Originally Posted by
Champlaincycler
Curious as to how some of you know that fraudulent checks are a bigger risk than bad CC's.
I don't see where anyone said that the risk was bigger; it's mostly a question of the time and trouble it takes to get recourse when fraud occurs.
Originally Posted by
Champlaincycler
a wood supplier that will take cash or check and no ID needed.
private campgrounds in west Texas that took only cash or checks.
a small ice cream store/luncheonette here in northern NY, takes cash or check
I don't think the point was that taking a check is totally obsolete; it's just far less common than before.
Originally Posted by
Champlaincycler
some people just don't want to get involved in the electronic banking thing and giving 3-5% to the banking mafia.
Yup. But the dinosaurs eventually became extinct, too.