The short answer is not always. It dependents on how much the Acquire charges or not charges. What is an Acquirer? Read our earlier post on this subject. at the following link. This is not to say other benefits from the “Association” are not good, I am only addressing the credit card processing. I have talked to several businesses that belong to the “Association” and one of the many so called benefits is the lower cost of processing. Many of these same merchants are very closed minded about considering another alternative. The few I did get to see had good rates, but not as low as we offer. Do yourself a favor, let us look at your processing statement and we will analysis it to let you know just how good of a deal you are receiving from your “Association”. I am sure you will be glad you did.
If you have any question about this, please feel free to contact us at info@tampabaymerchantservices.com or call 727-916-7294
Monday, March 21, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Dirty Little Secret Of Equipment Leasing – Part Two $10,000 for a credit card terminal!
I have written about the many different ways the banks or Processing Companies can rip your business off taking hard earned money out of your pocket. One of the worse in my opinion is leasing of credit card terminals. When you lease a credit card terminal you are paying about four times of what it would cost you to buy the terminal out right. Read more in my original post at Dirty Little Secret Of Equipment Leasing
I bring this subject up again because a merchant I was dealing recently recently discovered a lease payment coming out of his bank account when he went to change his bank account. As it turns out it was for from a lease that was started more than 10 years ago. He was paying around $90 per month. That is around $10,000 for a credit card terminal! Not sure why the business owner did not catch this before. Or his accountant and / or bookkeeper did not notice or discover this payment all these years when they worked with his taxes and bank account?
Another situation for another business I came across, the merchant has one lease account / payment started two years ago, then a “new” rep came into the business around a year ago and added another lease account. Why? Good question, the rep left the industry so we cannot ask her. Keep in mind these two leases are with the same leasing company. I was helping the merchant sort this out and was on the phone with the leasing company and I asked them the question, why did they let her have two leasing? Did they do any due diligence? Well let’s say they had no real answer to the question.
Again, to you a business owner, DO NOT LEASE. READ BEFORE YOU SIGN! ASK QUESTIONS. KNOW WHO YOU ARE DEALING WITH.
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