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Deposit sizes: what percentage actually stops the bad ones from booking?

Contracts & depositsAnonymous9/8/2026 2

I moved from 20% to 40% non-refundable and my no-pay rate dropped noticeably, but I also lost a couple of legitimate small jobs. Interested in what others use by trade — and whether you take deposits by card, ACH or both.

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Anonymous

9/11/2026

Half up front, half on completion for anything under $5k. Nobody serious has ever objected.

Today Companies

9/12/2026

ACH for anything over $2,500. Card deposits are the ones that come back as chargebacks six weeks later.

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