[ic] RE: PayPal (changed to there will be no more on the subject from me)

[Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC]

On Friday, February 22, 2002, at 09:21 , Julia Jacobs wrote:

> That's an interesting way of looking at it.  I guess some folks like 
> that
> "hands on approach".  Sort of like car drivers who prefer manual vs.
> automatic shifting.
> I got my client an online merchant account + the Authorizenet gateway 
> for
> $150 set up fee which is far cheaper than any terminal and merchant 
> account
> she could get through her bank.  I also got it for her in less than a 
> week
> which was far quicker than her bank could as well.  I'm sure there are
> cheaper deals out there, but she was pretty pleased with the price, 
> speed
> and painless application process.
>

I do it similar to Jim.  But my original deal had no sign-up fee, and I 
bought my software and used my computer instead of a dedicated terminal, 
so I had no monthly lease fee or rental fee.  And I was a small no name 
business at the time as well.  It is far cheaper than any of the online 
authorizations and with my new merchant account (also no signup fee and 
I still use the same software) gives me a cheaper discount rate than 
with online authorizations...

Chad