Originally Posted by RobLutter (Post 9869282)

It did seem weird that the douche ECA president would have 3000 posts on DVDtalk.

Originally Posted by RobLutter (Post 9869227)

Wow, you ECA guys have balls coming on other forums and trying to build fear in people's minds.

That's the president of the ECA, Hal Halpin, btw. Hey Hal, how does it feel to run a non-profit organization into the ground with only 2 maneuvers? That's skill right there.

You're telling me that you didn't think that gamers would tell each other that ... for free... they could get 10% off Amazon for a year? That that information would stay secret? Right.

I can't think of one online organization that I can't quit over email. I was going to keep my ECA membership for a couple more months (after the Amazon discount was annihilated) than decide if I wanted to keep it after that but I just hate the overall attitude of your organization. But you've made it such a hassle to quit that I'm anticipating that it will take MONTHS before I can do so.

Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9869311)

Rob, I hope you've canceled all your credit cards and gone into hiding, because Hal's gonna sic his bounty hunters on you now...

Originally Posted by Tarantino (Post 9869148)

I'm not a member, but I sent them a GMail post card anyway.

It read,

"Dear ECA,

I hope you learned a lesson.

Happy holidays!"

Originally Posted by superfro (Post 9869305)

Or absolutely brilliant! Maybe he's just really committed to the subterfuge! :lol:

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 9869488)

I'm not certain that the Gmail letters will have any success in cancelling accounts, but if nothing else it'll make Hal rethink his stated desire to "establish a paper trail".

Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9869512)

They probably won't be accepted... they're basically postcards, not the certified mail that they're requesting.

Originally Posted by RobLutter (Post 9869335)

And we all know that once Hal orders his bounty hunters... the only way to cancel them is for him to send the bounty hunting service a registered letter in the mail and wait a month.

:)

Originally Posted by FatTony (Post 9869249)

I did see this in the comments on digg though. Thought it was interesting:

Originally Posted by chess (Post 9869696)

I just took a peek at my account, which I kept open just in case. At some point, I think I turned off the autorenew, and I don't see an order for next year.

Is this issue only if you want to cancel your membership, or does it relate to autorenewal as well?

Originally Posted by FatTony (Post 9867170)

Astrogaming: 348ECAFF - 10% off
GameHQ: GHQeca1 - 10% off preplayed games
ThinkGeek: ECA09 - $5 orders over $25, $10 off orders over $50
Hyatt Hotels: B200955 - 5-10% off

Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9869512)

They probably won't be accepted... they're basically postcards, not the certified mail that they're requesting.

Originally Posted by Suprmallet (Post 9870473)

That's correct, the TOS does not mention certified mail.

Originally Posted by JasonF (Post 9870696)

It's not about what the TOS says. It's about the fact that if you don't send it certified mail, they apparently intend to claim they never received it -- and you won't be able to prove otherwise.

Originally Posted by orangecrush (Post 9870723)

Sadly, JasonF is right. The thing of it is, even if you send a request certified, there is nothing to stop them from continuing to charge you. Your recourse is going to take far more time and/or money than the $20 they will be stealing. I think our only hope is that there is enough pressure applied to them via BBB that they buckle and add the opt-out to their site.

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9870862)

Another online cancellation option. This one is a bit more costly than the Google alternative:

http://www.mailpoop.com

Originally Posted by kefrank (Post 9870917)

I think this particular move by the ECA is pretty shady. On the other hand, I'm not surprised that the ECA is making it difficult to cancel, considering how many people abuse various membership services to obtain discounts (e.g., signing up to get short-term discounts with the full intention of canceling before ever having to pay a dime).

Originally Posted by kefrank (Post 9870917)

I think this particular move by the ECA is pretty shady. On the other hand, I'm not surprised that the ECA is making it difficult to cancel, considering how many people abuse various membership services to obtain discounts (e.g., signing up to get short-term discounts with the full intention of canceling before ever having to pay a dime).

Originally Posted by orangecrush (Post 9870723)

Your recourse is going to take far more time and/or money than the $20 they will be stealing. .

Originally Posted by kefrank (Post 9870917)

I think this particular move by the ECA is pretty shady. On the other hand, I'm not surprised that the ECA is making it difficult to cancel, considering how many people abuse various membership services to obtain discounts (e.g., signing up to get short-term discounts with the full intention of canceling before ever having to pay a dime).

Originally Posted by RocShemp (Post 9872575)

What if I used a Paypal credit card that expired a month after I created the account. They can't get me that way, right?

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9878622)

See if you can get Seth to post here, maybe answer some questions and allay some fears.

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9878622)

See if you can get Seth to post here, maybe answer some questions and allay some fears.