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As a computer reseller, I have to agree with the following. It is a
direct violation with the banks(merchant account) to charge more for
credit card purchases. these folks should be turned in. It is not fair
for us honest dealers.


bneel@site.gmu.edu (Brian T Neel (CS)) wrote:

>Memnoch The Devil (memnoch@news.intercom.net) wrote:
>: The following is an email reply from this individual regarding my reply 
>: to his original usenet posting about simm prices. I was quite shocked to 
>: see that his idea of 'cash discount' was to plainly imply (as he clearly 
>: stated in his email back to me) there was actually a 2.5% CREDIT CARD 
>: SURCHARGE!!!!!! Shucks, from the many varied postings and replies, I 
>: thought that chargeing a SURCHARGE was illegal. Am I wrong? Or is this 
>: person doing something unethical?
> 
>  I am about as far from a lawyer as you can get (thank god), but my
>understanding is that while charging a surcharge is not illegal.. it
>is a violation of the credit companies policies.  The surcharge that
>the business receives for billing a credit card is meant to be paid
>by the business.  It is NOT meant to become a credit tax for the
>consumer.  Most of the businesses I have dealt with that charge these
>surcharges will flip out if you threaten to notify the credit
>companies.  So, my recommendation is to notify them that you are
>informing the proper people, then do so.  I would never do 
>business with a place that passes on its credit surcharges..
>  (especially not one that claims it is giving a "cash discount")