At 10:16 13/11/96 +1100, you wrote:
>>>application when the relevant credit is established. Personal cheques
>>>are therefore not recommended, because they can take up to seven working
>>>days to be cleared by the banks. 
>
>>They seem a bit paranoid dont they?
>
>I think so. Isn't it normal business practice to accept business cheques?
>Most companies do not operate with credit cards, but rather with business
>cheque accounts.

What I don't get is if you read the fine print in most credit merchanting
agreements, on mail/phone/fax transactions the bank or credit card companies
are no more tied to honouring a transaction than a bank normally is to
clearing a business/personal cheque.

Indeed they tend to reserve the right to take the money back from the
merchant even after a considerable time if there is any dispute etc.

Cheers

Brett

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