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Belly35

Elderly Intellectual

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Aug 5, 2010 4:36 PM
I sign no credit card on the back with my signature .. with a black permanent marker I put CID.


Do you sign your name on the back of your Credit Cards? or Do you use the CID method?
Aug 5, 2010 4:36pm
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Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Aug 5, 2010 4:36 PM
No I sign mine, technically if it's not signed it's not a valid card.
Aug 5, 2010 4:36pm
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FatHobbit

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8,651 posts
Aug 5, 2010 4:39 PM
I never sign mine either. People even turn the card over and check it, and still don't ask for id.
Aug 5, 2010 4:39pm
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Con_Alma

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12,198 posts
Aug 5, 2010 4:40 PM
I sign mine. Got no reason not to.
Aug 5, 2010 4:40pm
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Belly35

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9,716 posts
Aug 5, 2010 4:51 PM
FatHobbit;442808 wrote:I never sign mine either. People even turn the card over and check it, and still don't ask for id.
Do you have CID on the back?
I always get ask to see my ID.... i think it is a good idea and that those that ask to see my ID are doing me a service to protect my ID.
Aug 5, 2010 4:51pm
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mucalum49

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1,639 posts
Aug 5, 2010 5:02 PM
Leave it blank. Mostly I use my card for gas so the pump doesn't ask for my ID or when in school I purchase books off Amazon with my card.
Aug 5, 2010 5:02pm
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gorocks99

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10,760 posts
Aug 5, 2010 5:09 PM
Sign 'em
Aug 5, 2010 5:09pm
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kritzell

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257 posts
Aug 5, 2010 5:20 PM
Sign.
Aug 5, 2010 5:20pm
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Hb31187

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8,534 posts
Aug 5, 2010 5:22 PM
I sign em
Aug 5, 2010 5:22pm
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Shane Falco

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440 posts
Aug 5, 2010 5:30 PM
I don't sign, and if they ask for my I'd, I call them a racist and tell em to not profile me! :)
Aug 5, 2010 5:30pm
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Glory Days

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7,809 posts
Aug 5, 2010 6:29 PM
i used to when i first was getting cards. not anymore. its pointless when you A.) never have to show it because you swipe it yourself. B.) pay at the pump. C.) buy stuff online.
Aug 5, 2010 6:29pm
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

6,504 posts
Aug 5, 2010 6:37 PM
I have mine as check id. And when I cash people out I checked the name to match the sig. If its not signed or has cid I ask. also if the hairy man doesn't look like a Lucy to me I ask for an id.
Aug 5, 2010 6:37pm
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I Wear Pants

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16,223 posts
Aug 5, 2010 7:18 PM
Left blank.

No reason to sign it.

And I rarely sign my name when buying things at Giant Eagle or something. Half the time I just print "ME" on the little machine thing. Never been a problem.
Aug 5, 2010 7:18pm
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UA5straightin2008

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3,246 posts
Aug 5, 2010 7:41 PM
i dont get it, if theres no reason to sign, is there a reason not to sign?
Aug 5, 2010 7:41pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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7,566 posts
Aug 5, 2010 7:48 PM
The reason to sign is that your credit card provider requires it for the card to be valid in accordance with the CC agreement not just between you and them but the vendor and the CC company. If there is any case of CC fraud, they might investigate a vendor that would have a copy of the signature on the receipt.

Granted, online purchases and gas station swipes won't show anything, and often vendors won't check. But if you write CID or something else on the back, the vendor isn't obligated to accept it. If a dude 'named' John Williams steals another John Williams' card, what would the ID show? A different John Williams, that the vendor has no idea if that is the correct John Williams, or even a legit John Williams.
Aug 5, 2010 7:48pm
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Glory Days

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7,809 posts
Aug 6, 2010 7:14 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;442985 wrote: Granted, online purchases and gas station swipes won't show anything, and often vendors won't check. But if you write CID or something else on the back, the vendor isn't obligated to accept it. If a dude 'named' John Williams steals another John Williams' card, what would the ID show? A different John Williams, that the vendor has no idea if that is the correct John Williams, or even a legit John Williams.
John Williams....i have nothing to add, just felt like saying...John Williams, one more time.
Aug 6, 2010 7:14am
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Belly35

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9,716 posts
Aug 6, 2010 7:24 AM
Glory Days;443379 wrote:John Williams....i have nothing to add, just felt like saying...John Williams, one more time.

One more time John Williams
Aug 6, 2010 7:24am