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Seeking provider that accepts cash
As we all know cash is king, but well I have had a hard time finding any providers that do accept cash. Recently I found one, and taking into consideration that at least within the VPN industry taking cash is seen as a sign that a provider really respects your privacy, I thought it ought to be the same with server hosting.
Now the requirements are simple, what hosts accepts cash in an envelop sent to them as payment for hosting? then the question following immediately thereafter would naturally be what currencies do this provider accept?
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Sounds a bit like logistical nightmare but I think there are some providers here who would agree to do this on individual basis.
no problem with @HostDZire
Why not just use Monero? Same privacy, way easier than mailing cash.
maybe @aluy
What country? I've accepted mail in payments forever in the US. Either USD currency or money order/cashier check.
Right I am personally very much open to utilizing XMR, but providers or less technical end users seeking privacy might not be so willing/able to use XMR, it is for these people that I am making this thread to make privacy more available to less fortunate individuals who might not have an anonymous way to get monero.
This is the question I am asking to providers. Glad to hear that you accept cash :-) I think the country of customer might be less of an issue since someone could get a hold of USD and send an international letter to you.
We "do" accept cash but have yet to have anyone offer to pay in cash in an amount that it'd make it worth the time to pick it up, check that it's real and deposit.
Not going to accept cash for some monthly recurring low cost service or anything. And certainly not going to provision services before cash arrives or is confirmed real.
With that said, we'll also accept precious metals like gold and silver. But again, not going to accept just a single random Maple Leaf.
I wish to see this working.....
Imagine UPS/FED/Other scanning the envelope and seeing Benjamin's inside
Right I think annual or longer periods of payments make sense cash.
This is fine, sending cash through the mail is nothing illegal in most countries.
In the US this isn't a concern, not every package goes through x-ray/etc, and unless they're repackaging a damaged box (or it's stolen) they can't open them without a warrant. Either way nobody cares that someone mails cash, it's done every day by tons of people.
Thx, I was referring to cross-country-contintinet mail.
Either the case, Wish to see the face of the fella seeing Benjamin's
I also like @MannDude approach with Silver, Gold. Hmmm, I will add that at some time to the payment options
Pay me in stackable 10oz Geiger bars. Good stuff.
I had one person actually send me cash and it went through, very surprised with it
If you pay yearly I would ngl.
Cash can be tracked. Any providers accept payment done with coinage only?
Better to find a local hosting that will accept cash for your needs.
I would accept cash, US Dollars preferred, as payment to MetalVPS.com or for contributions to FOSSVPS.org.
A US Postal Money Order also is a good option. USPS money orders can be cashed by the recipient. They don't need to be deposited.
Maybe even better than cash, is giftcards. We were eyeing a giftcard processor some time ago but the fees are too high.
BUT we need to buy random stuff for the business that can be obtained via Amazon and Ebay. Really no need to use a 3rd party processor for this anyway.
As far as I know, you can walk into any random gas station or convenient store in the US and buy an Amazon or eBay giftcard with cash. We just use the giftcard code as the TX ID on the invoice for record keeping / accounting purposes. Then when we need some random cables or odds and ins to ship to a DC, we just use the GC balance first.
(Ebay/Amazon used as an example because you can't get http://fs.com/ giftcards at 7-11)
What’s the discount rate for gift cards?
We have an unredeemed $25 Amazon gift code.
How much would we get as Incog account credit?
Can accept WesternUnion / Cash if its not some small transaction and at least few hundred €. Since we also need to pick it up at next WU store.
Usually 1:1 value.
Though if you're genuinely interested, I'd do $25 giftcard for $26 account credit. Don't need anything at the moment from Amazon, but can save it for a rainy day or when I need an overnighted power cable or something rushed to the DC.
I am not sure what stops the customer from using the giftcard after using their incog credits? you have to buy something fast or can these be redeemed and credited to some ebay/amazon balance and keep as redeemed before utilization?
Once they’re redeemed into Amazon balance, the gift card is used and can’t be reused.
Understood.
We accept cash
Euro send to The Netherlands or Germany.
But risk is on your side, especially for international shipments.
that's awesome, never heard of someone doing that.
Why don't you look for a service company in your city, go to the office and pay for what you want to buy?
This is certainly one way to do it, but I mainly want to give providers that accept cash a chance to tell future readers of this thread that fact. It is interesting to see what providers really do take privacy seriously enough for such a thing, well some countries postal service/system might be less ideal for this and to that subset of providers I give my condolences even if they take privacy very seriously it might not be an option for them :-(