Gary, I like the idea of big ticket repairs on a credit card. Can you give us an idea of what it costs and how you do it...? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Gary Telleen" <gary at telleenpiano.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 1/14/2008 3:41:23 PM Subject: Re: Accepting credit cards >Greg, >I have accepted credit cards for about 10yrs now. I found an immediate >increase in customers willing to invest money into their pianos. >Regulation, action rebuilds, dampp-chaser installations and other costly >repairs are typically paid for by cc. Many families do not have a couple >thousand dollars in their checking account to rebuild their piano action >when the necessary work is needed but are willing to pay for it in >installments over time. I am finding more and more customers are paying >for regular service work with their visa debit cards linked to their >checking account, checkbooks are being used less and less. I realize >that there are those on the list that will raise the "we are becoming a >cashless society" and "I will not help another person get into debt" >arguments. Their choices are there own. I run a business and will accept >any legal form of payment that they want to give me. I highly encourage >you to give the credit card acceptance a try. There may be times when >you may not accept a card for 2 months, but that is offset with the >months when we might accept 15 or 20 card payments. >Gary Telleen >Greg Newell wrote: >> Can anyone say, definitively, that their business grew due to accepting >> credit cards? Can anyone else explain the various hassles theyve >> encountered after having chosen to accept them? Has anyone had experience >> with the dreaded charge backs? All in all, is it worth it? >> >> Greg Newell >> Greg's Piano Forté >> www.gregspianoforte.com >> 216-226-3791 (office) >> 216-470-8634 (mobile) >> >> >> >> >> >>
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