This is exactly why I don't deal with them or exp or hotels, etc. If I get a card that isn't valid, they instantly get an email saying they have until the next day to call me or I'll be cancelling and putting the reservation back into the system. Most times it's because they had a typo on the credit card and the error is fixed right away. I did have one lady who never called back and I cancelled her and sent a confirmation - done! My time is too valuable to deal with these issues.
I'm assuming that you're getting reservations midweek that you otherwise wouldn't fill and that's why you put up with this. I tried last year to use them to fill midweeks and got nothing. The other B&B in town using them puts all dates in there including weekends and foliage that's why they get so many bookings. But they are giving away money in my opinion because I'm always full those same weekends and foliage time and their midweeks don't fill up.
They certainly could do verification if they wanted too - being so big with so much revenue.
