2019 national chicago. Cash or no cash, thats the question...

[steve B]

I'm old fashioned so I like cash. But I usually don't have all that much to take to a show.

A friend of mine that does craft shows has Square, a setup for cards that works on the phone or tablet. Hardly any of his stuff is expensive. usually around $30. He says that almost all of his sales were done through square.


When we started accepting cards at the bicycle shop back around 2001 or 2002, our sales doubled.


The way technology is today, I can't see someone not taking cards or electronic payments in some way

[pokerplyr80]

I prefer not to carry large amounts of cash if it's not necessary. My plan at the last national if I found a dealer not willing to accept PayPal or a check from me despite hobby friends who would vouch for me would have been to uber to the bank and back to get cash.

[Rose4HOF]

Honestly, the cost involved in setting up at the national weeds out many of the dinosaurs. This isnt your weekend $20 card show. And while cash is king, lets get real about walking around with 20k, 50K or more. Now that I think about it, maybe I should offer cash for paypal ff.....of course there would be a small traansaction fee lol.

[Promethius88]

I plan to start burying wadded up bills in coffee cans outside the convention center in spring after the thaw. That way I don't have to carry around a lot of cash, my wife doesn't know how much I have and I avoid atm fees! Just have to remember where I buried them.