Taking card payments

[Badgerland]

I'm booked in to a few larger shows this year and the perennial issue of whether to sort out a way of taking card payments has cropped up yet again. In the past it's not turned out to be worth the expense compared to the lost revenue, but as I'll be doing a few events in London I think the time may have come to bite the bullet. It won't be used day in day out over the whole year so I don't want to be paying a rental charge for all the down time.

 

I've looked in to card-save (wanted about £450 for reader and to set up the account!) and have just been browsing the old interweb looking at the PaypalHere (£99 for reader) option. Anyone had any experience of either of these?

 

Does anybody out there take card payments when they sell their crafts and if so what devices/services do they use?

[scraggs]

 

I've looked in to card-save (wanted about £450 for reader and to set up the account!) and have just been browsing the old interweb looking at the PaypalHere (£99 for reader) option. Anyone had any experience of either of these?

 

Was the card save £450 an upfront fee with no monthly charge for the machine ? iirc setup was free and you pay £25 monthly for the machine.

That aside they are pretty crap anyway imo

I am probably going to go to barclays this year when the contract is due for renewal.

The paypal thing looks unprofessional imo

[hedgesparrow]

+1 the barclaycard should do a mobile card reader. known and seen a lot.

or ask your local bank if they can help sort one out. forget paypal.

[devon TWiG]

I have not done any craft shows etc for years , when I did it was mostly cash and cheques, but I have been considering doing a few this year and was about to start researching this my self , as few people use cheques and cash now , so thanks for starting this thread and I hope some useful responses come up ! I have seen some people paying via mobile phone at some events but know little about it . By the way Badgerland what crafts do you do & sell ? ( mine is turned wood mostly ) ...

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Paypal

Free to join up

Card reader less than £100

But 3% commission ( approx )

[Justme]

Check out izettle

 

£59 inc VAT for the reader. No monthly charges but you do pay 1.5 to 2.75% per transaction.

[Sussex Groundie]

Screwfix also do a card payment reader, £99 ish 2% commission

[hardtop110]

iZettle +1

[Mike Dempsey]

Worldpay zinc is worth checking out.

[Badgerland]

Devon TWIG

To answer your question I mostly make traditional fencing – gate hurdles, deer fencing, gates and garden structures and a range of baskets, some based on the old devon splint potato baskets. At the wood shows I tend to sell burrs as well. Check out my website if you've got 5 mins. Green Man Woodcrafts