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    Default Customer wants to pay by credit card.

    But I don't take card payments. Can she simply " BACS" it to me from her credit card? Is there any other way of doing it? Or is the only workable option Paypal, and I stand the commission?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Excalibur View Post
    But I don't take card payments. Can she simply " BACS" it to me from her credit card? Is there any other way of doing it? Or is the only workable option Paypal, and I stand the commission?
    I have used this in the past and got something else, which was better, but never used it and can't even remember its name?

    https://selz.com

    i think I would be tempted to use Paypal and charge them the commission fee (2-3% should cover it). You will find that they can suddenly come round and pay cash, send a cheque, go to a bank and do it, or spend about 30 seconds working out how to use online banking (which is the easiest thing I have ever come across).

    If they actually have a PayPal account, then they can also send you money as a gift, but not sure on the legal implications (for a one off I don't see it as a massive issue). I have just done this for a set of microphones on Facebook, lets hope he send them LOL.

    https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/paypal-fees
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    I use this in the Taxi

    https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mp...it-card-reader
    Works well , but you would need to pass on the transaction fee to the client
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    Square, Stripe, Sum Up will all do this nicely.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yourdj View Post
    If they actually have a PayPal account, then they can also send you money as a gift, but not sure on the legal implications (for a one off I don't see it as a massive issue). I have just done this for a set of microphones on Facebook, lets hope he send them LOL.
    They don't need a PayPal account to send you a payment from a credit/debit card, but if its a business A/C you or I think they have, they can't do a family and friends commission free payment. A £70 transaction recently cost me just over £2.50 so it's not a real deterrent to taking a payment this way.
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    Personally I use PayPal. Yes, it's a hell of a hit to take as far as their fees go, but it's cheaper and less hassle than merchant accounts and the associated fees with those. Plus with PayPal, they don't HAVE to have a PayPal account (they can just be used as a transaction gateway).

    As already mentioned, the cheapest (but slightly illegal) way is for them to just send a payment "as a friend or relation" to your email address (you'd need your own PayPal account of course for this to happen).

    I don't do enough business on cards to warrant the cost or the time of setting up merchant accounts (99% of mine is done via BACS).

    By the way, the passing on of the transaction fees will become illegal next year I'm afraid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Imagine View Post
    Personally I use PayPal. Yes, it's a hell of a hit to take as far as their fees go, but it's cheaper and less hassle than merchant accounts and the associated fees with those. Plus with PayPal, they don't HAVE to have a PayPal account (they can just be used as a transaction gateway).

    As already mentioned, the cheapest (but slightly illegal) way is for them to just send a payment "as a friend or relation" to your email address (you'd need your own PayPal account of course for this to happen).

    I don't do enough business on cards to warrant the cost or the time of setting up merchant accounts (99% of mine is done via BACS).

    By the way, the passing on of the transaction fees will become illegal next year I'm afraid.
    There’s a lot of discussion about suppliers asking for Friends and Family payments on the various FB wedding forums after people have been caught out by unscrupulous con artists with no avenue to reclaim anything from paypal that I really wouldn’t suggest it, for some it’s a massive danger signal and could lose you the booking (I certainly wouldn’t book any business who wanted me to pay like that). And if they’re not your friend or family then you shouldn’t consider it anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pe7e View Post
    They don't need a PayPal account to send you a payment from a credit/debit card
    Yea, I use the button for my HDA group and people can pay by card if they want. The membership is £30 and I end up with £28.50. Miles easier, especially with subscription.
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    Stripe is easy to setup, no monthly fees and low transaction fees (1.4% + 20p).

    Example with amount in URL: https://www.excaliburmobiledisco.co.uk/pay/200
    Example with customer entered amount: https://www.excaliburmobiledisco.co.uk/pay/

    Both of the above add the surcharge automatically, but that can be disabled. Hope you don't mind me uploading the demo to your site! It'd need a better quality logo IMHO...

    All it needs is an account at Stripe, and a payment page on your site. They do insist on the page being hosted on a secure connection (SSL), which would be free if you wanted to use a LetsEncrypt cert (the examples above use this), but a paid cert is (IMHO) better when taking payments.

    Payment is normally in your bank account in 7 days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc J View Post
    Stripe is easy to setup, no monthly fees and low transaction fees (1.4% + 20p).
    I think it was something like this I looked at and signed up for.
    I wanted something that would integrate with WP properly.
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