Now you're coming off as the whiney one. Birds of a feather with the
OP?

Well, we may both be whining, but we're certainly seeing the issue from
different ends of the telescope.

I'm whining? I adhere to contracts and absorb my losses and don't
advertise
them AND I'M WHINING?

No, I didn't say you were whining -- you're bitching. There's a difference.

It's me and the *other* poster you were referring to that are whining. Keep
up, will ya?

:-)

A adult would say what happened and ask "What should I do? Should I call
the
CC company? Talk to the FBO?"

Jay, where are your great "conservative values"? :~)

You're not following this thread well, Matt. I'm not advocating that the OP
do ANYTHING but suck it up and pay the bill. I *am* saying that if he calls
the CC company, and gets the charge reversed, they WILL charge back the
completely innocent FBO. That's the way they do things, and the FBO will be
totally screwed.

I, on the other hand, am speaking from experience with dishonest card
holders who dispute legitimate charges, and are backed up by their
criminally complicit credit card companies.

Geez, listen to yourself. What does that tangent have to do with his case.

Because I know what I'm talking about. If he reports this as a fraudulent
charge, the perpetrator will NOT be the one hurt. Rather, the FBO will be
charged back, and harmed for doing nothing but offering gasoline service to
his customers. THAT is a travesty, but that is the way CC companies do
business.

And the FBO will be completely powerless to dispute the chargeback.

Bottom line: CC companies NEVER lose.

They not supposed to lose, they're third parties to the transaction.

If they're that bad, why not stop accepting CC's?

I have already thrown American Express out of the hotel, but that was pretty
easy, since they are such a marginal card. I would happily throw the others
out in a heartbeat, if I could do so without committing financial suicide.

Unfortunately, our revenue is 10 to 1 credit/debit cards versus cash, so
they've got me -- and millions of honest vendors like me -- over a
barbed-wire barrel...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"