Comments on: Credit Card Machine at Home? http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/credit-card-machine-at-home-2.htm Sat, 19 May 2012 12:59:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: David http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/credit-card-machine-at-home-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2968 David Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:19 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/credit-card-machine-at-home-2.htm#comment-2968 Contact your bank. But be prepared they are not cheap. A friend got one, and it was like 2400 dollars for one. One of the biggest rip offs if you ask me. Contact your bank. But be prepared they are not cheap. A friend got one, and it was like 2400 dollars for one. One of the biggest rip offs if you ask me.

]]> By: Nick W http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/credit-card-machine-at-home-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2969 Nick W Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:19 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/credit-card-machine-at-home-2.htm#comment-2969 You'll need a merchant account to process the cards and a terminal of some kind. Probably a portable one from what you've said. They are expensive but they can be rented and sometimes are offered free. Companies that supply the machines usually offer training and some even help with the merchant account application. Don't know what country you are in but this is a company in the UK http://www.seymourdirect.co.uk/faq.htm And one in the US you may find interesting. http://www.usa-merchantaccount.com/ Before commiting yourself please ask for advice from your bank's small business centre. They will be able to point you towards companies of good standing. Don't jump at free or cheap machines. It's important that you pay a reasonable fee for the privelige of taking card payments. This is especially important if the terminal provider is offering to help you get a merchant account. You’ll need a merchant account to process the cards and a terminal of some kind. Probably a portable one from what you’ve said. They are expensive but they can be rented and sometimes are offered free. Companies that supply the machines usually offer training and some even help with the merchant account application. Don’t know what country you are in but this is a company in the UK

http://www.seymourdirect.co.uk/faq.htm

And one in the US you may find interesting.

http://www.usa-merchantaccount.com/

Before commiting yourself please ask for advice from your bank’s small business centre. They will be able to point you towards companies of good standing. Don’t jump at free or cheap machines. It’s important that you pay a reasonable fee for the privelige of taking card payments. This is especially important if the terminal provider is offering to help you get a merchant account.

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