Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
I am also confused about the chargebacks.
Banks always give the merchant 30 days to respond. If the merchant does not respond, the customer wins automatically. If the merchant does respond, they evaluate both claims and make a decision.
This is actually a loophole to win chargebacks against large businesses, as they often do not have the structure in place to respond to chargebacks within 30 days. I have recovered money from airlines that screwed me via this process, though I've only used it honestly, never to steal money that I'm not entitled to. (For example, I was once promised a refund due to a fare difference, never received it, and then subsequent calls had the airline denying I was ever promised it in the first place.)
But anyway... Marty, did you or did you receive notification of the chargeback attempt, and did you respond?
BTW, I think it's possible that Marty uses some third-party credit card processor. I doubt he has the ability to process the payments himself. Often those third party processors don't feel like getting in the middle of the chargeback routine, and simply ding the customer automatically when one comes through.
Also, it's possible this was a credit card payment through Paypal, who is also notoriously customer-biased when it comes to chargebacks.