending time on the tourist beaches, I love to drive to areas where no tourists are expected and get to know to your culture. All people I met were friendly, helpful and openminded.

Once you are through these tough times, you will be stronger than before, maybe not financially but you know

[avi8or]

You're welcome anytime and I would be very happy to help you with directions and recommendations!

Thank you! I will be there in August and visit the little island Zakynthos for one week. It's a pitty that not more islands are as big as rhodes or even crete. I really always look for places where you can escape the touristic centers and see the real parts of the country. Unfortunately I haven't been to the mainland yet which must be totally different again to the island way of life.

I wish you the best luck during the next few days when it turns out what actually happens now. Things do not look promising.

[ArcherII]

Oh, I remember our own "corralito"....

People started buying cars by transferring bank to bank, and stored them in hangars. That was the only way to secure your money at the time. Don't know how much it lasted, since I was around 14y/o. Total debacle.

Nevertheless we got out of that inferno and we are way better now (in spite of our government actions  ).

Hold on tight, there's no way out but up now.

I remember an old joke of a phrase attributed to a former Argentinian president at the time, "we were at the verge of the abysm, and we stepped forward".

[Lakitel]

So I'm back with an update: Functionality for credit/debit/prepaid cards seems to be partially restored for now and they can be used to pay outside of Greece, with the system only allowing payments for air tickets, car rental, hotels, travel agencies, medical reasons and tuition fees.
Hopefully in the upcoming days functionality will be fully restored and we won't have any problems

Hey man, good luck. Hopefully capital controls will slowly be eased over the coming period.

[LotusAirways]

Yes, like Greece... 

[LotusAirways]

Now I can withstand 40 weeks of capital controls. Bring it on EU

Capital controls were imposed by the current Greek government. And they will be back sooner or later, as Greece will run out of money again... and by this time, the markets won't care if Greece stays in the eurozone or not, the other eurozone countries won't care, and perhaps the Greeks also won't care. In essence, open a bank account in another eurozone country and park your AWS money there.   

[Terry P.]

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[pascaly]

Glad to hear it's all sorted. I live in Melbourne, you'll love it here!