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signorelli21 03-05-2008 09:45 PM

Re: Got a question about credit. Need some experienced advice.
 
really? thats pretty cool i didn't think you could even do that, I thought that all you could do was dispute the charges (which I did) and then they send you a response stating weather or not it is a valid debt (which they did), so i can just call them and request it be removed because a certain time period has elapsed? I have ---- on there from 1997, lol.

Dr.Boost 03-05-2008 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by signorelli21
really? thats pretty cool i didn't think you could even do that, I thought that all you could do was dispute the charges (which I did) and then they send you a response stating weather or not it is a valid debt (which they did), so i can just call them and request it be removed because a certain time period has elapsed? I have ---- on there from 1997, lol.

Lol, yes anything over 7 years and you can ask for it to be removed. Most of the time it will automatically be removed, but sometimes you have to ask. You *might* have to prove how old it is somehow, but that's only if they're being real cock suckers about it. :l
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Donald125 03-05-2008 09:51 PM

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According to my buddy who work as a sales man in a car dealer, the quickest way to build your credit is to :

1) allow a small amount of late payment on your credit card , then paid it off an repeat every once a while
2) ask for a raise on the credit limit every two month.
3) make payment on the smallest ---- you can buy at Bestbuy and such. e.g. making a 2 year payment on a $200 dollars TV.

According the him the purpose is to create more "activity" within your report yet yield a minimal amount of negative reports. And if you paid off your ---- every month on time, your credit score will go up but very slowly.

Dr.Boost 03-05-2008 09:58 PM

Re: Got a question about credit. Need some experienced advice.
 

Originally Posted by Donald125
According to my buddy who work as a sales man in a car dealer, the quickest way to build your credit is to :

1) allow a small amount of late payment on your credit card , then paid it off an repeat every once a while
2) ask for a raise on the credit limit every two month.
3) make payment on the smallest ---- you can buy at Bestbuy and such. e.g. making a 2 year payment on a $200 dollars TV.

According the him the purpose is to create more "activity" within your report yet yield a minimal amount of negative reports. And if you paid off your ---- every month on time, your credit score will go up but very slowly.

Wow, that couldn't be more wrong. :-\

Making a late payment is NEVER a good thing.
Asking for a credit limit increase usually means they run your credit report, which actually hurts you.

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HMTguy 03-05-2008 10:00 PM

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I think by late payment he meant let some of the balance carry over so you pay interest. I think.

Donald125 03-05-2008 10:16 PM

Re: Got a question about credit. Need some experienced advice.
 

Originally Posted by jagojon3
I think by late payment he meant let some of the balance carry over so you pay interest. I think.

yea thats what i meant lol

migizzel 03-05-2008 11:12 PM

Re: Got a question about credit. Need some experienced advice.
 
well i got an offer from Capital one out of the blue.
i can't even tell you when was the last time i got a cc offer so i took it and now i will have another way of building my credit .

on a second note this thread gave me a bunch of pointers to build my credit faster thanks to everyone that has posted

SQ is the SQUAD 03-06-2008 11:03 AM

Re: Got a question about credit. Need some experienced advice.
 

Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
lol, don't let the collection agency ---- you over. Send a letter to the reporting agency asking for it to be removed because it's older than 7 years. It's a LAW. They have to remove it. Collection agencies are crooked as ----. Don't ever even talk to them.

i never pay any debt with collection agencys. always go back to the source and just pay them. no matter what the collection agency says

Jorsher 03-06-2008 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SQ is the SQUAD
i never pay any debt with collection agencys. always go back to the source and just pay them. no matter what the collection agency says

The only problem with that is, from all my experiences both from owing collection agency's myself and working at company that sends people to collections, I'm pretty sure you CAN'T pay the company after it's been written off to a collection agency. If you talk to them they'll tell you that you have to contact the collection agency.

Dr.Boost 03-06-2008 06:18 PM

Re: Got a question about credit. Need some experienced advice.
 

Originally Posted by Jorsher
The only problem with that is, from all my experiences both from owing collection agency's myself and working at company that sends people to collections, I'm pretty sure you CAN'T pay the company after it's been written off to a collection agency. If you talk to them they'll tell you that you have to contact the collection agency.

Word, because the original company SOLD your debt to the collection agency, so if they received payment they could be in some ----. :l
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