Comments on: The costs of not using AVS (Address Verification System)! http://www.merchantequip.com/merchant-account-blog/84/the-costs-of-not-using-avs-address-verification-system Merchant Accounts, Ecommerce, Processing Equipment Tue, 15 May 2012 21:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AVSsucks http://www.merchantequip.com/merchant-account-blog/84/the-costs-of-not-using-avs-address-verification-system/comment-page-1#comment-22371 AVSsucks Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:16:33 +0000 http://www.merchantaccountblog.com/?p=84#comment-22371 As an Australian who is also a legal permanent resident of the US, I'm having a lot of difficulty making online purchases with my Australian Visa credit card because of this stupid AVS system. But if companies in the US don't want to stimulate their economy by accepting foreign payments - who am I to argue? As an Australian who is also a legal permanent resident of the US, I’m having a lot of difficulty making online purchases with my Australian Visa credit card because of this stupid AVS system.

But if companies in the US don’t want to stimulate their economy by accepting foreign payments – who am I to argue?

]]> By: headsets http://www.merchantequip.com/merchant-account-blog/84/the-costs-of-not-using-avs-address-verification-system/comment-page-1#comment-20676 headsets Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:02:24 +0000 http://www.merchantaccountblog.com/?p=84#comment-20676 AVS does not check for the spelling. Only check for the street# and zip code. AVS does not check for the spelling. Only check for the street# and zip code.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.merchantequip.com/merchant-account-blog/84/the-costs-of-not-using-avs-address-verification-system/comment-page-1#comment-20652 Daniel Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:26:45 +0000 http://www.merchantaccountblog.com/?p=84#comment-20652 AVS Sucks. I speak from experience because I am a merchant. I just spent hours on the phone trying to purchase an online ticket, and the problem was an address verification. The idiot/lazy employee who made my address change typed "cres" instead of "crescent" and the AVS was failing my transaction. AVS Sucks. I speak from experience because I am a merchant. I just spent hours on the phone trying to purchase an online ticket, and the problem was an address verification. The idiot/lazy employee who made my address change typed “cres” instead of “crescent” and the AVS was failing my transaction.

]]> By: jestep http://www.merchantequip.com/merchant-account-blog/84/the-costs-of-not-using-avs-address-verification-system/comment-page-1#comment-15 jestep Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:26:59 +0000 http://www.merchantaccountblog.com/?p=84#comment-15 AVS definitely is prone to error. I think that the particular gateway has a lot to do with how error prone it is. Authorize.net seems to have errors frequently compared to other gateways. Network Merchants which is a similar gateway seems to be quite a bit more reliable as far as AVS goes. I'm not sure about Verisign or Linkpoint, as I just don't have enough experience with them. Also, most payment gateways allow you to accept transaction if there is an AVS error. This way if there is some technical malfunction, the transaction can process and your customer wont need to come to you with the your site sucks line. AVS definitely is prone to error. I think that the particular gateway has a lot to do with how error prone it is. Authorize.net seems to have errors frequently compared to other gateways. Network Merchants which is a similar gateway seems to be quite a bit more reliable as far as AVS goes.

I’m not sure about Verisign or Linkpoint, as I just don’t have enough experience with them.

Also, most payment gateways allow you to accept transaction if there is an AVS error. This way if there is some technical malfunction, the transaction can process and your customer wont need to come to you with the your site sucks line.

]]> By: erikheerlein http://www.merchantequip.com/merchant-account-blog/84/the-costs-of-not-using-avs-address-verification-system/comment-page-1#comment-14 erikheerlein Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:15:06 +0000 http://www.merchantaccountblog.com/?p=84#comment-14 But AVS is very error prone in my experience. And the 5 cents charge is made for each attempt so if you reject a transaction based on AVS and alert the customer (I'm talking online here) and they try a couple more times, you will be charged each time. And then the customer will call and complain that your site sucks or just leave the site and you are charged maybe $0.20 and no sale was made. But AVS is very error prone in my experience. And the 5 cents charge is made for each attempt so if you reject a transaction based on AVS and alert the customer (I’m talking online here) and they try a couple more times, you will be charged each time. And then the customer will call and complain that your site sucks or just leave the site and you are charged maybe $0.20 and no sale was made.

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