middle men and x-mas like chestnuts and egg nog

What is it about x-mas that makes middle men try dastardly deeds?

It seems without failure or hesitation x-mas time of year brings out the worse in middle men?

does not have to be that way but do you ever think they will tell you they are having cash flow problems?

Or do you have to read between the lines and do your own home work to find out if they have cash flow problems

I remember another popular company on this board who is a merchant account/gateway company trying similar tactics during holidays 2 years ago

Something about ceasing and intercepting and stealing monies right before the holidays and not paying a merchant around here there 400 bucks in stolen monies.

Now those monies eventually came back from the company who stole the monies but it just shows that you have to brace your self around x-mas time because the ones holding your funds in limbo can get very very tempted to do whats dishonorable with your funds.

I guess that is how I can tell it is x-mas when an ass hats does whatever in his power to keep my monies/payouts longer than he knows he is ethically entitled to keep