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From: hijab@cad.UUCP (Raif Hijab)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Bank of America and check guarantee cards
Message-ID: <59@cad.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 19:58:56 EST
Article-I.D.: cad.59
Posted: Sun Feb 23 19:58:56 1986
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Organization: U. C. Berkeley CAD Group
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Summary: Not very useful

> Many banks will issue a "check guarantee" card with no ATM or overdraft
> power.  It's just their note to the merchant that they think you're not
> a deadbeat.  These have been around since before credit cards were
> widespread.
> 
>   -=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
>                         (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]

I have a BA check guatrantee card, and I have yet to find a merchant
who did not ask to see a credit card as well. As far as I am concerned,
they are useless.