Contact one of those credit card processors and ask to see the rules for
mail order business- You will find that I am correct. Remember, the
processor is also a company that offers a service for profit- therefore they
do not take money from the purchaser's bank and transfer it to the
merchant's bank for nothing- and when an order is cancelled they have to
take the money back from the merchant bank and return it to the purchaser-
the banks also have fees involved in this as well, so just because its all
electronic, its not free.
"Loren Coe" wrote in message
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In article .net,
turnitdown wrote:
Don't forget that if you paid with a credit card, then they already paid
a
non-refundable fee to the credit card company as soon as you placed the
order- they also pay the same fee when they credit your account- this
amounts to about 2.5% of the purchase price on each transaction. So if
the

HUH! where did you get this info??? it's wrong. they will be charged
for purchases and credited for refunds. why do you think this? --Loren

compressor was 500.00, they would end up paying out 5% ( 25.00 ) in fees
for
your 5 1/2 hours of indecision- not counting the general administrative
costs of writing up the order, cancelling, toll free number etc. Most
mail
order companies do factor in a certain amount of their product pricing
just
to cover that small group of people who pull this type of stuff.

"benwoodward.com" wrote in message
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No, but they claim they can't cancel the order 5-1/2 hours later.
That's a little hard to believe. Something doesn't seem right here. I
get the feeling they don't -want- to cancel the order and that's
rubbing me the wrong way.
But you're right, I would feel cheesy sticking them with the freight.
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