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tradesman won't accept credit card

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  • inmypocketnottheirs
    inmypocketnottheirs Posts: 4,745 Forumite
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    warwicktiger wrote: »
    I'm a tradesman, but do not accept cards, it would cost me £20-30 per month plus around 2% of all transactions to do so!

    Heard of https://www.payatrader.com? No monthly fees and charges from 2.3%. For all sorts of reasons a good number of customers prefer to pay by card.
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  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    does the buying of travellers cheques from M & S on your card ..then cashing them in still work ?
  • dalesrider
    dalesrider Posts: 3,447 Forumite
    globalds wrote: »
    does the buying of travellers cheques from M & S on your card ..then cashing them in still work ?

    I would imagine that they are classed as a cash transaction.
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  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    dalesrider wrote: »
    I would imagine that they are classed as a cash transaction.

    They never used to be ;)
  • Gromitt
    Gromitt Posts: 5,063 Forumite
    dalesrider wrote: »
    I would imagine that they are classed as a cash transaction.

    If you bought them from M&S with a M&S card, they've always been treated as a purchase.
  • Bob_the_Saver
    Bob_the_Saver Posts: 5,610 Forumite
    Wrexhamed wrote: »
    I know I should have checked before hand that he takes them,

    Yep.....................................
  • dalesrider
    dalesrider Posts: 3,447 Forumite
    Gromitt wrote: »
    If you bought them from M&S with a M&S card, they've always been treated as a purchase.
    Buy M&S Travel Money with no cash advance or foreign exchange fees

    I'm surprised...
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  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    Wrexhamed wrote: »
    yep it is an M and S card
    You're half way there then.

    Next question is who do you have current accounts with? Hopefully either Nationwide or, even better, LTSB?
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Pay him via Paypal using the credit card as the source of the funds.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • Buzby
    Buzby Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    PayPal also charge fees to the recipient if the sender uses a credi card!
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