Stop Losing Money to Chargebacks: How to Eliminate Them Entirely
D613 Pay · 2026-07-11
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A card chargeback costs you three times: the refunded sale, the shipped product, and a $15–$50 dispute fee — and a high chargeback ratio gets you labeled high-risk. The most complete fix is to accept payment on rails that don't have card chargebacks at all.
Why chargebacks are so costly
- You lose the sale and the goods, often months later.
- Each dispute carries a fee, win or lose.
- A ratio over ~1% can trigger fines or termination.
Peer-to-peer rails remove the mechanism
These rails move money bank-to-bank. There is no card network to file a chargeback through, so the dispute mechanism doesn't exist. Payments are typically final — which is why they're low-cost.
Finality cuts both ways: peer-to-peer payments have limited buyer/seller protection, so keep clear policies and good customer service.
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