Help using Skrill for Premium renewal

[Profaitchikenz Haiku]

Things always go bad on weekends...

I set up a Skrill account yesterday for my premium renewal. The transaction exchange worked, so I then put in enough funds for the premium renewal, converted them to US$.

This morning I got the email "There is a problem with your account" and found that the request for the amount had failed. I tried again, same result.

I then thought that perhaps the new Skrill account needed verification in order to transfer more than the tiny amount used to handshake the setup, and here is where it's all going wrong.

I have a linux machine and a non-Android phone, and the Skrill verification process can't access the camera for the mandatory selfie. I have sent them a help request advising them of this, but it's a weekend and all I got back was an automated reply giving me the same information on the verification process that the Skrill help page gives.

 

So two questions from anybody who has gone through these hoops before:

1) Does a Skrill account need to be verified to transfer US$99 ?

2) If I try to manually push the payment from my end, how do I get the recipient details? If I just throw it at Linden Lab will it be recognised as the outstanding payment?

[Alwin Alcott]

1 minute ago, Profaitchikenz Haiku said:

1) Does a Skrill account need to be verified to transfer US$99 ?

2) If I try to manually push the payment from my end, how do I get the recipient details? If I just throw it at Linden Lab will it be recognised as the outstanding payment?

1) as far i know as also Paypal, Skrill has to be verified before it's able to use it for SL

2) direct wire transfer/banktransfer to LL isn't possible, but you can always ask support.

[Profaitchikenz Haiku]

Thanks, that is my suspicion. I've just woken up the very old Windows laptop to see if I can verify on that, but once again their web page can't access the camera.

If I'm not going to be able to renew my premium subscription, I'll arrange a garage sale for those who wants to "hace my stuff"

[Profaitchikenz Haiku]

So, Windows 10 on an old HP laptop with an excellent working camera built-in, all permissions for camera use checked, and still no pictures taken, trying with 3 different browsers. I will have to remain in the ranks of the great un-verified.

But, the bad news for you lot is,

I'm still here - back to Linux, and after repeated attempts using the "Buy Now" button on the Skrill payment option, it suddenly relented and paid.

You've got to suffer my presence for another 12 months.