Payment method required to send messages???


I just received the following notice when trying to respond to a message a member sent to me.  The message was about audio gear and had nothing to do with buying or selling.  Is this a new requirement?  

You must have a verified phone number and payment method to send messages.

mitch2
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@dekay

I received your message. But I cannot reply. This is in the reply box.

You must have a verified phone number and payment method to send messages.

On my account page it says my cell phone number is not verified. Even though yesterday when I did an Update Account it said it was accepted.

Yesterday I sent myself a message. This is what I received in my A’Gon message Dashboard.

 
test

member not found

 

Just received this same message yesterday. I guess I'm done using Audiogon's message system. They aren't getting my credit card number for this purpose.

jea48:

Did you receive the body of the PM (if so your'e still it)?

Try verifying the phone again (think I re-verified the burner).

 

DeKay

@dekay

 

Yes I did. I can receive messages. I just can’t reply back.

 

I tried re updating the cell phone number several times yesterday each time A’Gon sent me an email and a new code each time. LOL, though instead of 11 sets of 6 digit numbers they sent 12 sets of 6 digit numbers. I quit at that point... Try entering in 12 sets of 6 digit blocks of numbers.

I Will try to re verify the phone number again later. I was kind of waiting for a response from A’Gon first though. I really don’t want to piss off their AI computer any more than I have.