Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ut-ngp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!eagle!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!werner From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: ? signing credit card slip without amount ? Message-ID: <368@ut-ngp.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Mar-84 09:37:38 EST Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.368 Posted: Sat Mar 10 09:37:38 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Mar-84 00:41:32 EST References: <873@cvl.UUCP> Organization: Comp. Center, Univ. of Texas at Austin Lines: 16 #@$% bugs the car-rental / credit card topic reminds me of a practice which makes me uneasy, every time: Most (all?) rental companies present you with a slip to sign without an amount. What rights does that give them, actually? Am I signing my soul away? I never raised a stink, as I figure, I have my copy without an amount as proof that I did not sign for $$$$, but ... ???? Did anyone ever find out "the hard way" what happens here ?? werner @ ut-ngp {.UUCP or .ARPA }