[TheForge] credit card accounts

Mon Jan 13 18:30:00 2003

You know Larry, your initials and mine are about the same.

Larry W. House

Larry W Housner wrote:

> At 09:37 AM 1/13/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Greetings all --
> >
> >    For years I've been piggybacking on a friend's account so
> >I can accept credit cards at knife shows/fairs/etc. Due to a messy
> >divorce (not mine - the friend's), that option has gone south.
> >
> >What do you guys do about accepting credit cards - I typically
> >work where I cannot make a swipe/phone confirmation. Any words
> >of wisdom would be appreciated.
> >
> >Steve
> >Steve Bloom, IronFlower Forge. Archer, FL
> >     Webmaster for the FABA web site:
> >         www.blacksmithing.org
>
> Having worked for a transaction clearing house, I can note that they all do
> charge some percentage.  If it is an option you may also wish to look into
> one of the cellular card readers.  I know I saw some early prototypes that
> used an embedded cell phone to do the transactions at a remote
> location.  You can also use a standard computer based system with your cell
> phone if it has a data passthrough option.  I have seen this used at the
> local street fairs and the Renn Faire.
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> Larry
>
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