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Old Feb 9, 2004, 8:06 pm
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it would probably violate your merchant agreement, but you could use another person as a conduit.

the problem with the theory is the transaction charges. You would end up losing 1.5%-2.5% of everything you charged through the merchant account. It might only be worthwhile with a double or triple mile promos...you need to work the numbers to see if it's worthwhile, otherwise you could end up spending $3000 for 2 FC tickets to Hawaii in transaction and finance charges.
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