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<DIV>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. </DIV>
<DIV> 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. </DIV>
<DIV> It works for me, but YMMV.</DIV>
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<DIV> Paul McCloud</DIV>
<DIV> San Diego</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cy@shusterpiano.com href="mailto:cy@shusterpiano.com">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 07/27/2006 9:09:32 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: credit cards</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The customer does not need to sign up for PayPal; they must receive email and have web access.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The PTG has some deal with a bank to process credit card transactions. Has anyone tried it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dsmith941@comcast.net href="mailto:dsmith941@comcast.net">Dave Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:40 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: credit cards</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>