Beware of the ECA, They do not have gamers in their best interest
Beware of signing up with ECA.  They claim to represent the best interests of gamers, and that sounds great on paper, but they way they treat you when they get your credit card on file is far from being in your best interests.<br /><br />The have continuously changed and edited their Terms of Service without asking members to re-accept the new terms, as most legitimate organizations will do (most organizations let you know the TOS has changed, not the ECA).<br /><br />Their Terms of Service clearly states AT THIS TIME they will change the expiration date on your credit card if your card expires.  They will change the expiration date until they get a "hit" to continue to charge you a fee.<br /><br />If you try to simply cancel your credit card on file with them to stop them from charging you, their President has stated they will file fraud charges against you through your credit card company.<br /><br />The only way to cancel your membership is by sending a snail mail letter.  Yes, you can sign up on their website very easily, but have to send a letter in the mail to cancel.  They also state they will not confirm receipt of your cancellation letter, meaning if it is "lost" in the mail, they will continue to charge you.<br /><br />Their forums on their website have banned all new registrants the past few days without people even making one post.  New registrations to their forums have also been shut down at this time.<br /><br />When your first year of membership is up, they say they will inform you with 30 days left that your account membership will be auto-renwed for another $20, problem is, if you want to cancel, they have to receive your letter in the mail BEFORE the final 30 days.  So when you get the notice that they are going to auto renew you for another year, it is already to late to cancel since you CANNOT cancel your membership on their website or by phone.<br /><br />Finally, simply check out their Better Business Bureau rating.  It states as I type this that "This business is not currently rated. BBB has recently received numerous complaints against this business, and will issue a rating after it has fully evaluated them."<br /><br />Check it out here:  [...]
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