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Mommy May I? · 08-15-2004, 07:03 PM

Does this mean that if my local gas station has a sign stating that you can't use your debit card or get cashaback unless your purchase it is over $5 is illegal?

Mommy May I? · 08-15-2004, 07:45 PM

**forgot to add they also state that if it is under that amount they will charge you .50

Stargazer441 · 08-15-2004, 10:03 PM

At least with MasterCard it is... I don't understand why merchants/vendors/businesses don't READ their merchant agreements when they sign up to accept credit cards - or if they DO read them, why they insist on doing something they know is wrong.

I'm pretty sure Visa has the same policy, but couldn't find it in a quick websearch, but I'd guess they do. As well as the other cc companies.

I understand the fees are an expense for the businesses, but that's exactly it! It's a *business expense* and if they can't deal with it/afford it then they need to change prices, policies, something, kwim?

Anyway, to the OP - that was really rude of the guy. I have no advice.

But (((hugs))) and hope it works out.

Silvery_skies · 08-15-2004, 10:56 PM

He got over himself. LOL.

I wrote him this:
I am not sure what you mean about running a scam. I listed an auction you paid. I have 2 paypal accounts- one for cc one for not. I have the NON cc one listed on ebay- so that I do not get charged the pp fees for every transaction. It is only .91 I am not worried about it. Please send payment and I will ship these items on Monday. I will of course still leave you excellent feedback as it IS my fault for not mentioning the pp fees in the auction. I just didn't think of it. Thanks for mentioning that I do that.
Sorry for the inconvenience of having to resend.

Then this:

So you will not paypal thru the paypal address I sent you? I can not switch the paypal account listed in the auction to accept credit card payments- which is why I have 2 accounts. If I switched my account listed thru paypal over to a premier account to accept credit cards I would then get charged fees for ALL incoming payments- regardless of whether they are cc or not. Is it that you feel uncomfortorable thinking that I am directing you to pay to an account that isn't associated with the auction? Meaning do you think that I hijacked someones account? If it makes you feel more comfortorable- I can paypal you .01 from each account to show you that both accounts have the same address. I just don't know what to do- I feel stuck. I feel like either I switch to premier or get stuck w/ neg. feedback.

He wrote back this:

I'll send you the paypal through the account you want and I will split the paypal fees with you, I'm sorry I might have come off wrong but just concerned with the way some people do business on ebay. $6.50 for auction, $14.39 and $.46 for paypal, total $21.35 if this is acceptable and everyone is happy please respond and I will get it to you today through paypal