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Comment by aianus

> You're not paying someone to move bits around, you're paying someone to take the risk that someone could issue a chargeback and demand their money returned.

I don't follow. The merchant pays the credit card fees AND is on the hook for fraud. The card processors even charge you a $15 or more fuck-you fee on top of clawing back the money when a customer does a chargeback on you.

parent aianus 11 years ago

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