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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I looked into accepting credit cards many times. One of
the problems with being able to accept credit cards is that you must pay a
minimum monthly fee. For those of you who would like to give it a try without
paying a monthly fee, check into PayPal. You can sign up with PayPal to
accept credit cards without paying a monthly fee. Here is how it works. You send
your client an email invoice. They pay the invoice using their credit card. You
can have the money (less the commission) transferred right into you checking
account. within 3 working days. It's as simple as that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia<BR>Allied PianoCraft<BR>PO Box 1549<BR>High
Point, NC 27261<BR>(336) 454-2000<BR></FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "David Ilvedson" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net"><FONT
face=Arial>ilvey@sbcglobal.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT
face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 6:50 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: Re: Accepting credit cards</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>> Gary,<BR>>
<BR>> 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...?<BR>> <BR>> David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>> Pacifica, CA
94044<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original message
----------------------------------------<BR>> From: "Gary Telleen"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:gary@telleenpiano.com"><FONT
face=Arial>gary@telleenpiano.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>><BR>> To:
"Pianotech List" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT
face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>><BR>> Received:
1/14/2008 3:41:23 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: Accepting credit cards<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>>>Greg,<BR>>>I have accepted credit cards for about
10yrs now. I found an immediate <BR>>>increase in customers willing to
invest money into their pianos. <BR>>>Regulation, action rebuilds,
dampp-chaser installations and other costly <BR>>>repairs are typically
paid for by cc. Many families do not have a couple <BR>>>thousand dollars
in their checking account to rebuild their piano action <BR>>>when the
necessary work is needed but are willing to pay for it in
<BR>>>installments over time. I am finding more and more customers are
paying <BR>>>for regular service work with their visa debit cards linked
to their <BR>>>checking account, checkbooks are being used less and less.
I realize <BR>>>that there are those on the list that will raise the "we
are becoming a <BR>>>cashless society" and "I will not help another person
get into debt" <BR>>>arguments. Their choices are there own. I run a
business and will accept <BR>>>any legal form of payment that they want to
give me. I highly encourage <BR>>>you to give the credit card acceptance a
try. There may be times when <BR>>>you may not accept a card for 2 months,
but that is offset with the <BR>>>months when we might accept 15 or 20
card payments.<BR>> <BR>>>Gary Telleen<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>>>Greg Newell wrote:<BR>>>> Can anyone say, definitively,
that their business grew due to accepting<BR>>>> credit cards? Can
anyone else explain the various hassles they've<BR>>>> encountered
after having chosen to accept them? Has anyone had experience<BR>>>>
with the dreaded charge backs? All in all, is it worth
it?<BR>>>><BR>>>> Greg Newell<BR>>>> Greg's Piano
Forté<BR>>>> </FONT><A href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com"><FONT
face=Arial>www.gregspianoforte.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial>>>>
216-226-3791 (office)<BR>>>> 216-470-8634
(mobile)<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>>
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