Is mp3va a scam

Answer 1

It's certainly been a blessing for acquiring 2 albums I'd lost and had been unable to find anywhere else. But I find their payment procedure extremely difficult to navigate. Thinkinging I'd only be getting one album, for under 2 dollars, I put $30 in my account in case future finds prompted more downloads. Came to PayPal time and saw that the $30 had gone for "Translations & Tutorial Services." Later exploring found a much larger download, which pushed me to a balance due of $3.60 so I attempted to add another $15 to my account -- and have so far been rejected 7 times. After the first I found a PayPal confirmation email in my Spam so clicked on it and seem to be fully set up with PayPal. But even after switching from initial set-up Visa card to another Visa account, I'm still being rejected. The site's response is now that I should involve my digital dinosaur brain in another labyrinthine procedure involving PIN and forget what else.

I totally cop to being technically challenged, but have previously managed to work through digital audio and video editing programs much more seemingly complicated.

Does anyone reading this have a MAILING ADDRESS for mp3va? I've twice offered to promptly send cashier's check or my still due amount if they'll give me the address -- each has been answered with the same "jump in this other briar patch" suggestion.

Answer 2

It's part of the Lavamus group, and is reportedly not legal. Whether that means they will rip you off or not, I do not know. But you must provide a credit card and put at least a $15 deposit down before doing anything.

Whike you might find albums very cheaply, this is a reason to question their legality. It is better to not get involved.

Answer 3

I have been using mp3va for over 2 years now. I have found them to be easy to deal with and amazingly economical. I usually put in about 20-30 bucks at a time, which goes a long way with each album costing 1-2 bucks.

The selection is amazingly broad, and includes obscure and older artists unlikely to be found elsewhere, especially at such a low cost.

However I just now leaned that they are a Russian site and that none of what they collect goes to the artists involved. Ethically, this makes me uncomfortable so I’ll probably stop once I’ve drained the last of my balance.