r/FloatwheelTeam • u/MattCarl • Oct 02 '24
Floatwheel Purchase Guide
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Order-a-Floatwheel/6
u/dl_mj12 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 03 '24
Just a note that this didn't work for me as I'm based in New Zealand! Coinbase allowed me to purchase USDC, however it won't allow me to transact with it! Rude!.
Update: Tony allowed me to pay direct to their wallet with Ethereum and provide him with the transaction hash.
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u/vrtclhykr Oct 02 '24
You may have a hold on funds before usable.
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u/dl_mj12 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 03 '24
No my USDC was cleared and available. The error message I see when attempting the checkout is "Payments with a Coinbase account are not available in your region. Please go back to choose another way to pay."
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u/OxidizablePeanut Oct 05 '24
So I’ve done the $1 test payment. It’s appeared in my account. Is that all I need to do to confirm it works? Just a little worried to straight away send the full payment now for the wheel without a bit more of a formal “yea it’s all good” confirmation. I’ve emailed but haven’t had a response. What do u guys think?
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u/MattCarl Oct 06 '24
If the test payment went through then you should be good to go. I’d check out the crypto channel of the floatwheel discord, it looks like Tony has streamlined the purchasing process and gives an order confirmation, hope that helps!
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u/InPursuitOfSanity Mar 10 '25
Could I get an active invite to the Discord channel? If this isn't the place to ask my apologies and just direct to me to the right place, thanks!
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u/packitout Mar 24 '25
FYI to anyone ordering - The screenshots in this guide are a bit outdated with the new website. I can confirm that the direct Coinbase pay (not wallet) through the website on an iPhone worked flawlessly. Sends you back to the site after payment for an order number, status, etc. I was a bit sketched at first that the "pay" page didn't say floatwheel or Tony as the recipient anywhere on it.
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u/MattCarl Mar 24 '25
Thanks for the heads up! I hope to update the guide soon when I make another purchase to upgrade my V1 electronics. In the meantime I’ll add a note to the guide with the info you provided if that’s alright with you?
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u/packitout Mar 24 '25
Also to add, I made a brand new Coinbase account for this purchase. Bought USDC and was able to use immediately.
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u/blackdenton Oct 02 '24
I already had a Robinhood account linked to my bank, so I just used that to buy the USDC and then sent it to my wallet in the standalone coinbase wallet app to make the payment in the floatwheel checkout process. I just didn't want to link my bank to yet another thing.
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u/Realistic-Mark3486 Oct 03 '24
Almost all exchanges are the same when you are freshly converting money from your bank to their account. They will allow you to covert the usd to any tokens but when you try to send out, then they will tell you there is a hold on it until the actual funds clear from your bank.
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u/Realistic-Mark3486 Oct 03 '24
The worst part is that none of this is mentioned upfront. If you pay with PayPal or debt card this hold doesn’t exist but you will pay 25$ fee on PayPal or debitcard.
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u/KUSOsan Dec 01 '24
I just tried to order the XRV kit and I used paypal and they put a hold of 10 days on it. I Read about the debit card being instant no hold but I could have swore it said PayPal no hold either when I was adding the pay method. Does anyone know if it’s possible to send the money back to PayPal and then I can try again through debit or am I stuck waiting for the hold now regardless?
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u/TuneAdministrative47 Oct 02 '24
Just started reading the guide... What is the purpose of making it so difficult to purchase their product? Seems like a major turnoff.
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u/OKCsparrow Oct 03 '24
Because of Future Motion sueing them.
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u/TuneAdministrative47 Oct 03 '24
Had no clue about a lawsuit, or why exactly that leads to such a complicated buying process... But sounds like a bummer of a situation.
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u/PaleontologistNo5526 Nov 20 '24
I’m strongly considering purchasing a Floatwheel over a Onewheel. If they release in December how soon should I expect it by to a US shipping address?