[Jewelry making - Article 00523] - Re: [Orchid] Bank recommendations

[Alma Rands]

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    A couple of years ago I had a wonderful deal set up for me by Novus
    --- including the terminal and the knuckle buster. There was no
    monthly fee, and their percentage and transaction fees were minimal.
    However, when my husband became critically ill, I had to stop doing
    shows in order to provide him with full time care for well over a
    year. . After my husband passed away, I decided to resume doing 
    shows, and contacted Merchant Services (who had taken over the
    operation from  Novus) to make sure my terminal was working right. 
    They informed me that I had been cancelled out, and they wanted
    almost $400 to reinstate me, $125 to reprogram my terminal plus a
    hefty monthly fee. No matter how I tried to explain the reason why my
    account had been inactive for a while, the very nasty man at the
    other end of the line refused to   listen or to reinstate me under
    the previous terms. 

    The upshot of this distressing situation was that I I then sold
    (practically gave away), my terminal and imprinter, as I only do
    about 4 shows a year, as I decided  it would  not be practical for
    me to invest so much to be reinstated, and then to have to pay hefty
    monthly fees. However, I need to find some way of accepting charge
    cards. I recently heard of Propay, and would appreciate information
    about this company., 

    My Question is, has anyone used Propay --- an internet service which
    only charges a yearly fee of $35, and has very reasonable transaction
    fees. 

    The way it works is that  once you have set up an account with them,
    all you have to do is to copy the necessary information from the
    buyer's credit card, and then send this information to Propay using
    the computer. They take care of the rest, and credit  one's account
    with the proceeds of the sale. 

    I will be most appreciative of any help or advice about Propay. I
    have a show coming up in a few months, and would like to be able to
    accept charge cards. 

Thank you  for any help or suggestions.
Alma

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