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Merchant Tries To Forbid Chargebacks

A reader wrote in to ask us if we've ever seen anything like the "Chargeback Abuse Policy" that Luxury Car Tuning in Las Vegas includes in their terms—"You agree not to file a credit card or debit card chargeback with regard to any purchase," and if you do anyway, you have to pay any fees that normally the merchant must pay when dealing with a chargeback. The reader wants to know, "Is this allowed by any merchant agreement that you know of?  Sounds pretty ridiculous to me. How likely would it be that they could get away with this?" More »

9:51 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Chris Walters
9,671 views, 57 comments

Latest by n/a: There are a lot of companies (usually those that deliver 'services' like the web hosting person above) that have gotten *lots* of "fraudulent" chargebacks and are sick of it. The problem for service is, let's say that your server more »

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Redeem Rebates With Hard Work And Luck

Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna is reminding consumers to read the fine print on rebate offers before giddily pouncing on a seemingly hot deal. We are rebate skeptics; they are nice when they work, but should never be a deciding factor when weighing a purchase. The Attorney General has a few tips to help improve your chances of successfully redeeming a rebate: More »

11:10 AM on Sun Nov 25 2007
By Carey
3,209 views, 20 comments

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PayPal Restricts Eligibility For $15 Off $30 Rebate

PayPal has instituted new restrictions on its $15 off $30 rebate introduced two weeks ago. At first we thought the offer, $5 less than the rebate offered last winter, meant PayPal hated spring. We were wrong. PayPal hates you. More »

9:11 PM on Sun Feb 18 2007
By Carey
3,068 views, 27 comments

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Wells Fargo VISA Gift Card's Hidden Fees

Wells Fargo touts its prepaid VISA gift cards as "the perfect gift" and has sold over a million, but perhaps they would sell a little less if people knew about these terms and conditions, flushed out by Mouse Print: More »

11:56 AM on Mon Dec 18 2006
By Ben Popken
3,451 views, 22 comments

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AMEX Clear a Little Cloudy

AMEX has a new card, "Clear," boasting "no fees of any kind." More »