Accepting credit cards

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
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www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Accepting credit cards


> Gary,
>
> I like the idea of big ticket repairs on a credit card.    Can you give us
an idea of what it costs and how you do it...?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Gary Telleen" <gary at telleenpiano.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Received: 1/14/2008 3:41:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Accepting credit cards
>
>
> >Greg,
> >I have accepted credit cards for about 10yrs now. I found an immediate
> >increase in customers willing to invest money into their pianos.
> >Regulation, action rebuilds, dampp-chaser installations and other costly
> >repairs are typically paid for by cc. Many families do not have a couple
> >thousand dollars in their checking account to rebuild their piano action
> >when the necessary work is needed but are willing to pay for it in
> >installments over time. I am finding more and more customers are paying
> >for regular service work with their visa debit cards linked to their
> >checking account, checkbooks are being used less and less. I realize
> >that there are those on the list that will raise the "we are becoming a
> >cashless society" and "I will not help another person get into debt"
> >arguments. Their choices are there own. I run a business and will accept
> >any legal form of payment that they want to give me. I highly encourage
> >you to give the credit card acceptance a try. There may be times when
> >you may not accept a card for 2 months, but that is offset with the
> >months when we might accept 15 or 20 card payments.
>
> >Gary Telleen
>
>
> >Greg Newell wrote:
> >> Can anyone say, definitively, that their business grew due to accepting
> >> credit cards? Can anyone else explain the various hassles they've
> >> encountered after having chosen to accept them? Has anyone had
experience
> >> with the dreaded charge backs? All in all, is it worth it?
> >>
> >> Greg Newell
> >> Greg's Piano Forté
> >> www.gregspianoforte.com
> >> 216-226-3791 (office)
> >> 216-470-8634 (mobile)
> >>
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