Mobile Card Terminal Facility

Savvy_Sue

I noticed today that CostCo offer card machines as one of their member services: I think it was 1.5% for 'cardholder present' and 2.5% for not present, there was something else as well but can't remember what.

Beanynut2

Thanks all, I also saw another thread where someone recommened using Paypal Virtual Terminal on a 3g laptop etc - I've been through the application process for this but Paypal says that I can't do this as I haven't been trading for long enough :-(. I've also looked at some of the of the card terminal organisations but I at this stage they are still too expensive especially as I've just started.

I guess I'm just going to go for cash and cheques only at this stage.

Thank you for all of your advice.

Jill

chalkie99

Beanynut2 wrote: »

I guess I'm just going to go for cash and cheques only at this stage.

Careful with cheques! Guarantee cards are obsolete now so very risky.

JayJo_2

Hi Folks,

Not to repeat advice already given to beanynut's initial enquiry about mobile card terminals but I have a similar query.
Hoping to start a small business but want to operate trial run of my 'travelling shop' with just 3 pop-up sales in different locations. Without going into too much detail I know now I will miss out on majority of sales if I do not have credit/debit card facilities, so any further thoughts on the following please:

- best deals for a short term loan of card machine and payment processing e.g. 1-3 days?
- because this is a trial, I don't have a merchant account yet - is this a problem - can I send any payments that result from my trial to an ordinary bank account?
- any comments on the quality of instant customer service support for short term mobile terminal loans?
(can see myself running my first sale and ending up with tech problem I can't solve....!)

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

thanks - JayJo.