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  • From: Richard Moyer <ramoyer AT gmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Credit card terminals at market
  • Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 06:28:31 -0400

Lloyd,
Don't know if this helps, but it's how we enable card transactions for
all vendors:
Our market (http://www.abingdonfarmersmarket.net/) uses the EBT
system, which allows customers to purchase wooden tokens with their
cards. Hence every vendor at the market gets the benefit, at a
fraction of the cost (and time?) of multiple vendors buying/doing
their own setup.

As for increased sales, it varies week to week, but the tokens can be up to
20%.

Contact our market manager at the site above for more details.
Richard Moyer
Castlewood, SW VA

Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 17:14:54 -0500
From: "Wendy's Produce" <info AT wendysproduce.com>
Subject: [Market-farming] Credit card terminals at market
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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Hello, everyone -

Does anyone have any experience with taking credit/debit cards at markets?
We are considering doing this, based on customer feedback and research
showing pretty good sales increases. It requires setting up a merchant
account (which we have had before) and the right wireless equipment to do
it. IF you do take cards at your markets, what brand/model equipment do you
use?

Thanks!

--
Lloyd Robbins
Wendy's Produce
"Fresh local produce from the family homestead"
334-806-5058




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