Value Card Alliance

I’ve been with them for many years. Most of these positive reviews are insiders. Most of the clients that use them inflate their prices to an extreme. When they sell anything direct they inflate their own prices. I’ve bought several gift certificates only to find 3 months later they were already expired or the company won’t honor them. I’ve known barter clients that sell them thousands of dollars worth of stuff that they basically turn around and give to charity apparently just to inflate their own cash fees. Since they control the barter they can buy as much as they want on barter. The rest of the clients get harassed if they dip into the negative at all. I looked up information on the owners and one of them is a convicted criminal.
The owner’s are constantly suing each other so I can’t imagine how that brings any sense of stability to clients. I would not be surprised if they got shut down by some government agency for wrong doing. There has been talk for years that they are being investigate by the FTC but I have not been able to confirm it. I forfeited my account and I stay clear of them.

These guys are on top of their game. I thought they opened at 8 a.m. However, they were there at 7:30 a.m. and invited me in and took care of everything I needed immediately. They have tons of services, restaurants and fun adventures all on trade.

Value Card Alliance is a great barter company, they have always had way more to offer than all the other barter companies, plus they have way more restaurants. Whenever I need anything done I call Natasha, and BAM, it’s done. Great company with great employees. Best barter company in Phoenix in my opinion :)

This is a great barter group in PHX. The variety of members makes it a great way to get the most out of your business. Highly recommended.

We have been members of VCA for almost two years now. We love it! There are a ton of options to choose from and it is a super easy process. We can use them for almost anything!

A love of great companies to trade with. I use them for so many services. From restaurants to last minute repairs, they have everything you need!

Great Barter group. Plenty of companies to trade with with.
Signs 4 Less LLC
602−997−1677

I have been a business member of VCA for over a year. We originally joined to fill in the gaps in our schedule, and now do a steady stream of business through this group. Customer service is great-​Genesis, Natasha, Jimmy, Monica… and I know I’m missing a few! I highly recommend joining if you have a business. At the very least you can earn barter dollars to spend on your employees, to eat out, and/​or re-​invest into marketing to grow the cash side of your business. So many benefits. The negative reviewers below are truly missing something.

I have been a member of Value Card Alliance for more than five years and use it for the majority of my business expenses. I can always find what I need on trade — bookkeeping, marketing, graphic design, copying, printing, PR, and on and on. For personal use, I enjoy vacations, salons, landscaping, house cleaning, and so many wonderful restaurants. VCA makes my life better and I am so happy to give them a 5 star rating.

WE have been part of VCA for about 5 months and so far we love it! We have been able to try different restaurants and our kids have been able to do a lot of the activities because of the gift certificates we got through trade. The businesses that are part of the VCA that we have used so far have been very friendly and professional and we look forward to continue as part of VCA for years to come :-)

This company has greatly helped me grow my business by freeing up my cashflow. They are always checking in to see if there are any services that may also help my business grow, there customer service is phenomenal! I recommend this company to any business.

Basically a business that collects fees and gives you nothing in return! The bartering is a rip off. Charges more than double for a lot of the services then you have to pay their fees on top. I paid over 2 years for basically nothing great. Told them I wanted to cancel for months and they still kept sending me mothly fees. They would not back down on the fees when they told me they would cancel my account months ago. Very dishonest and would not own their own mistake. They are ruthless to make a buck. If I could give it no stars I would!

Horrible customer service. Christie the so called CEO is immature, and treats her customers unprofessional. I would never recommend this service to anyone. Also more, and more companies are not wanting to use them due to their ethics, and companies dropping off.

VCA saves my business money on cash expenses and allows my companies to offer employees unique incentive packages. Barter also allows me to entertain out of town family and friends without spending a lot of cash. heck I’m even saving $ 1100 per month on preschool because they have the valleys largest day care chain on trade. The only downside is the program can get a little expensive and it’s not always easy to perform all work on 100% but overall it’s worth doing. Call VCA today, you’ll be glad you did.

Value Card Alliance took over Equitrade which took over Premier Barter. They told me they would straighten out my account and get me the items I had already paid for.
All I got was a statement that included past due and late fees for payments made to Equitrade.

I’ve been a member for close to 4 years or more now and the experience has been good. I use the service for auto repair, landscaping and food. I usually deal with Natasha over there and she is very good about getting back to me and getting things done.

Look out for this one!!!
Joined thinking this could help promote my Business, Right. Ordered some Diamond Back tickets, explained to the VCA person that I have never went to a game, didn’t know the seating chart and wanted good seats. Adviser said he they had seats on the First base line 14 seats up, $ 75 per seat, not bad, sounds like a deal to me. So I took it. get to the game and picked up my tickets, $ 29 seats, 14 rows from the back of Right Field. Now VCA is doing nothing to help! RIP OFF! Unless your selling Amway or somethin, RUN Don“t walk from this scam!

Barter is a great concept. Using it has saved me a lot of money over the years, and I do mean a lot.
I have used barter to do a complete wedding and I do mean complete. We used it for the Catering, photographer, Tuxedo rental, Hairdresser, Limo, hotel, DJ, table rental, flowers etc. We have also used it to get our house painted (Exterior and Interior) we had our yard landscaped, hired a Interior Designer for our house, got concrete planters for our yard, had our palm trees trimmed, got a computer and a laptop on barter, flowers for my wife and so much more.
In addition we use barter dollars to eat out, have got hot air balloon rides, golf packages, spa packages, gone shopping for Mothers Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas and other special occassions. When family has come to town I was able to put them up in a hotel. Plus my wife gets her hair done every week on barter.
It never ceases to amaze me that people say they rack up a lot of barter dollars but can’t use them. Especially considering there is an immediate increase in cash flow when you use barter for expenses that would otherwise be paid for in cash. I have always been able to find something on bater that I would have paid cash for saving me well over $ 45,000.00 over the years I have been with VCA.
Who can benefit from barter? Any business owner, professional or individual who has a product or service to offer on trade. The higher the demand for Your product or service the more opportunities you will have to trade for the products and services You want and need.
The best part is VCA fees are some of the lowest in Arizona. I would definitely recommend them.

A friend referred me to VCA and raved of his success with bartering. Since I repair computers I figured demand for my services would be high and I did get a steady stream of customers, only about 2 a week, but that was enough since my website business was taking off.
The problem began when I wanted to redeem my bartered bank of about $ 1010.00. I used a landscaper to take down a tree at $ 450 which was pricey but when I tried to use the rest, I got no response from the companies I traded with and when I called VCS they washed their hands of it and said they could do nothing.
So I wanted out. I had $ 110 banked and they said I owed $ 85 for past dues. I had to give up the $ 110 and pay the dues. I gave them my credit card number. Months later I get an email saying they were going to send lawyers and a collection agency after me if I didn’t pay all past dues. It turns out they got the credit card info wrong again.
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on behalf of Value Card Customer Service [
] Your account is scheduled to close and to go to the law offices of Boates Law at 5pm tomorrow if not paid in full. Christie_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​
I payed the $ 180 and closed my account.
Be careful with Christie and the VCA. They play hardball and won’t work with you under anyone else’s terms!
Don F.

I have been with VCA since 2009, and the company has given me personally and business wise opportunities to succeed in the business industry.
Like all businesses you have to keep up on top of your game. Members of VCA have been wonderful to do business with and I look forward to continuing with VCA.