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by andrewnicolalde 1457 days ago
Sounds like you lost nothing of value.
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If they like buying stuff from that store then clearly they did, this is the problem: even when users exercise their rights they still get punished
Issueing a chargeback is not always as simple “exercising you right.” You get your money back, ok. But you may still owe the provider the amount that you have taken back - or the goods received. The credit card provider is not legally entitled to make a decision on that matter. So the store owner is entirely entitled to refrain from servicing you until you pay up.
Well I offered to pay up, but they told me that the ban cannot be reversed.
The problem is that I have issued a chargeback by mistake (I confused the charge from the store with something else, as they have changed the name in credit card reports). I immediately called my bank back and explained that this was a mistake, but it was too late — the chargeback processed, the card reissued, my last order in the store marked as “fraudulent”, and I am banned for life from this store. I even cannot pay again for that order, as they are not accepting anything from me, and their support is telling me there is nothing they can do.

I liked that store.

Have they banned you for life, or just that card? I can't really see how they (especially assuming not a tiny low-volume owner-run business) could do the former.
They have my real name and date of birth. I can register perhaps by using a fake name, but decided not to bother.