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> "No chargebacks!" is a pitch to merchants for BTC, not consumers. Consumers like chargebacks & trust. Consumers also like discounts. Merchants can return the
by oska 12y ago
> "No chargebacks!" is a pitch to merchants for BTC, not consumers. Consumers like chargebacks & trust.
Consumers also like discounts. Merchants can return the savings from unfair chargebacks and reduced fraud as a percentage discount for paying with bitcoin. Many merchants are already doing this.
And the multisignature transaction feature of bitcoin allows for a more robust and fairer 'chargeback' feature than currently provided by credit cards, where arbitration is done by a third party who has built a reputation for fair rulings. See for example Bitrated [1].
[1] https://www.bitrated.com/faq.html https://www.bitrated.com/faq.html