Looking for a Credit Card Processing Company

[NATURE]

Hey everyone.  I'm planning on opening in about 3 weeks and am looking for a credit card processing company.  Are there any geared for our type of business?  Does anyone recommend Intuit for it's ease of integration with Quickbooks?  I'll be doing around $10,000 a month in CC payments averaging $200.00 per RO.  Payments are predominately Visa or Mastercard swiped.  A very small percentage of Amex, Discover or over the phone.  If there is a company name that a lot of you experienced members would recommend, I would like to hear it.

[Alex]

@NATURE I edited your topic title a bit, hopefully you'll get some responses from members who can help you out. 😉

[dennisg2]

What shop management software are you using?

[Topauto]

After  two weeks of research we chose Dharma merchant services several years ago  No BS - no contracts . First month we saved over $250 real dollars.  Google check them out for your self

[Rick Nicewonger]

I use paypal, only 2.76% fee and instant transfer!

Edited March 4, 2019 by Rick Nicewonger

[Andre R]

We have been using Heartland for about 8 years now, our charge has been a steady 2%.

[NATURE]

Thanks for the responses.  I'm using Shopkey right now but I don't really like it.  I preferred Alldata for management software but I do like Mitchell's labor time guide better.  I'm thinking about going back to Alldata, or something else and getting a separate labor time guide like real -time.  My local processor is offering 1.5 to 1.8% including transaction fee and $11 a month.  He does several automotive shops around here and these are the fees they are seeing.  From your responses it looks like this may be a good deal.

[RMF]

Hey NATURE, those do sound like pretty good rates.  When we took over our shop about 4 yrs ago, we looked around a bit as well and came to find Elevon to be pretty reasonable and they are running on average about 2% - 2.1% per month.  It seems as though CC Processing companies are getting a little more competitive now days and I have been recently seeing rates in the range you are describing.  I have been pondering switching myself after seeing I paid about $4k in processing fees last year.  More of that in my pocket would be a good thing!

[NATURE]

Thanks for all the responses.  I went with the local guy(Capital Bankcard), though Elevon was my second choice.  For those of you doing high volume(over 10K/month), you might want to look into Fattmerchant.  

• Flat monthly subscription of $99 + 8 cents per transaction + direct cost of interchange
• One time cost of $250 for counter terminal
• No contracts, no fees to cancel

[christopher_scarpine]

On 3/3/2019 at 4:57 PM, Rick Nicewonger said:

I use paypal, only 2.76% fee and instant transfer!

That's actually a really high rate, flat rates are never the way to go because cards with that high of a percent are super rare. 

[Transmission Repair]

On 9/16/2019 at 9:54 AM, tco said:

Hi,

My company just became a sponsor on AutoShopOwner.  I just read your prior post and thought I'd reach out.  My company, Loma Solutions, represents a 0% credit card fee solution.   We have 1000's of customers in the US and our solution makes auto shop owners thousands of extra dollars every year.

How does 0% processing work?
When your customer decides to pay with a card, they have 2 options.  If they use a credit card, a small percentage of the transaction will be charged to their card.  If they use a debit card, there will be no fee to the customer.  Our software does all the work and explains to the customer of their choice prior to the card being authorized.

What exactly are the costs to the merchant and to the customer?
For credit cards: Merchant pays zero credit card fees, the customer pays 3.5%  
For debit cards:  Merchant pays 1% + $0.25/authorization, the customer pays 0 fees

Facts:
- A card swiper is not needed: credit card information can be typed in a phone or computer or over the phone.  There is a 'brick' card swiper if needed*
- No set-up costs or any other fees
- Our agreement is month-to-month
- If you auto batch by 8:00 PM EST, you get your money the next day
- The solution complies with all card rules and regulations
- We'll have you up-and-running within a week

Benefits to the Merchant:
*** You are being fair to your customer by offering them a choice to pay a fee or not, while you are eliminating your credit card fees, which can be up to 2.5% of your total card sales.
- Simple to use and all charges are viewable through our real-time online portal.  
- Support: our team is there when you need us.  We will show you and anyone on your team how to use the solution, but it’s very straight forward.
 

Making you more money!
If your current credit card fees are 2.5% of your total card sales, for every $50,000 in credit card transactions, you'll put an extra $1,250 in your pocket.
 

* we will provide you with a ‘brick’ terminal: $35/month if needed.  This includes free paper re-supplies.

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