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It means I want to try before I buy and those who use dark patterns probably cut in other areas like security. Online it is too easy to lie about your product and too hard to get refunds in case of false promises.

If someone was selling you a phone at a flea market, would you give them your CC number before you knew the phone turned on?

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Irrelevant. You are now on a totally different playing ground. It's an interesting comparison but not at all valid. flea market is cash only usually.

Paying with a debit card isn't much different from using only cash. I know who to file a report against if the product isn't delivered, but the amount that I expect to recover compared to the effort makes it comparable to having paid in cash with no recovery.

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