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<FONT FACE="Verdana">I think if Greg were any kind of a sport, he’d just get us <I>all </I>credit cards!<BR>
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Chris<BR>
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on 5/4/07 3:17 PM, Rick Loomis at rick@flyingbuffalo.com wrote:<BR>
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> Something to keep in mind, Gary, is that credit cards expire after <BR>
> awhile. Most of the time, the expiration date is 2-4 years in the <BR>
> future, and when it expires, the bank sends you a new one. If Greg <BR>
> trusts you, and he gets the Groo card, he might be willing to send <BR>
> you the old card when it expires. (And of course you won't know the <BR>
> new expiration date).<BR>
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> If Greg wanted to "cheat" a little, and is generous, he could (after <BR>
> he gets his card) tell the bank it was "lost" and ask them to issue <BR>
> him a new one. Then the old one could be given away to a Groop <BR>
> member, as it would no longer be valid.<BR>
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> On the other hand, many banks do "branded" credit cards where they <BR>
> allow an organization to put their logo on that bank's credit cards, <BR>
> which are then offered to members of that organization. Maybe Sergio <BR>
> and Mark could get some US bank to do a "branded" Groo card?<BR>
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> Rick Loomis<BR>
> Not a Pirate<BR>
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