credit cards

[pmc033 at earthlink.net]

I've been using Quickbooks for years, and they have a system for accepting credit cards right into the program.  You can also enter transactions online from anywhere via a "Virtual Terminal Plus" app that runs on the 'net.  When you get home you just download the transactions from the "Virtual Terminal Plus" website.  
    I work at a store where they allow me to sell benches, covers, etc., and I card swiping terminal attached to my computer to accept card payments.  This card swiping attachment cost me about $90.00.  I just use my printer to print receipts from QuickBooks.  I get a discount if I use the swiper, or I can manually enter the info and pay a percentage more.  The monthly fee is about $15.00.  I rarely get requests to accept credit cards for tunings, but most often do for benches and other more expensive items.  
    It works for me, but YMMV.

    Paul McCloud
    San Diego


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Cy Shuster 
To: Pianotech List
Sent: 07/27/2006 9:09:32 PM 
Subject: Re: credit cards


The customer does not need to sign up for PayPal; they must receive email and have web access.

In one case, the government office I tuned for didn't allow them to purchase over the web... so they just gave me their complete credit card info, phone number, security code, and billing address over the phone.  I emailed myself and generated the payment.

It would have been a lot more secure if they had done it; I would not have had all of their info.  But you have to work the system...

The PTG has some deal with a bank to process credit card transactions.  Has anyone tried it?

--Cy--
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dave Smith 
To: Pianotech List 
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: credit cards


You might try using Paypal.  The  customer can use their credit card, and you get the money thru paypal.  They do take a cut of course.  The customer would have to agree to sign up for paypal, though, and that might be a complication.  But they can then pay you thru paypal using their credit card.

Dave Smith
SW FL
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