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    Business ProfileforRaise Marketplace Inc

    Gift Cards

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Pattern of Complaint:

    BBB files indicate that this business has a pattern of complaints concerning: 

    • Consumers allege the business is sending out zero balance cards, non-working codes or PINs, incomplete gift card numbers, lost/stolen, or no scan bar gift cards and are suspending buyer and seller accounts without giving prior notice.
    • Consumers allege not being able to reach customer service. 
    • Consumers allege the business is not adhering to their 1-year guarantee (excluding Amazon) or their promise to contact consumers within 48 hours (not sure if this contact is supposed to be by email or by phone) 

    On 12/19/2023, BBB submitted a written request to the company encouraging them to address the pattern of complaints. As of 7/23/2024, business has not alleviated pattern of complaints.

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2.65/5stars

    Average of 62 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    193 complaints closed in last 3 years

    60 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Overview

    Raise is a member-to-member marketplace where shoppers can buy gift cards at a discount to save on over 3,000 brands. Users can also sell their unwanted gift cards for cash. With the Raise app for iPhone and Android, members can take the marketplace on the go!

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    11 E Madison St Fl 4, Chicago, IL 60602-4574
    BBB File Opened:
    4/29/2011
    Years in Business:
    14
    Business Started:
    5/4/2010
    Business Started Locally:
    5/4/2010
    Business Incorporated:
    2/4/2013
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Business Management
    • Mr. George Bousis, President
    • Marc Doerr, Vice President of Finance
    • Anedria Buckner, Operations Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. George Bousis, President

    Customer Contact

    • Anedria Buckner, Operations Manager

    Customer Complaints

    193 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    06/25/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    I purchased ten (10) $25 discounted gift cards to SeaWorld from Raise Marketplace. After discounts, I paid $195. The gift cards were in the form of e-vouchers that clearly say on them that they can be redeemed online or ON LOCATION/IN-STORE. I used one of the $25 e-voucher gift cards online; however, SeaWorld's online sales system only allows you to use one gift card per purchase. After this discovery, I contacted Raise Customer Support and asked for a refund of $175.50 for the remaining gift cards I could not use online. My request for a refund was denied - I was told since the cards were delivered and have an active balance, I was not eligible for their one-year guarantee. At that point, I decided to print my remaining nine (9) e-voucher gift cards and took them with me to SeaWorld ******* on October 31, 2023. Once I arrived at ****************, I was told they do not have the capabilities of using the e-vouchers, as they do not contain the required barcode, and their point-of-sale systems do not allow for manual entry of gift card numbers. This issue was elevated by calling a senior member of SeaWorld ****************** on the phone, who confirmed the system will not allow them to manually enter an e-voucher number. Upon this revelation, I emailed Raise customer care explaining that their gift card e-vouchers do not work as described and could not be used on location/in-store. I asked for a refund of $175.50, to cover the remaining nine (9) e-voucher gift cards that could not be redeemed and used on location/in-store as described in the item description at time of purchase. This request for a refund was also denied. I sent several more follow-up emails to Raise Customer Support asking for a manager to reach out to me - but that never happened. Raise continues to sell these e-voucher gift cards on their website with the same incorrect use information at the time of this writing to you at the BBB.

    Customer Reviews

    62 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Mohan I

    1 star

    07/12/2024

    This guy's are thief's they deleted and closed my app and they have deleted my account without information.I had so many gift cards saved to spend money on the kids but they deleted their old app and now new app doesn't allow me to login based on email.They have made mandatory to login with mobile number and when I gave my mobile number they are creating new account rather using my old account with so many valid gift cards in the account.

    Raise Marketplace Inc Response

    07/14/2024

    We apologize for the confusion the *** Update has created. Raise Earn is a completely different branch from *** (Formerly Raise Marketplace) and has not been combined. Since you are intending to use your account, you must log in via ***.Raise.com or use the *** App. If you need further assistance, please contact *********************************

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