PHOTOBUCKET ISSUE !!

Dear all

I just realized that I am not allowed to see anymore images which have been loaded with photobucket.

Instead of the photo it appears a dull image of photobucket.com/p500 saying that - to make a long story short - I am not allowed to see the photos anymore.

In order to see how I could solve this problem I searched in internet and found out that if I want to see the images again I sahll pay to photobucket -if I have rightly understood - the amount of USD 40 - more or less - each month (!!).....impossible of course.

So....the pleasure to look at many fellow collectors photos of their magnificent collections or new purchases is gone ...for example..all FLORIAN photos that I used to browse and gave me great joy...gone...because he uses Photobucket...... and so many others as well:evil:

Am I the only one to have such an issue ?

Depressed and lost I do Wait for your kind answers

Thank you

I wonder: Has photobucket been hacked? I have the same issue! All Photobucket-pictures is gone.

I have had soms issues with photobucket too these last two days.
The website is loading very slowly.
All those adds and pop-ups are not helping.
I could not click of copy the links to post the pictures here.
I had to log out and log back in, then it worked.... a bit.

Thank you for your answers guys.

I got the message that it is not allowed to share with "a 3rd party" ( for instance a forum ) if you use the free account !!!
This is rubbish, as there has always been a link to use for forums !!!

You have to buy a special account, that costs 40 dollars a year

SUSANNE wrote:

You have to buy a special account, that costs 40 dollars a year

Do you mean month?
Because what I've been reading, it is actually 400 dollars a year.
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No kidding.
PhotoBucket thinks it can bully people into paying that much money without warning.

Bloodrayne wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

You have to buy a special account, that costs 40 dollars a year

Do you mean month?
Because what I've been reading, it is actually 400 dollars a year.
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No kidding.
PhotoBucket thinks it can bully people into paying that much money without warning.

I tried to check, but could not get to it because of stupid adverts constantly blocking the page

Yes it is indeed 400 USD per year I hate them! One day we will pay also the air that we are breathing

Same here, very frustrating, and I can't afford that every month period, no can do. Any suggestions for a different easy to use free site?

Most people have been going over to Flicker

I have a 40€/year for a long time now so my pictures can be seen on STS... Until december 2018.

It means I will need a solution for my big pictures collection. I will try to find one that can be used by all our village. If someone have ideas PM me please.

Hi Christophe

unfortunately I m not good at all with this kind of issues but I hope that you and the many friends of this fantastic place will find a solution in the future so that your photos can be sen by everyone ...I can't even see STS LOGO anymore as well...sigh..

Me neither, it's just an sts forum text box.

Friends, this forum will survive if we decide it will. This place isn't a Photobucket place, it is ours, a village for a lot of collectors and nice fellows all over the world. I'm sure we have enough brains, hearts and energy to make it better.

The banner strikes back now

Aha! I see it now. Thanks Kiki.

I think I should point out that the max amount of GB which is 502 is their $400 a year plan. While its still highway robbery to pay anything, I paid $60 (for 60 GB) which is their lowest cost plan. I have well over 2000 images in my photobucket and I'm only using 7% of the 60 GB of storage I have. $60 is a lot but that's per year for me...NOT per month! The $60 per month/ $400 a year plan is the largest plan they have available....not the smallest and most would not need 502 GB of storage let alone 60 GB.

And looking at it this way...I pay $120 a month for only 18 GB of data to my cellular phone company Verizon! I wish it only cost $60 a year instead of the $1440 a year I pay to get 18 GB of limited data on my cellphone!

Hi Fallon

I got yr point but...does it not exist something else which is cheaper? I repeat myself : I m totally ignorant on this field so I m just asking.....and oh my --120 usd per month for the cell phone? Well..I pay euro 16 (sixteen) per month...and think is a robbery anyway but our age big gap gives you the answer

CHRISTOPHE : you are right I know in some way the STS family will find a way out and..thanks for the banner: I can see it now!!

I really feel like a pigeon. I paid the stupid 399$ US. And you know what? It seems it didn't help at all. Since a few days, NEITHER OF MY PICTURES APPEAR. EVEN MY AVATAR DISAPPEARED!!! The computers here seem to be unable to show forum pictures from Photobucket. And how about you guys? Can you see at least my avatar?

Bowhead Whale wrote:

I really feel like a pigeon. I paid the stupid 399$ US. And you know what? It seems it didn't help at all. Since a few days, NEITHER OF MY PICTURES APPEAR. EVEN MY AVATAR DISAPPEARED!!! The computers here seem to be unable to show forum pictures from Photobucket. And how about you guys? Can you see at least my avatar?

That is HORRIBLE

I would say it is almost a police matter

Have you written to them ? Haven't they given any explanation to the customers ( like you) ?

This is really, really, really BAD !!!

My photobucket isn't working anymore either. So what do you suggest I use instead?

Anne from Norway wrote:

My photobucket isn't working anymore either. So what do you suggest I use instead?

I like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
It is much simpler and easier than PB, - of course it was Roger, who found it

Thanks, I'll check it out!
My photobucket pics are still showing here on the forum though... I just don't manage to oost new ones.

Ok so I was hoping to do a sales/trade topic to get rid of old models before all this PB nonsense went down. So my question is do links still work for members to see public folders on PB? Here is a link to mine: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
You should first see a walk-around of the Breyer elephant. *These are not my trades/sales models, I haven't uploaded them yet* please let me know if you guys can get to the page and see the photos for future reference until I find a new hosting site. Thanks.

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

........ So my question is do links still work for members to see public folders on PB? Here is a link to mine: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Yes, I saw them very well...until al the advertising stuff began