Comments on: Poe’s Point > In Defense of CornerStoreComics http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doom Saber http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-6018 Doom Saber Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:33:11 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-6018 Cornerstorecomics has been a place where I usually buy stuff on the net and as a result, have received a warning that my card info was taking. Several weeks later, my card was used without my permission. My debit card info was actually used by the person(s) who hacked into the CSC computer. I have received a call by my bank about some purchases that were made. Sure enough, 3 ouf of the 4?(they said five in the recording but when I talked to a banker, they listed four) purchases were not by me. Most of the unauthorized purchases were minor though one was a bit large. The orders One was from some company for 45 dollars, another was from itunes for one dollar, and another was from yahoo wallet, which is also a dollar. The only order I actually made was a PSN DLC. The purchases I didn't made were done on the same day I got the phone call I got from my bank. The order I have made (PSN DLC) was made a day prior, so I am happy that I got a call right after my account was used. For the orders I didn't make, I received a refund. My atm card is now inactive and a new one is being shipped to me. I never bothered to contact my bank before this happened because the debit card was going to expire on May. I am thankful my bank phoned me to ask for the purchases since I would probably be in debt for something I didn't buy. I would still buy from CSC in the future, but it does suck that my account was used, hence me having to wait for a new debit card to start using it again. Hopefully, their security gets updated. It was also swell of CSC to warn people that their cards were stolen since what else can CSC do? I mean, websites get hacked all the time where stolen cards are used all daily. It is a bit shallow to view CSC as the villain simply because their computers are hacked. It isn't as if they asked to be hacked, so why are they being painted in such a negative light? Cornerstorecomics has been a place where I usually buy stuff on the net and as a result, have received a warning that my card info was taking. Several weeks later, my card was used without my permission.

My debit card info was actually used by the person(s) who hacked into the CSC computer. I have received a call by my bank about some purchases that were made. Sure enough, 3 ouf of the 4?(they said five in the recording but when I talked to a banker, they listed four) purchases were not by me.

Most of the unauthorized purchases were minor though one was a bit large. The orders One was from some company for 45 dollars, another was from itunes for one dollar, and another was from yahoo wallet, which is also a dollar. The only order I actually made was a PSN DLC.

The purchases I didn't made were done on the same day I got the phone call I got from my bank. The order I have made (PSN DLC) was made a day prior, so I am happy that I got a call right after my account was used.

For the orders I didn't make, I received a refund. My atm card is now inactive and a new one is being shipped to me. I never bothered to contact my bank before this happened because the debit card was going to expire on May.

I am thankful my bank phoned me to ask for the purchases since I would probably be in debt for something I didn't buy.

I would still buy from CSC in the future, but it does suck that my account was used, hence me having to wait for a new debit card to start using it again. Hopefully, their security gets updated. It was also swell of CSC to warn people that their cards were stolen since what else can CSC do? I mean, websites get hacked all the time where stolen cards are used all daily. It is a bit shallow to view CSC as the villain simply because their computers are hacked. It isn't as if they asked to be hacked, so why are they being painted in such a negative light?

]]> By: Shocker http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5958 Shocker Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:54:42 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5958 You know how it is, one mistake and its bring out the pitch forks and torches! You know how it is, one mistake and its bring out the pitch forks and torches!

]]> By: dayraven http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5954 dayraven Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:32:21 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5954 amen! i'm not exactly a bulk buyer from CSC, but the times i've ordered from them or won their ebay store auctions, i've always gotten my stuff promptly w/o issue and was one of those lucky cats who got an email from them. Identity theft happens people, and it can come from anywhere. Asteroids happen too, but i'm not cowered in a bunker somewhere awaiting the arrival of the amrageddon comet. bashing CSC over this is like kicking a bag of kittens down a tall flight of concrete steps, sure, it feels good the first couple times you do it, but eventually, it just reveals you as a cruel and cold hearted a$$hole. amen! i'm not exactly a bulk buyer from CSC, but the times i've ordered from them or won their ebay store auctions, i've always gotten my stuff promptly w/o issue and was one of those lucky cats who got an email from them. Identity theft happens people, and it can come from anywhere. Asteroids happen too, but i'm not cowered in a bunker somewhere awaiting the arrival of the amrageddon comet. bashing CSC over this is like kicking a bag of kittens down a tall flight of concrete steps, sure, it feels good the first couple times you do it, but eventually, it just reveals you as a cruel and cold hearted a$$hole.

]]> By: Knightmare10880 http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5939 Knightmare10880 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:07:23 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5939 Not much to add, but I agree with everything Poe said and I think it's time people stop making smart/snarking comments and then running back off into the internet. The old saying about them "only being harmless words" is not true when you are talking about someone's character. Not much to add, but I agree with everything Poe said and I think it's time people stop making smart/snarking comments and then running back off into the internet. The old saying about them "only being harmless words" is not true when you are talking about someone's character.

]]> By: Matthew K http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5900 Matthew K Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:44:59 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5900 "I can’t tamp down my suspicion that whoever is posting these anti-CSC rants is someone with a personal axe to grind with the company or an unscrupulous competing vendor. To that person/people I say: grow the **** up." I haven't read the rants at RTM. I've seen that stuff posted at other places and I agree with you that those trollish posts are related to a notorious scammer/con-artist. "I can’t tamp down my suspicion that whoever is posting these anti-CSC rants is someone with a personal axe to grind with the company or an unscrupulous competing vendor. To that person/people I say: grow the **** up."

I haven't read the rants at RTM. I've seen that stuff posted at other places and I agree with you that those trollish posts are related to a notorious scammer/con-artist.

]]> By: Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Friday Roundy Uppy: NCIS is for Old People and My Wife http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5884 Toy Bender » Blog Archive » Friday Roundy Uppy: NCIS is for Old People and My Wife Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5884 [...] Item: Poe makes a good point about the Corner Store Comics credit card scam. [...] [...] Item: Poe makes a good point about the Corner Store Comics credit card scam. [...]

]]> By: The Articulated One http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5880 The Articulated One Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:29:34 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5880 Although I'm feeling as doubtful as the next guy, I just placed a preorder with CSC today. I think past positive experiences outweigh a possible mistake in this case, and I'm willing to take that risk with my dollars in exchange for good service and reasonable prices. Although I'm feeling as doubtful as the next guy, I just placed a preorder with CSC today. I think past positive experiences outweigh a possible mistake in this case, and I'm willing to take that risk with my dollars in exchange for good service and reasonable prices.

]]> By: Jim http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5878 Jim Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:44:21 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5878 csc is cool. I just spoke to Jake. They are not scam artists. They're the saftest bet to buy online! It probably was someone trying to fuck with csc. Why would u just charge stuff to the person's acct and have it sent to that person't address. It was prob just to make csc look bad. Whatever...I say CSC is near me and I always get stuff in bulk from them. They're cool in my book! :) csc is cool. I just spoke to Jake. They are not scam artists. They're the saftest bet to buy online! It probably was someone trying to fuck with csc. Why would u just charge stuff to the person's acct and have it sent to that person't address. It was prob just to make csc look bad.

Whatever…I say CSC is near me and I always get stuff in bulk from them. They're cool in my book! :)

]]> By: Poe http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5877 Poe Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:12:02 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5877 @Nerdbot: That was my understanding of the situation as well. When it was still unclear whether CSC or the CC processing company got hacked, CSC was legally not allowed to discuss the matter unless they were prepared to deal with a lawsuit from one of the most powerful corporate entities in existence. @Nerdbot: That was my understanding of the situation as well. When it was still unclear whether CSC or the CC processing company got hacked, CSC was legally not allowed to discuss the matter unless they were prepared to deal with a lawsuit from one of the most powerful corporate entities in existence.

]]> By: nerdbot http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/03/poes-point-in-defense-of-cornerstorecomics.html#comment-5876 nerdbot Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:06:53 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=3723#comment-5876 As far as I can tell, Thomas sent out an email to everyone even potentially affected as soon as they realized it was their server that got hacked. What complicated the matter is that the credit card processing company that they used was apparently also hacked around the same time. For a while it was not clear exactly where the breach (or breaches) happened. Again, it appears that Thomas did issue a warning as soon as he found out what exactly happened. As far as I can tell, Thomas sent out an email to everyone even potentially affected as soon as they realized it was their server that got hacked. What complicated the matter is that the credit card processing company that they used was apparently also hacked around the same time. For a while it was not clear exactly where the breach (or breaches) happened. Again, it appears that Thomas did issue a warning as soon as he found out what exactly happened.

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