i really want to buy some points but a message keeps appearing saying that the numbers are incorrect, but I had tried like 20 times and the numbers are 100% correct
Do you mean to numbers on the credit card or the Wii points card? Either way that's something you have to call Nintendo about, especially if it's a credit card. You don't want that kind of problem happening somewhere else too.
[QUOTE="stickontheradar"]maybe somebody randomly guessed your number for that wii card and cashed it in already?......
very VERY unlikely but possible I guess...... alexin_05
it's a credit card
oh sorry......
I can't think of any reason why you're getting this error message......maybe you're not using a credit card the wii supports or something?.....I don't know i haven't bought points yet.....can't help I'm afraid.....
[QUOTE="alexin_05"][QUOTE="stickontheradar"]maybe somebody randomly guessed your number for that wii card and cashed it in already?......
very VERY unlikely but possible I guess...... stickontheradar
it's a credit card
oh sorry......
I can't think of any reason why you're getting this error message......maybe you're not using a credit card the wii supports or something?.....I don't know i haven't bought points yet.....can't help I'm afraid..... thanks
I would suggest you contact the credit card company certain ones have some security restrictions, procedures that can make online purchases impossible unless you clear something.
Also are you putting in the address registered with the credit card company you know the billing one?
i got an error message twice last night when i tried to buy points via credit card. i googled it, and someone on a forum said he had to place his router in DMZ while he did the transaction, then put it back after and said it worked perfectly. this is annoying because 1. most stores around here seem to be sold out of the cards (and everything else) and 2. i would rather not pay tax on the points, but that is not a big deal i guess. i suppose ill fiddle with my router. try that. i wonder if this router issue is going to arise with online play.
 A few hours after an update on the wii such as new games being added to the shop the online functions of the wii do become eratic. Such as the votes channel downloading the new questions but not letting me transmit the answers. Or browsing the shop but not letting me download the game. A few hours later it clears up.
More likely the issue has to do with the multiple security layers in the wii servers when you input certain data such as credit card info. Regular online functions of the wii aren't so security encrypted so online game play shouldn't be effected.
u have to be using a visa or a master card after you put in the number put in the last 3 numbers on the back in the white zone then put in ur addrees and stuff and ur countty after that u should be having wii points ive done it 2 times already. 2 your parents cancelled the card or 3 its maxed out.
u have to be using a visa or a master card after you put in the number put in the last 3 numbers on the back in the white zone then put in ur addrees and stuff and ur countty after that u should be having wii points ive done it 2 times already. 2 your parents cancelled the card or 3 its maxed out.merch
not necessarily. see my post above about the router issue. either way, it might be easier just to get points cards....if stores near you have any. i might just do that on my way home from work today.
Make sure the store sells the points card at the MSRP or below. With tax you may wind up paying 20 bucks or 22 bucks. Certain store chains are ripping people off by charging 25 bucks for 2000 points. Now add sales tax.  Of course said stores also ripoff Microsoft Marketplace points buyers.
i got an error message twice last night when i tried to buy points via credit card. i googled it, and someone on a forum said he had to place his router in DMZ while he did the transaction, then put it back after and said it worked perfectly. this is annoying because 1. most stores around here seem to be sold out of the cards (and everything else) and 2. i would rather not pay tax on the points, but that is not a big deal i guess. i suppose ill fiddle with my router. try that. i wonder if this router issue is going to arise with online play. ROLFCHANK
You pay taxes on Wii points bought online and on store cards, so I don't know what you mean.
[QUOTE="ROLFCHANK"]i got an error message twice last night when i tried to buy points via credit card. i googled it, and someone on a forum said he had to place his router in DMZ while he did the transaction, then put it back after and said it worked perfectly. this is annoying because 1. most stores around here seem to be sold out of the cards (and everything else) and 2. i would rather not pay tax on the points, but that is not a big deal i guess. i suppose ill fiddle with my router. try that. i wonder if this router issue is going to arise with online play. ZephyrSB
You pay taxes on Wii points bought online and on store cards, so I don't know what you mean. that is surprising, because i have been hearing on here and elsewhere that there are no sales taxes charged when you buy points from nintendo online. my understanding was that you generally don't pay tax on stuff bought from online/mailorder retailers that do not have a retail presence in your state, and from what i can tell there are no nintendo stores in my state. edit: looks like you do pay sales taxes when you buy points online. how dumb.
i called my local circuit city. they have two cards and the guy was nice enough to hold them in back for me. i am still surprised at this sales tax thing. how lame. im pretty sure when i buy xbox live points online i am not charged tax. maybe i was and didnt notice. lame lame lame.
[QUOTE="ZephyrSB"][QUOTE="ROLFCHANK"]i got an error message twice last night when i tried to buy points via credit card. i googled it, and someone on a forum said he had to place his router in DMZ while he did the transaction, then put it back after and said it worked perfectly. this is annoying because 1. most stores around here seem to be sold out of the cards (and everything else) and 2. i would rather not pay tax on the points, but that is not a big deal i guess. i suppose ill fiddle with my router. try that. i wonder if this router issue is going to arise with online play. ROLFCHANK
You pay taxes on Wii points bought online and on store cards, so I don't know what you mean. that is surprising, because i have been hearing on here and elsewhere that there are no sales taxes charged when you buy points from nintendo online. my understanding was that you generally don't pay tax on stuff bought from online/mailorder retailers that do not have a retail presence in your state, and from what i can tell there are no nintendo stores in my state. edit: looks like you do pay sales taxes when you buy points online. how dumb. No, not everyone pays taxes. There's only 22 or 24 states that have to pay tax on the Wii shop channel for points. In most states (including mine) you don't have to pay for tax on Wii points from the shop channel.
[QUOTE="ROLFCHANK"][QUOTE="ZephyrSB"][QUOTE="ROLFCHANK"]i got an error message twice last night when i tried to buy points via credit card. i googled it, and someone on a forum said he had to place his router in DMZ while he did the transaction, then put it back after and said it worked perfectly. this is annoying because 1. most stores around here seem to be sold out of the cards (and everything else) and 2. i would rather not pay tax on the points, but that is not a big deal i guess. i suppose ill fiddle with my router. try that. i wonder if this router issue is going to arise with online play. Jaysonguy
You pay taxes on Wii points bought online and on store cards, so I don't know what you mean. that is surprising, because i have been hearing on here and elsewhere that there are no sales taxes charged when you buy points from nintendo online. my understanding was that you generally don't pay tax on stuff bought from online/mailorder retailers that do not have a retail presence in your state, and from what i can tell there are no nintendo stores in my state. edit: looks like you do pay sales taxes when you buy points online. how dumb. No, not everyone pays taxes. There's only 22 or 24 states that have to pay tax on the Wii shop channel for points. In most states (including mine) you don't have to pay for tax on Wii points from the shop channel. weird, i wonder what the rationale is. i wonder if, like i said before, nintendo has to have some kind of retail store in the state for sales tax to be charged.
Or it's the stupid state regulations. I haven't paid tax on vc points purchases unless I was to buy them in the brick and mortar stores since that would be a physical good.
99% of online stores I don't pay sales tax either. Barnes and Noble, Books a Million some smaller online shops will charge me a sales tax.
I CANT get any points from a credit card. apparently mastercard will not allow it to be transfered over a wireless connection. I talked to 3 diffrent people and they said that it will work just fine if you have a direct connection. problem. i dont know how to connect wii directly to internet so just buy cards :P.
Make sure the store sells the points card at the MSRP or below. With tax you may wind up paying 20 bucks or 22 bucks. Certain store chains are ripping people off by charging 25 bucks for 2000 points. Now add sales tax.  Of course said stores also ripoff Microsoft Marketplace points buyers.
meimnobody
25 dollars for 2000 points is the normal price in Canada.
Or it's the stupid state regulations. I haven't paid tax on vc points purchases unless I was to buy them in the brick and mortar stores since that would be a physical good.
99% of online stores I don't pay sales tax either. Barnes and Noble, Books a Million some smaller online shops will charge me a sales tax.
meimnobody
That doesn't mean you don't *owe* taxes though. To be clear, if your state has a sales tax, as most do, then you always theoretically owe taxes on any purchases, even online, and even if they're not collected at the point of purchase. When you're filing your state taxes, there's an entry for those unpaid taxes at that point. Granted, that doesn't mean you have to claim them at that point, but you're *supposed* to. And states have been known to retroactively crack down on that, as it's officially cheating on your taxes. So yes, you'll see more and more stores collect tax on internet purchases going forward.
[QUOTE="ROLFCHANK"][QUOTE="ZephyrSB"][QUOTE="ROLFCHANK"]i got an error message twice last night when i tried to buy points via credit card. i googled it, and someone on a forum said he had to place his router in DMZ while he did the transaction, then put it back after and said it worked perfectly. this is annoying because 1. most stores around here seem to be sold out of the cards (and everything else) and 2. i would rather not pay tax on the points, but that is not a big deal i guess. i suppose ill fiddle with my router. try that. i wonder if this router issue is going to arise with online play. Jaysonguy
You pay taxes on Wii points bought online and on store cards, so I don't know what you mean. that is surprising, because i have been hearing on here and elsewhere that there are no sales taxes charged when you buy points from nintendo online. my understanding was that you generally don't pay tax on stuff bought from online/mailorder retailers that do not have a retail presence in your state, and from what i can tell there are no nintendo stores in my state. edit: looks like you do pay sales taxes when you buy points online. how dumb. No, not everyone pays taxes. There's only 22 or 24 states that have to pay tax on the Wii shop channel for points. In most states (including mine) you don't have to pay for tax on Wii points from the shop channel. Same here bought a thousand the other nite for mariokart 64 and it was just ten bucks on wii online and no tax.
They have to some luxury food items they cannot buy soap or shampoo or toilet paper or toothpaste with their goverment assistance money. Nor deli items. Salt pepper and other spices yes.
Make sure the store sells the points card at the MSRP or below. With tax you may wind up paying 20 bucks or 22 bucks. Certain store chains are ripping people off by charging 25 bucks for 2000 points. Now add sales tax.  Of course said stores also ripoff Microsoft Marketplace points buyers.
Link_188
25 dollars for 2000 points is the normal price in Canada. I meant in the us circuit city and a few other chain stores charge 25 US dollars for 2000 wii points. They aren't charging Canucks either this online as well as retail stores across the US where the Canadians are considered mythical since none of them have ever been known to visit..
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