They must have changed it, I have tried prepaid cards before with no balance and they have always rejected them saying not enough balance on the card and the ones I have used, even recently show that Netflix have removed a small amount and then deposited it back again.
I might be mistaking, and maybe had a few cents on the card. This happened earlier this year, but I don't know when the last time you tried was.
Either way, I'm thinking that OP's method is along the lines of what we've been discussing. OP, I'm sorry to derail your thread, but I'd still appreciate some answers to my previous questions:
If this is not the case, can you let me know whether this method is white-hat, grey-hat, or black-hat? Honestly, it sounds shady the way that you are skirting around vouches and ignoring some comments altogether.
I'd like to hear from any member of this forum that has purchased this method.