Re: Dear Linkedin,

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

The agreements often prohibit minimums and cash discounts/card fees.

However, the Dodd-Frank act trumps the agreements as law > contract.

Owen


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On Jun 10, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Barry Shein <bzs () world std com> wrote:

> I was under the impression (I should dig out my contract) that
> merchant contracts also forbid charging more for a charge than for
> cash or conversely "discount for cash!" but I see so many violations
> of that particularly at gas stations I wonder if that's negotiable in
> the contract.
>
> I remember my father buying a car and pulling out a credit card asking
> if they accepted them? The dealer said sure no problem so he said fine
> then take another 3% (whatever) off I'll pay cash/check.
>
> -- 
>        -Barry Shein
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