RM not accepting Visa anymore!? What the actual f$ck?

[Ichabod]

I saw that PaulM had been able to pay with a Visa, so I just tried again. It would not accept my Visa card. And here I am, heading to Montreal, needing to check out the private photos of the guys I am thinking of hiring! Aaargh.

[JayinHKNYC]

Initially, I was reading this thread as just what masseurs were going through. Now I've discovered all of us using Visa are being rejected.

I emailed them how ridiculous this is. Obviously, their choice. Imagine, if everyone just cancelled their accounts. They would lose a ton of money.

[+ FrankR]

To be sure, we Americans, are spoiled for choice. The site is operated from Europe where they dont see things the same way.  During a trip to the Netherlands last week I had a rude awakening when almost no one would accept my credit card. Grocery stores, liquor stores, even restaurants. Only debit cards. My corporate credit card was basically useless.  Improvise, adapt and overcome gentlemen! 

[+ bencleve29]

I finally caved and got a mastercard when they canceled my premium account several months ago... sigh!

Edited December 12, 2024 by bencleve29
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[harlow]

11 hours ago, bencleve29 said:

I finally caved and got a mastercard when they canceled my premium account several months ago... sigh!

Definitely not worth opening a new credit card account just to access rentmen premium 

[Simon Suraci]

Definitely worth opening a new credit card account to preserve my ability to earn my livelihood. I got a MC back in August when RentMen and RentMasseur started doing this in response to Visa changing their policies with regard to adult businesses.

This is old news. Here is an existing thread on the exact same topic (which already has been merged from two previous duplicate topics) I might suggest merging:

 

[bordeauxfan]

I hope good-old American capitalism works its ways here.  I am 64, and I assume that the majority of paying customers on both RM sites are middle-aged or older (i.e. > 40).  Speaking for myself:  I'm NOT investing in Bitcoin just to satisfy their requirements, nor am I opening a MC account just for them.  Also assume that the VISA to MC percentage in the US is at least 65%/35% if not higher. 

RM management:  best of luck to you.

[+ azdr0710]

until this came up a few months ago, I used to think that Visa and MasterCard were nearly synonymous.......seems like both were accepted anywhere and the two were always spoken of as "one" in ads over the years ("use your VisaMasterCard at millions of merchants worldwide")......fortunately, I had an old never-used unexpired MC laying around (as I mentioned in an earlier post) and was able to add it to my RMen and RMass billing and continue the grandfathered $9.95/mo rate.....I definitely will never do a crypto thing as long as I live, I hope.....many banks offer free (no annual fee) MC accounts and I hope some here will reconsider their "no MasterCard" stance so they can continue their Premium RM status (for the benefits, of course 😈).....yes, I know it's a moneygrab for RM and a racket, but. for no extra cost (free credit card), you can continue the way you were as long as you are grandfathered in at that $9.95/mo rate...... 

[Hyattsville]

I was excited that my favorite masseur's ad was back up on Rentmasseur and sent him a message. Turns out that his ad is visible, but he can't access the messages. He was completely unaware that his ad was visible again since he still has not gotten a MasterCard. So maybe Rentmasseur is trying to keep their numbers up by showing "expired" ads? Or trying to lure masseurs back by withholding their messages? I don't get it. 

[Vin Marco]

2 hours ago, Hyattsville said:

Or trying to lure masseurs back by withholding their messages? I don't get it. 

That's precisely what they're doing. They allow the escort or the massage therapist to see that they have messages...people wanting to hire them,  people inquiring and if they want to read and respond, they have to pay.. we pay to be able to read and respond to messages.

I let my ad expire in November... I can see that my messages are piling up but I can't read or respond to them. I'm not too concerned since I'm not advertising at the moment, I'm not even going to advertise my trip to Southern California in January and I'll be there  for 2+ weeks.  It would be even better if RM didn't show expired ads but it's a tactic to either get a client to sponsor and buy/reactivate  the ad or put pressure on the escort or massage therapist to respond to messages waiting to be read.  

[DomKingNYC]

So friendboy hasn't been working for a few days so I decided to give rentmen another try and I know they aren't taking visa's anymore but like someone prior to me said if you use Apple Pay instead it seems to work. Now my ad is back up again after 2 months.

[BuffaloKyle]

They take Visa again!!!!!!!

You have to hit one time payment and select credit card and it'll take you to a whole different page. Just signed up with my visa.

[+ jeezopete]

12 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

They take Visa again!!!!!!!

You have to hit one time payment and select credit card and it'll take you to a whole different page. Just signed up with my visa.

Thanks! Just renewed my membership. Great to be able to see the premium pics and videos again.

[bordeauxfan]

When I saw the "They take Visa again" post, I tried with my Visa number.  It was accepted and my Visa card was debited.  BUT -- the transaction has not shown up in my Billing History on the Rentmasseur website, and my profile is still at BASIC level.  This has been the case for two days now.

Has anyone SUCCESSFULLY used their Visa card to get premium access, if only for month-to-month?  I sent RM an inquiry but haven't heard back.  So as of now I'm out 9.95 USD with nothing to show for it 😐

[BuffaloKyle]

8 hours ago, bordeauxfan said:

Has anyone SUCCESSFULLY used their Visa card to get premium access, if only for month-to-month?  I sent RM an inquiry but haven't heard back.  So as of now I'm out 9.95 USD with nothing to show for it 😐

Yes it worked for me. I remember I logged out and then back in for it to show up I believe. I also got the little notification message that I now was a premium member.

[bordeauxfan]

Thanks BK, I've tried that but will try again.

Also I'm from Baltimore -- congrats on your well-earned victory last night.  I will root for Buffalo now against KC.  I also have a thing for Allen.  Love his thick thighs and meaty rear-end, and also his winning smile.  But damn he should trim that mullet!  😀

[DznNYC]

12 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

Yes it worked for me. I remember I logged out and then back in for it to show up I believe. I also got the little notification message that I now was a premium member.

 

Weird, cause this for sure did not work for me.  What did I miss?

[ICTJOCK]

Not really interested in  getting a Mastercard.     I don't want additional credit cards,   it affects your credit!    The whole thing isn't very helpful for sure.      I'd rather provide service for membership.

Edited January 20 by ICTJOCK

[rvwnsd]

One doesn't have to invest in Bitcoin to have bitcoin. PayPal and CashApp let you buy small amounts of Bitcoin (and other virtual currencies) and subsequently use it to buy merchandise and pay for services.

 

[DomKingNYC]

The visa works on rentmen but doesn't on rentmasseur for some reason

[BuffaloKyle]

Did you ever get your premium membership to work @bordeauxfan?

[bordeauxfan]

I did, thanks.  Month by month.

[CuriousByNature]

On 1/15/2025 at 10:25 PM, BuffaloKyle said:

They take Visa again!!!!!!!

You have to hit one time payment and select credit card and it'll take you to a whole different page. Just signed up with my visa.

How did you get that option?  When I went to upgrade on Rentmen it gave three option - monthly renewal, 3 months and 6 months.  When I selected credit card it did not go to a different page.  So when I hit the button to process the payment it declined both my Visa and MC gift cards.

Yet today I was able to update my status on RentMasseur using my MC gift card.  Last year I was unable to.  So I then went out and purchased the exact same card for $100 CAD and tried to use it for RentMen this afternoon.  It was declined every time.   Same card, same value.  Two different results in the same day for two sites run by the same company.

Customer service was not very helpful.  I wish I could remember how I got to the additional screen on RentMasseur, because I cannot find it on RentMen.

 

 

[BuffaloKyle]

15 hours ago, CuriousByNature said:

How did you get that option?  When I went to upgrade on Rentmen it gave three option - monthly renewal, 3 months and 6 months.  When I selected credit card it did not go to a different page.  So when I hit the button to process the payment it declined both my Visa and MC gift cards.

You have to choose the one time payment option in the middle. Then pick however many months. Then select credit/debit card and then it'll take you to a new page where you can use your visa.

[CuriousByNature]

4 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

You have to choose the one time payment option in the middle. Then pick however many months. Then select credit/debit card and then it'll take you to a new page where you can use your visa.

It's weird because I'm not given those options.  When I click to become a premium member, it goes to a page with two columns - one for free membership and one for premium.  Each column shows what is included with each package.  When I click premium, it goes to a new page with a section for Payment Methods (Credit Card or Crypto) and Payment Options (monthly renewal, 3-month fixed, 6-month fixed).  No matter which of the payment options I choose, it then goes to a screen with my Visa or MC gift card information and a Pay Now button.  When I hit that, a message pops up that the payment is declined.  Now because I have tried multiple times it says 'you can no longer use this card'.  I don't think I'm going to go and purchase a third $100 card to give it another try at this point.  It's become a bit ridiculous.   

Edited February 15 by CuriousByNature