About 2 years ago I opened up a merchant account with a credit card processing company called Card Service International so I could charge credit cards for my ebay sales instead of using Paypal. Well the first week of sales totaled about ,200 or so. A few days after charging the cards I still saw no sign of the money in my bank account. Then a few days later I saw a DEBIT for ,200 on my account from CSI (card service international). I called them about they explained that since my accoutn was new a red flag was triggered in their system and they were going to have their fraud dept review my account and until the review was complete they would have to chargeback all my recent orders. I explained to the man on the phone SEVERAL TIMES that they have never DEPOSITED the money from the orders into my account int he first place so they didn’t need to DEBIT my account because they never gave me the money to begin with that I had earned from the sales. Apparenly he didn’t care….
I researched the company and found several other complaints similar to mine that and that many class action lawsuits had been filed against CSI b/c they had a history of fraud. I quickly blocked all access to my bank account by this company and filed a chargeback to get my 00 back.

So this morning (2 years later) I wake up and find that I have some new info on my credit report. CSI is claiming that I have debts owed to them amounting ,500! I cannot imagine that the amount of money I owe them could possibly even be anywhere NEAR this amount. My merchant fees per month were only a minimum processing fee and a statement fee. How could I POSSIBLY owe them over 16 grand?

Now is it just me, or can they legally do that? There is just NO way I could owe them that much money. I don’t know what to do. Should I consult an attorney?

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I created a website in my Dreamweaver program. I have a host, domain, and the design. What I need help with is putting a shopping cart on the site. I really don’t want to use PayPal. I plan on getting a merchant account with a credit card processing company as well as a business bank account. A credit card processing company I am looking at offers free software (gateway software), and I’m not sure how this works with my site. Is there anybody here that has a website with a payment system on their site that can explain the process? Does the software give me some kind of code that will corrispond with my site. I’m not selling products. I’m selling ad space and a local directory. So when people want to advertise on my site, they’ll pay an ad fee. Kind of like classifieds. I want the customer to see their ad and the fee they’re being charged. I also created an order form and I would like to understand how I can incorporate a shopping cart w/ the form.
Can anyone help? Thanks.

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Hello .
I have this situation that i hope you can help me out with. My partner and I own a credit card processing company and been in business for about a year. In the the bank card industry there are two type of business people that are currently accepting all form of non-cash payment Visa, M/C etc.. , and business that are not accepting credit cards or checks these are considered or refered to as (NEW BUSINESS). Now the Exsiting businesses we dont make to much money upfront unless we upgrade there equipment and then we make big buck$$ and we get a residual on the account every month when they start processing with us which is nice, and the NEW Businesses we can either lease or sell them equipment that they need to start accept credit cards and checks now these type of business we make BIG BUCK$ for leasing or sell them the equipment and and like the exsiting business we also make a residual every month from there account. Business is good but it could be better. Latley I have been seriously considering going into business for myself which means i keep 100% of my money. The current agreement between my partner and I is 50/50 split and it’s been working out good but i want to make bigger moves which means i need more money. Now the reason that I even teamed up with my partner was because he was good at numbers and could read statements for exsiting businesses and give them lower rates which is important because we have customer that process anywhere from 0-1,000,000 a month so reading statements for high volume merchant is important and he has the ability to lease or sell equipment but he stronger at getting exsiting business then he is at getting new ones. Now I on the other hand am very good at getting new businesses i rather talk to a new business then an exsiting one.. WHY? if you asked.. it because there is only 24hr in a day and even though im owner of the business i try to work a 8hr shift everyday so i want to make the most money possible in the shortest amount of time …are you following me, I can also analize the statements for exsiting businesses not as good as my partner but good enough to get the job done. Now the agreement that we both have is that whatever deal we get we have to deposit 50% in our account and whoever brought that deal in gets to keep the remaining 50% of that deal and at the end of the month we split 50/50 what in our account. Now having my partner around will definately increase my residual portfolio but he doesnt lease equipment that much. Well to make this short DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD GO INTO BUSINESS FOR MY SELF AND KEEP 100% OF MY MONEY OR DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE THE AGREEMENT AND SPLIT 50% AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH SPLIT 50% OF OUR ACCOUNT.WHICH WAY DO YOU THINK ILL MAKE THE MOST MONEY.

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Hello .
I have this situation that i hope you can help me out with. My partner and I own a credit card processing company and been in business for about a year. In the the bank card industry there are two type of business people that are currently accepting all form of non-cash payment Visa, M/C etc.. , and business that are not accepting credit cards or checks these are considered or refered to as (NEW BUSINESS). Now the Exsiting businesses we dont make to much money upfront unless we upgrade there equipment and then we make big buck$$ and we get a residual on the account every month when they start processing with us which is nice, and the NEW Businesses we can either lease or sell them equipment that they need to start accept credit cards and checks now these type of business we make BIG BUCK$ for leasing or sell them the equipment and and like the exsiting business we also make a residual every month from there account. Business is good but it could be better. Latley I have been seriously considering going into business for myself which means i keep 100% of my money. The current agreement between my partner and I is 50/50 split and it’s been working out good but i want to make bigger moves which means i need more money. Now the reason that I even teamed up with my partner was because he was good at numbers and could read statements for exsiting businesses and give them lower rates which is important because we have customer that process anywhere from 0-1,000,000 a month so reading statements for high volume merchant is important and he has the ability to lease or sell equipment but he stronger at getting exsiting business then he is at getting new ones. Now I on the other hand am very good at getting new businesses i rather talk to a new business then an exsiting one.. WHY? if you asked.. it because there is only 24hr in a day and even though im owner of the business i try to work a 8hr shift everyday so i want to make the most money possible in the shortest amount of time …are you following me, I can also analize the statements for exsiting businesses not as good as my partner but good enough to get the job done. Now the agreement that we both have is that whatever deal we get we have to deposit 50% in our account and whoever brought that deal in gets to keep the remaining 50% of that deal and at the end of the month we split 50/50 what in our account. Now having my partner around will definately increase my residual portfolio but he doesnt lease equipment that much. Well to make this short DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD GO INTO BUSINESS FOR MY SELF AND KEEP 100% OF MY MONEY OR DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE THE AGREEMENT AND SPLIT 50% AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH SPLIT 50% OF OUR ACCOUNT.WHICH WAY DO YOU THINK ILL MAKE THE MOST MONEY.

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my question is i am starting an online business and it seems that other credit card processing company charge less fees than paypal, but I wonder are there lot of customers out there dont use credit card but only paypal to check it out? If I can only choose one, which one should I select.

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Hello .
I have this situation that i hope you can help me out with. My partner and I own a credit card processing company and been in business for about a year. In the the bank card industry there are two type of business people that are currently accepting all form of non-cash payment Visa, M/C etc.. , and business that are not accepting credit cards or checks these are considered or refered to as (NEW BUSINESS). Now the Exsiting businesses we dont make to much money upfront unless we upgrade there equipment and then we make big buck$$ and we get a residual on the account every month when they start processing with us which is nice, and the NEW Businesses we can either lease or sell them equipment that they need to start accept credit cards and checks now these type of business we make BIG BUCK$ for leasing or sell them the equipment and and like the exsiting business we also make a residual every month from there account. Business is good but it could be better. Latley I have been seriously considering going into business for myself which means i keep 100% of my money. The current agreement between my partner and I is 50/50 split and it’s been working out good but i want to make bigger moves which means i need more money. Now the reason that I even teamed up with my partner was because he was good at numbers and could read statements for exsiting businesses and give them lower rates which is important because we have customer that process anywhere from 0-1,000,000 a month so reading statements for high volume merchant is important and he has the ability to lease or sell equipment but he stronger at getting exsiting business then he is at getting new ones. Now I on the other hand am very good at getting new businesses i rather talk to a new business then an exsiting one.. WHY? if you asked.. it because there is only 24hr in a day and even though im owner of the business i try to work a 8hr shift everyday so i want to make the most money possible in the shortest amount of time …are you following me, I can also analize the statements for exsiting businesses not as good as my partner but good enough to get the job done. Now the agreement that we both have is that whatever deal we get we have to deposit 50% in our account and whoever brought that deal in gets to keep the remaining 50% of that deal and at the end of the month we split 50/50 what in our account. Now having my partner around will definately increase my residual portfolio but he doesnt lease equipment that much. Well to make this short DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD GO INTO BUSINESS FOR MY SELF AND KEEP 100% OF MY MONEY OR DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE THE AGREEMENT AND SPLIT 50% AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH SPLIT 50% OF OUR ACCOUNT.WHICH WAY DO YOU THINK ILL MAKE THE MOST MONEY.

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I am looking into becoming an agent for United Bank Card. They are a merchant payment processor….http://www.isoprogram.com/why_ubc/

I would like to know the following:

1) is it still a good oppty to go out and sell and secure new merchant credit card accounts if so why

2) what questions should I ask any merchant processing company I or ISO I am considering working with regarding compensation, my portfolio of new accounts i bring in which is my book of business or my business i build up

4) What are the advantages or disadvantages of working directly with UBC as a agent Versus an ISO or under another agent

5) If i go work with an ISO or under another agent what questions should I ask him

6) If i go work with an ISO or under another agent I am concerned my compensation and accounts i sign up, since i do not know how this works what should i be asking about compensation, accounts that I pick up are they his or mine, can i sell them off at some point etccc

7) what should I be getting paid on new accounts and how when i am selling credit card machines and opening new merchant accounts not sure what is considered good fair or excellent compensation

what should i be thinking about when trying to decide with which merchant credit card processor to work for, need to know how to determine whom would be a good company to tie up with since I will be building a residual income from the accounts i bring to them concerned about getting hurt in terms of the accounts i secure which is my book of business and whether I can sell it off or whatever not sure of what I should be asking myself concerning this area, need to know what is it exactly I should be asking them when it comes to any new accounts i bring in related to credit card merchant accounts, pos systems, atm’s…

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Specifically, what happens if a business bank account is closed and there is a charge from the credit card payment processing company (merchant account) that debits and deposits to the bank account that’s been closed? Does the bank accept the debit even if the account is closed (ie is there a period of time the bank keeps the account open after request to close)? Do business owners have personal liability for charges from the merchant account holder (specifically merchant esolutions)? For example, if the bank account is closed and there is a chargeback… do they go after the company? The principals?

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