Intuit card reader
 

I got one for free and tried it out. Its super easy. I think all show vendors should have one!

nope the reader and software were completely free, including the shipping. There is a per transaction fee however. You can view the fees here.

http://gopayment.com/pricing/

Yeah, I got mine within 3 days if I remember correctly. That's faster than most things I PAY for!

I have been using the Intuit for quite some time now, with no regrets. This thing has been super easy to use, with walk thru instructions when doing a transaction. I get quick confirmation as to if the card is good and when the transaction is complete. Their monthly statements are easy to read, and keeps track of your year to date gross sales, which makes it easy for the taxes at the end of the year.

I would recommend it

I've had mine for a year with no problems.

I love the one I have and have been able to create snake and photo "products" - you can create price lists and just add them to each order as you go, allowing the reader to total everything and also add tax (which can be preset to the area you are). Fantastic little product and even send a "receipt" with message.

i just ordered the square how is it compared to the intuit (i have yet to try them)
also waiting on the paypal version to come out

For me they both seemed to process about the same time. I did have a harder time reading a card in the squares reader. Had to swipe it several times when the go payment reader read it on the first swipe.

Edit**
To add, the payments processed in the square reader was available the next day in my bank account. The go payment reader took almost three days to become available on the first test I did.

i just got the new paypal reader they are available
i downloaded the app (iphone) 1st then was able to order it from there
i wasnt able to locate how to order it on the site

Got mine yesterday as well. Haven't tried it yet.

i like that you can add inventory on the app
also the fact that its larger and almost sits on the phone makes me think it will last longer
not as much flex on the pin or reader

I went to a new restaurant yesterday and cash registers were all IPads with square attached to them. Looks slick (no clutter) compared to the standard pos system or cash register.

Oops I totally forgot about posting links here...anyway, Dennis I am sending you a message.

that sounds really cool i wish my restaurant would do that
i have the square and the paypal im going to test them out at the next show see how they both work
most of my transactions are via paypal so ill prob just stick with that for the most part but always good to have a back up

Well, I purchased the new galaxy 3 phone and paypal here is the only card reader that doesn't work on that phone yet. You would think it would work on the latest android phone. Nope..

sound like gettingone of these might be the way to go later on if i do shows. my think is how much ( roughly ) of your sales are gone in fees? I saw the one was 2.7 and a 3.7 fee is that a total or per swipe?

Does it matter whether it is total or per swipe? Don't they both add up to the same amount?
As far as the two fees - the 2.7% is for swiped transactions, 3.7 is for keyed (manually entering the numbers, ie taking credit card over the phone)

One additional fee that we got hit with on the Go Payment once was a slightly higher swipe fee for a card that had a rewards program. It was less than 0.25%, but it was in addition and they don't advertise it. They also don't let you know about the fee or charge the fee until the end of the month. ie - they don't take it out right away as they do the other fee, they wait till they get hit with the charge to charge you.

Not sure if all rewards cards have that added fee, but it is something to look out for. Also the GoPayment charges a higher percentage if you accept an American Express.

All in all though it has helped sales at shows!

Another note.

Square fits into my phone without having to remove my new phone's case (otter box). Go Payment does not.

I have a second cheaper case that that all three of the card readers fit with it on but I think if I'm handing my phone to multiple people I would want to keep the best case on my phone. Otter box offers the most protection in my opinion.

I use Square App on my phone, they send a little reader for free... There is a per charge transaction fee of roughly 2%. However, I find Square is much more efficient at depositing funds into my account (most of the time the funds are in my account within 4-6 hours) then any other merchant tools I've used!

Cheers,

Rob

Meant to post in my reply that you (the user) can adjust the % charged.... I've played with it from 2.7% to 7%!