Payment at card shows?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Leon

Cash is always king but in today's world Paypal and other apps can be used most times. I will take anything but don't take credit cards......however, I think someone could pay with a cc through paypal if they wanted to.

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If you have a Paypal merchant account you can get a swipe attachment to your phone that will accept almost any type of credit card.

I had Paypal send me one just in case, for the once in a great while show I might set up at but it hasn't come into play.

Like others I don't carry a smart phone with me. Don't generally have a purpose for it, so I'm not going to incur the monthly bill for a data plan. My wife and kid have Iphones, but I never had a need. One time it might have come into play for me I brought my Fire Tablet hoping I could connect through an available WiFi connection, but no luck. LOL!

If I had a habit doing shows on a regular basis, I would probably figure it out.

I have on occasion taken customers CC information, given them product if I feel comfortable with them, and the processed the transaction once I got home. I've also given stuff to people I know, and then just sent them a Paypal invoice when I get home.

One advantage everybody has to keep in mind with cash. With Card Dealers, just like with contractors, mechanics or anybody else that doesn't work out of a big box store......you are much more likely to negotiate a better discount for yourself if you are paying with cash.

I deal in mostly lower end stuff, so I know if I'm at a show and I have something priced at 15 bucks and some guy comes and throws down a credit card in front of me and says, "I'll give you 10 bucks for that", I'm not going to waste my time and money processing a credit card payment for this guy............if you put 10 bucks cash in front of me, there's a pretty good chance I'm going to take it. Hell, I'd even take a check as eventually I'd make my way to the bank for something else anyways.

Larger amounts, yes I'd certainly go through the trouble, but you're not going to get as good a deal, that's for sure.