{"id":3897,"date":"2010-10-28T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2010-10-28T00:00:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T07:00:20","slug":"how-to-spot-a-serial-refunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/how-to-spot-a-serial-refunder\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Spot A Serial Refunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A reader wants to know about bogus refunds:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Ben, should I give bogus refunders their money back or fight it?  It really bothers me having to give someone their money back when they ask for a refund so quickly they could not have had a chance to use the product.  Thoughts?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sure thing, chief.<\/p>\n<p>First, I suggest giving their money back.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you could fight it.<\/p>\n<p>And you might even win in a chargeback situation.<\/p>\n<p>But how much is your TIME worth?<\/p>\n<p>You know, I&#8217;ve observed something kind of amusing about refund artists (i.e. people who know they&#8217;re going to refund when they buy &#8212; which, in my opinion, is ALWAYS the case if you sell a <em>quality<\/em> product).<\/p>\n<p>They either&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n(1) Refund right away or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(2) Wait until a few days before the end of the guarantee period, to make it look like they used the product, etc.<\/ul>\n<p>Interesting, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Now, watch the goo-roo fanboys start refunding in the middle of the cycle after this email is published \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>But I think ALL refunds (for a quality product) are bogus.<\/p>\n<p>So the timing is irrelevant, either way.<\/p>\n<p>Just don&#8217;t even sweat it.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on the winners, not the losers.<\/p>\n<p>The rest will take care of itself.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> We&#8217;re getting down to the nitty-gritty deadline to get the next Crypto Marketing Newsletter issue (about finding joint ventures) before it goes to print.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s still a little time if you hurry.<\/p>\n<p>Subscription info at:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CryptoMarketing.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.CryptoMarketing.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader wants to know about bogus refunds: &#8220;Ben, should I give bogus refunders their money back or fight it? 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