How to lose $950 quickly on Airbnb

Post by vuln » Sun, Mar 05, 2023, 10:41 PM UTC

wruza wrote: post #138

jeromegv wrote: post #59

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Companies want you to file the dispute through their support system using their existing process. Once you file a dispute through the credit card company, the dispute process is moved to the credit card company and now the company has a LOT less power on what might be happening. They also get severely impacted from having a high amount of charge back and hurts them the next time they want to negotiate their credit ca…

How can they avoid future trouble by not refunding a 1 hour cancel? The next person who makes a similar mistake will chargeback too, unless they aren’t aware of it. For a company, the only way out of it is to stay within common sense, because that’s what all their clients have in common.

Post by GiorgioG » Sun, Mar 05, 2023, 10:42 PM UTC

avalys wrote: post #19

Nextgrid wrote: post #6

Charge it back via your bank and explain the situation. Worst case scenario, it gets denied, you don't lose anything either way. The initial misunderstanding was cleared up just one hour after the booking - it should be very reasonable for the host to offer a full refund, it's not like it was a last-minute cancellation where the host would struggle to get it rebooked in time and lose out. The host is clearly being ma…

I have heard of companies reacting to a chargeback in situations like this by banning your account.

Post by ghaff » Sun, Mar 05, 2023, 10:43 PM UTC

baremetal wrote: post #127

the__alchemist wrote: post #99

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If it was an Amex card, very likely to win, from my experiences with them.

paying colossal annual fees on a credit card does come with a few perks edit: they do have cards that have no annual fee. disregard my comment.

Post by dahfizz » Sun, Mar 05, 2023, 10:43 PM UTC

A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #57

che_shirecat wrote: post #45

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Getting yourself banned off of Airbnb for $950 doesn't sound optimal unless you are swearing off short term lodging around the world (outside of hotels) for the foreseeable future. That's one of the negative externalities of capture-the-market VC investing - getting banned on one of these platforms cuts you off from almost the entirety of supply because of how marketplace dynamics work.

There are lots of alternatives. Agoda, Booking.com, and many similar sites offer short-term apartment rentals. Also, in much of the world outside the US, hotels are a better and surer bet than short-term apartment rentals. Look at it like this: Would you pay $950 for the privilege of using AirBNB? I sure wouldn't. An "AirBNB Membership fee" on the order of $950 should seem absurd.

Post by kornish » Sun, Mar 05, 2023, 10:44 PM UTC

Nextgrid wrote: post #6

Charge it back via your bank and explain the situation. Worst case scenario, it gets denied, you don't lose anything either way. The initial misunderstanding was cleared up just one hour after the booking - it should be very reasonable for the host to offer a full refund, it's not like it was a last-minute cancellation where the host would struggle to get it rebooked in time and lose out. The host is clearly being ma…