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Re:Airbnb removed my negative review by omgomgomgomg on Monday January 02, 2023 @03:40PM (#34223355)
They, speaking of the hosts, do not make anythong from deposits, I am working in finance, rest assured the reason is a different, much more nefarious one.

They want to charge you for potential damages, done by you or not, as well as wear and tear.

Never, ever put a deposit for them, not even by credit card.

And if you pay for the stay, always , always use a credit card, not a debit card. That way, you can pull the chargeback trigger on them.

A chargeback is their worst nightmare, trust me, it can have so many implications and hurt airbnb so badly if they are subject to chargebacks.

Re:Airbnb removed my negative review by tekknik on Monday January 02, 2023 @11:58PM (#34227867)
> And if you pay for the stay, always , always use a credit card, not a debit card. That way, you can pull the chargeback trigger on them.

You can chargeback with a debit card, I’ve done it a few times myself.

Re:Airbnb removed my negative review by relyks on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @02:32AM (#34228850)
Isn't it only possible within the first 24-48 hours?
Re:Airbnb removed my negative review by tekknik on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:41AM (#34232838)
Not in my experience. The network carrying the transaction may still be mastercard or visa in most cases and a chargeback is just debiting the merchants account for the amount.
Re:Airbnb removed my negative review by precommunicator on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:19AM (#34229132)
Keep in mind you should treat chargeback as nuclear weapon. AirBnB/other website will terminate your account.