Poll of the Day > I always laugh when I see somebody has written SEE ID on their credit card.

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On most cards it also says near the signature box "not valid unless signed"

All your doing is invalidating your card. Card issuers also say dont do this. These cards are supposed to be treated like an unsigned card, so if the place of business actually looks at the signature panel, they can reject your card.


I smirk every time I see this.

And? All that means is that you can dispute charges based on it being invalid whenever you want to. Since places don't even check, it's even easier to dispute charges. You're not really making a point against it, here.
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They can...
...but they wont lose a sale for it.
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What backwoods fuck hole still checks signature panels? Chip or tap, fool.
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The best part is they get really mad if you ask to see their ID.
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I don't think I've ever seen a single merchant check the back of a card before

If I did I'd tell them to stop it
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

What backwoods fuck hole still checks signature panels? Chip or tap, fool.

us post office

Mead posted...

I don't think I've ever seen a single merchant check the back of a card before

If I did I'd tell them to stop it

If they cashier was someone who would check it (I can count the number of times it's happened to me on one hand), s/he would most likely refuse to accept it if you prevented them from looking.
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Zero_Slash posted...

And? All that means is that you can dispute charges based on it being invalid whenever you want to. Since places don't even check, it's even easier to dispute charges. You're not really making a point against it, here.

My point against writing see ID is you arent helping yourself stay secure, and all the major credit card issuers(visa, mc, etc) say this is a bad idea. They instruct merchants to treat it as an unsigned card, and the cashier has no obligation anyways to check for ID, even if you want them to.

Ive actually had people get mad at me for not looking. This was in 2007 though.
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I never sign my card because I WANT people to have to ask to see my ID
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"Checks back of credit cards"

Yep, none of them signed and I have never been asked for my ID or had my card rejected.
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The words "see ID" are a signature.
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Uh, no?

Wait... people write "See ID" as their signature? I've never heard of this or seen it...

argonautweakend posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

What backwoods fuck hole still checks signature panels? Chip or tap, fool.

us post office

I was going to ask the same and then this reminded me of paying for my po box. Yep. The signature had rubbed off on my card and they told me it couldn't be used. I re-signed the card in front of the worker then they accepted it. I don't think that prevented anything.
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If you aren't using a card as debit, then asking for id should be the SOP. Signing the back only lets anyone who stole the card know what your signature looks like.
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