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- From: pgt@fc.hp.com (Paul Tobin)
- Subject: Re: VISA question -- Merchant Accounts revisited once more!
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 17:42:15 GMT
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
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- J. Robert Burgoyne (burgoyne@access.digex.com) wrote:
-
- : Say you got 2.7% instead of 3.7% for $2,000 in sales. Excuse me, but
- : we're talking about $20. Per month minimum charges can easily vary
- : by much more, and each merchant account incurs an application fee
- : usually on the order of $50+.
-
- Excuse me, but $20 is capital for making more products to sell.
- You're right that monthly charges and other fees must be considered,
- and we should take the best package available. That's why I asked the
- question: to get information, not derisiveness.
-
- Thanks to all who have replied. Most assumed (logically) that we're
- running a mail order business, but such is not the case. That's
- helping us with the banks. We've also found a local bank that
- welcomes small business, and the bank President often answers the
- phone herself!
-
- -Paul
-