Tommy R.

I have been a Silver Member for a while now (started out at FREE base bronze & upgraded as my collection grew) & this guide/collection/trade website is good.

The app, however...is horrible.
Login fails & app errors GALORE.
I have uninstalled it for the 3rd & FINAL time.

A must-have for any collector
(with the website)
Use at your own discretion
(with the app)

One local WEIS location has mgmt that is fond of "changing hours" on a whim & often closing an hour early... making SURE customers leave WITHOUT a purchase.

I addressed corporate about the issue & it stopped... FOR NOW.

Regarding shoddy mgmt:
Not a "wise way" to do WEIS business.

This UNITED MASTERS site is SHADY at best. They seem to be marketing to merely ONE GENRE because that's ALL anyone ever sees.
It will start out where you can use a "FREE VERSION" (with limited uploads) & keep 90% of royalties gained for releases (which works FINE as it is) & there is an option to "upgrade" to "unlimited uploads" & keep 100% of your royalties for your streamed, downloaded & marketed material posted on "MORE PLATFORMS" than the "9/10 Plan".
That's the hook.

Once on the "premium plan", the aggravations start:
1. Artwork is CONSTANTLY rejected at THEIR whim.
2. Song tracks repeatedly "FAIL TO. UPLOAD" for "quality issues" (which didn't happen on the "9/10 Plan".
3. There are "no refunds" (honestly expected)... but the CATCH is there are NO OPTIONS to cancel the upgrade...& YOU WILL BE BILLED on the FOLLOWING YEAR for the $70 RECURRING FEE... even if attempting to CANCEL.
There seems to be NO WAY OUT of this.
4. Request help & get the "too bad, so sad" treatment with pitiful excuses in every email... not to mention the typical patsie "we received your request" garbage.
5. NONE...& I MEAN NONE of the platform links for material on other sites like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok actually work... ONCE "UPGRADED".

I left a 2 star rating because the tracks I have on the "free 9/10 plan" seem to work fine... FOR NOW.
It SEEMS TO WORK & have movement on the "9/10 Plan".
The "upgraded plan tracks" get ZERO traction, movement & CONSTANT roadblock issues.

I just want to simply end the "upgrade package" before the renewal date & return to the free "9/10 Plan" platform at the end of the "upgrade term"... but there's no way to DO THAT...& I am SURE they'll be happy to take the money for NOTHING.

UPDATE: Feb13th2024

The ghetto/homie label sent me a "notification" that "dey drawpp'd me, yo"...based on my complaints that they are hiding my music & keeping any & all of my royalties...not to mention I don't only "do hip-hop, homey-g, dawg-doo".

Their "numbers" are 100% bot & FAKE anyhow.

What a crap platform.

Use DISTROKID instead (although DISTROKID is VERY proprietary...you'll see REAL results).

Raised from 2 star to 3. The mobile site works, but the app is horrid.

On the app:
Updates cause MORE problems than they are worth.
Login glitches cause lockouts & constant password changes EVERY TIME a payment is made.
Multiple transactions may occur... throwing other financial institutions into negative balance.
The site is glitchy & buggy... ALWAYS crashing or failing to process transactions.

What's WORSE is EVERYTHING is automated... there goes efficiently fixing the glitches.

On the mobile site:
It works FAR BETTER than the app by lightyears...but going through the troubles with the app killed it for me.
I can make payments easy enough...but once I am done with M1st, I'm done.

This site is supposedly a "help self & help others" site.
Designed for "Freedom & Independence".
The operator couldn't be further in real life from what is portrayed in public.
Creating false statements against other businesses while boasting a "positive vibe" from the other side of the face.
A recent off-site experience I had with the website creator (supposedly a "professional") shows unprofessionalism in slandering others.

To be honest... NOBODY should give a charlatan like this a chance once this type of behavior is revealed.
I wouldn't.

There's a basic lesson in business ethics.

If people don't use PayPal directly... this is a good 2nd option through the PayPal team.

I use them in the "online marketplace"... on occasion.

UPDATED REVIEW:

Was 1-Star... NOW 3-Star(plus... not quite 4-Star)
Was a problematic corporate leech on small business at first... much improved since then.
Was "automated" like the others at first. NOW Live Tech/Live Operator/Live Driver "ready".
Still a few bugs to work out... BUT IMPROVING.

MOST of these so-called "3rd Party Delivery" businesses INTRUDE & LEECH off honest small businesses that DO NOT REQUEST their assistance & it causes lots of grief.
After talking with a direct rep thefirst time & telling her small businesses don't want to feel intruded upon; things changed... for the better... so far.

1. MOST 3rd Party Delivery Corporations constantly call from their corporate office with automated operators... but do not want to pay the business they are trying to leech off UP-FRONT.
Red Flag #1.

Grubhub has LIVE representation, LIVE HELP LINES & actual personal drivers.
THAT IS A PLUS.

2. These 3rd party delivery businesses try sneakily sending drivers after the business says to cease their intrusion; by using some "universal debit system" OR a aeperate kiosk NOT associated with the host business; which the system never really works most of the time...& when it goes through, they try to put a "stop payment" against the card/system & the business loses revenue.
OR the dishonest drivers use the funds their customers charge on the universal card...& the business falls victim to losses...
Red Flag #2.

BUT NOT GRUBHUB!
They actually work with the businesses now & THAT is extremely helpful.

3. Grubhub has IMPROVED honest marketing pitches & the phone doesn't constantly ring-off-the-hook with annoying calls.
The OTHERS have NOT.

The others just "hire more staff" to distance themselves from the small business they intrude upon & create more problems as a result.
Grubhub has worked directly WITH the businesses they want to cooperate with... NON-intrusively as well.

Businesses, customers & most drivers ALWAYS lose out with these automated systems... but Grubhub works WITH drivers & businesses, makes their money, makes sure drivers & businesses make THEIR money, TOO...& hasn't "intruded on small businesses" since they updated their system.

It's really a racket as far as I see it... plain & simple.
Some are more decent than others, though.

Are you someone who opposes small businesses that oppose the 2020 (& present day) small business takeover?
You have NO CLUE.
Try running a small business FIRST & get back to me.

Desire delivery options from businesses that don't have their own independent delivery system?
Choose wisely.
There are options, but research thoroughly FIRST.
Just because something has "been around longer" OR is "the most popular" doesn't mean it's "better".

Recent experience for many customers has been:
Constant Delays.
Unreliable Handling Times.
Poor package handling.
Unprofessional Employees.
Ever-Increasing costs for NOTHING.
BUT:
"Oh, we can trust the post office with ballots for the 2020 election!'
~self-serving politicians & their msm lapdogs
It was 1/2 way decent from about 1999 to 2009.
But NOWADAYS:
Get REAL!
The United States Post Office hasn't been THIS BAD since the late 70's/early 80's

UPDATE:
The USPS was considered "a reliable source for the 2020 mail-in election" BUT an item I ordered in Massachusetts went to FLORIDA "in transit" & I reside in PENNSYLVANIA.
There it has sat for 3 days.

How "reliable" is this useless parcel carrier?
UNreliable.
Pay a few dollars more & use UPS for parcels (still use the post office for letters, I guess).

If you wonder why I DON'T recommend FedEX... just look at my review of continuing experience issues with THEM.

Heck... DHL is more reliable than USPS OR FedEX.

This bank (PNC) is reputable as a decent financial institution as they come. The only complainers are people who don't know how to manage their money OR at fault because they run up an unmanageable debt & that's no fault of any financial institution.

My wife and I were tired of being an impersonable "account number" at banks where a fee is extracted just for having money in an account & an exorbitant fee for any activity. We were tired of banks giving my wife the "we only lend to millionaires & you'll never be one" treatment as well when inquiring for a loan for her already established & moderately successful business. The last financial institution before we moved our resources & funds to PNC called my wife's MODERATELY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS a BUSINESS FAILURE & A HIGH RISK OF BUSINESS CLOSURE.

Needless to say, I told the smug banker at the previous establishment those were unwise words.
We transferred everything effortlessly to PNC within a week.

We each have private accounts, my wife's business account, loan power, our home mortgage...& I have a surprisingly VERY LOW INTEREST credit card through PNC with a rather good credit line.

It's all because my wife and I have impeccable credit scores & a reputable business prowess. She will even be buying the building her business is located in through PNC.

The local & national teams are amazing to work with & very knowledgeable about any financial aspect. Their finance team is stellar.
Best thing is I can monitor everything via ONE app.
My wife's business is secured differently (another amazing PNC failsafe) & only she can use a "key" for management, but I can monitor THAT as well as every other account (& I'm a stickler for internet security being I once worked in a computer shop).
PNC makes it so simple for my wife & I to partner on everything & for us to partner with PNC!
Definitely WORTH checking out if you have time, are extremely financially stable, business savvy & are looking for a good financial institution.

It's not perfect... but it's better than risking a credit card hack.

I've been using PayPal for eBay sales&purchase transactions & sending/requesting money for more than a decade&1/2.

Sure... the fee percentage is higher than the standard credit card line, but used correctly, one never runs up a massive debt.

Sure... it's a standard 3% for transactions, but it's better than running up a charge account at 29% compounded, right?

Nothing in life is free... use resources wisely... ANY resources...& you won't live a life in servitude to debt.

PayPal is decent enough.

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