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Article #1061Re: Caution with S&S Wholesalers of Miami Beach
From: Suu Quan
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1987 22:04
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1987 22:04
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In article <1165@spice.cs.cmu.edu>, tdn@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Thomas Newton) writes: > Since you bought the system with a credit card, you may be able to 'chargeback' > the amount of the purchase as a way of getting your money back from the company > if they refuse to deliver what they promised for your money or overcharge you. > > >From the February 1987 issue of Consumer Reports: > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "If the process results in an actual chargeback, the issuer wipes your slate > clean of the disputed debt and any related charges. It's then up to the > merchant who sold you the disputed goods or services to try to collect from > you directly. Since you still have your money and the merchant doesn't, you > are in a better bargaining position. > > -- Thomas Newton What is "chargeback" ?. Can you call the credit card company and tell them you want to "chargeback" and they'll understand right away ? How does it works ?. -- Suu Quan TELNET(415) 857-3594 quan%hplabs@HPLABS.HP.COM HP labs. (bldg 26U) 3500 deer Creek road hplabs!quan Palo Alto, CA 94304 suu quan /HP1900/40
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hplabsc!quan From: quan@hplabsc.UUCP (Suu Quan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: Caution with S&S Wholesalers of Miami Beach Message-ID: <1444@hplabsc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 17:04:25 EST Article-I.D.: hplabsc.1444 Posted: Tue Mar 17 17:04:25 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Mar-87 04:38:42 EST References: <1165@spice.cs.cmu.edu> Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Lines: 24 Summary: what is 'chargeback' ?