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From: ansok@spp3.UUCP (Gary Ansok)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: check guarantee cards
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Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 13:43:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 13:43:25 1986
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Perhaps surprisingly, many places will take your ATM card as if it
were a check guarantee card.  I did this occasionally when I was a
student and therefore not worthy of credit.  If that became widespread,
that could explain why some places stopped accepting check guarantee cards.

Also, some check guarantee cards are only valid if the merchant has a
prior agreement with the bank.  I don't know if they still are, but
I believe Bank of America was like this at one point.

		Gary Ansok
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