The situation is getting seriously ridiculous. I was an early supporter of the Akiba/Ryushare deal and have maintained my position over the last few weeks despite what the evidence appeared to be suggesting.
A little over a week ago I got a response from Ryushare (after I emailed their support services on Dec 9) on Dec 10 saying that they are fixing their paygate system; meaning premium buyers from the US (as well as other countries) would then be able to purchase premium accounts directly and without fuss. They said the system was to be in place starting this week - which I read to mean anywhere from Dec 17 to 21. Well, it is Dec 21 now and so far nothing has changed on their website. This is what you will see now if you try to purchase a premium account:
And this is what you will end up with after you have supplied all the necessary information: "
We're sorry, your session has expired. Please go back to the vendor website and place your order again."
Those are the same things you would have seen last week, and the week before, and the week before. In other words, nothing has changed. At least not when you are logging in from the US.
Now you might say give them more time. Bro, the problem started on November 1, to be precise. Avangate withdrew their services on that date and a Ryushare representative at
WJunction assured everyone back then that a new processing system will be in place within days. That was a month and a half ago. So the question is how long does it take for a new processing or paygate system to be in place? Every time you ask it is "wait, it is coming."
My last two emails to Ryushare asking for clarification on exactly what date the new system will be in place over the last four days have not been answered. What am I supposed to think now?
And whatever happened to the Ryushare representative (
http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/member.php?u=672900). His last login date is Nov 13, 2012.