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Topic: Anyone ever use those mobile credit card readers for magic deals?
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LandDestroyer
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posted November 13, 2013 08:10 PM
        
Hey, I was thinking about how sometimes people buy from the LGS shop even when there are locals in the store who'd sell for much less just b/c the store takes credit and they don't have cash on them. Got me thinking about those mobile CC readers likehttp://store.apple.com/us/product/H8332LL/B/square-credit-card-reader & http://payments.intuit.com/mobile-credit-card-processing/ Anyone have any experiences with these? Thoughts?
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Bagbokk
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posted November 13, 2013 08:23 PM
I've seen square and paypal used... pretty sure the only real consideration is whether you think the 3% fee is worth it. I don't think taking business away from the LGS is necessarily a worthy goal, in any case, though...
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caquaa
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posted November 13, 2013 11:13 PM
our store uses Square to run credit cards. Its fairly convenient... I just have a terrible old phone. Soon as I get around to getting something reasonable I'll pick up square or the paypal equivalent. They sell the readers at walmart for like $5. Square used to send the first one out for free, but they stopped doing that. They're fairly sweet either way.
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jbark
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posted November 14, 2013 05:19 AM
I have seen the square ones everywhere. Dealers have it and PayPal by mobile app. Also seen it at wine and beer festivals, conventions, etc... easy and convient and for someone like me that doesn't carry cash, I have bought some things I shouldnt have due to convience.
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davef139
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posted November 14, 2013 05:22 AM
Square is a solid company, I was at their HQ a month ago for a party.
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harbingerofthevoid
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posted November 14, 2013 06:55 AM
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Originally posted by caquaa:
Square used to send the first one out for free, but they stopped doing that.
Really? Haven't heard that and their site stills says they'll send you a free one: https://squareup.com/ Could be wrong but.
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LandDestroyer
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posted November 14, 2013 07:42 AM
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Originally posted by Bagbokk:
I've seen square and paypal used... pretty sure the only real consideration is whether you think the 3% fee is worth it. I don't think taking business away from the LGS is necessarily a worthy goal, in any case, though...
Yeah, in general I try and support my LGS, but on some things the gap between ebay prices and SCG prices is too wide. If I can get a goyf on ebay for like $105 and the shop is selling for $150 I don't feel bad about selling someone a goyf in the store for $105. I've told my LGS that on stuff like that they should consider being more accomodating.
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I3Iood
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posted November 14, 2013 08:29 AM
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Originally posted by LandDestroyer:
Yeah, in general I try and support my LGS, but on some things the gap between ebay prices and SCG prices is too wide. If I can get a goyf on ebay for like $105 and the shop is selling for $150 I don't feel bad about selling someone a goyf in the store for $105. I've told my LGS that on stuff like that they should consider being more accomodating.
I use a square and I am very happy with how it works. The 2.95% fee is very fair for the service you are getting. As long as the transaction takes place before 6pm est, it is deposited in your back account the next day. Weekend transactions are in your bank account Monday morning. You do need internet for it to work, but who does not have that on their phone. I own a store and if you did that in my store you would be banned. I have no problem if friends have a card another needs and it sells, or if I am out of stock of a card, and someone has it, that they sell it. But if you are gonna open up shop in the back of my shop and undercut me, GTFO. Jason
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Bagbokk
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posted November 14, 2013 08:54 AM
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Originally posted by LandDestroyer:
Yeah, in general I try and support my LGS, but on some things the gap between ebay prices and SCG prices is too wide. If I can get a goyf on ebay for like $105 and the shop is selling for $150 I don't feel bad about selling someone a goyf in the store for $105. I've told my LGS that on stuff like that they should consider being more accomodating.
The gap is almost always very close to 33%... it only looks like a larger gap in the case of higher value cards. No real difference between someone buying 1 shockland for $12 when eBay has them for $8 vs. them buying 10 shocklands for $120 when eBay has them for $80 total. The only time I'd feel it's justified to undercut a store and take business from them is if the store itself is shady as hell. Stores need to make money, they probably buylisted the Goyf at something like $80-90 and for them to sell it at $105 does not exactly go well towards being profitable... In any case that's a different discussion, though I think your question re: Square/Paypal has probably been answered 
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LandDestroyer
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posted November 14, 2013 08:59 AM
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Originally posted by I3Iood:
I use a square and I am very happy with how it works. The 2.95% fee is very fair for the service you are getting. As long as the transaction takes place before 6pm est, it is deposited in your back account the next day. Weekend transactions are in your bank account Monday morning. You do need internet for it to work, but who does not have that on their phone.I own a store and if you did that in my store you would be banned. I have no problem if friends have a card another needs and it sells, or if I am out of stock of a card, and someone has it, that they sell it. But if you are gonna open up shop in the back of my shop and undercut me, GTFO. Jason
Yeah, not disagreeing with you or Bagbokk. I do have things my local shop doesn't have (they don't have a great selection) and I see using this as a good option in cases like that. My local shop doesn't have cards prior to innistrad for the most part (that's when they started doing MTG). I have unopened boxes of scars, mirrodin besieged, fallen empires, some foreign boxes, and some other stuff. Also, if I'm selling cards on facebook to local people this would help.
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nderdog
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posted November 14, 2013 09:56 AM
Yep, I've sold cards and boosters and such with Square, worked like a charm. As long as you're accounting for the very small percentage that they take, it's well worth it.__________________
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mikeyk135
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posted November 14, 2013 10:21 AM
PayPal has there own version of this. It is also free through PayPal and the fee is 2.70% instead of the 2.75% of Square
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Bagbokk
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posted November 14, 2013 10:44 AM
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Originally posted by LandDestroyer:
Yeah, not disagreeing with you or Bagbokk. I do have things my local shop doesn't have (they don't have a great selection) and I see using this as a good option in cases like that. My local shop doesn't have cards prior to innistrad for the most part (that's when they started doing MTG). I have unopened boxes of scars, mirrodin besieged, fallen empires, some foreign boxes, and some other stuff. Also, if I'm selling cards on facebook to local people this would help.
I actually picked up the PayPal Here thing for this reason. Turns out, locally, (1) most people don't buy much to begin with anyway, (2) most people make fairly impulsive decisions, and (3) most people have cash when they make such decisions. I haven't used it even once. 
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