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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by yardie on Friday October 09, 2020 @12:44PM (#24731719)
Chargebacks only delay the inevitable. If the card is still in use they'll simply try again at the next billing cycle.

I had an Amazon subscription charge I could not track down for a year. Every month I would call Amazon, who's CSR couldn't find it, and then my bank to reverse the charge.

Found out I had Amazon Premier still signed up on Amazon IT. The card worked globally but subscriptions displayed locally.

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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by colejohnson66 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:54PM (#24741419)
IIRC, each chargeback charges the merchant a nonrefundable $35 fee. So even if you get your $10 back, the person who took your money is out $45. If someone were to keep charging me after a chargeback was won in my favor, I’d just keep issuing more chargebacks to spite them. They also can only lose disputes so many times before Visa or MasterCard looks closer at them.
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