PayPal at Coin Shows

I haven't been to an actual show probably 10 years. So in that time, as smart phone use has expanded, has electronic payment become common while standing at a dealer's table?


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I don't like Square and refuse to purchase anywhere that uses it unless I have cash. My first experience with them turned me off pretty badly. I handed my card to the cashier who swiped it, handed it back, and just stared at me. I asked for a receipt and they said it would be e-mailed to me. I had some discussion about it and that this was an intrusion into my privacy.
Anyway I get home and the e-mailed receipt came in on my PRIVATE e-mail that is not in any way affiliated with any of my cards. Somehow Square hooked up with it. I sent a nasty gram to them and accessed my preferences on their website. Imagine that, I had preference choices on a website I never joined.
After that when I run into a vendor using Square I will comment on it and to my surprise a number of cashiers actually agreed with me about it's intrusiveness.
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I have allowed a couple of people to use my laptop to pay me with paypal! Have been debating on whether to get a paypal credit card reader for my iphone.
That's good to hear. I was wondering about all this because I usually forget to hit the ATM along the way or I'll wind up finding something that exceeds the amount of cash I have on me.
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Smart customers will negotiate a final price and then want me to eat the fees when I let them use the charge card.
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I haven't been to an actual show probably 10 years. So in that time, as smart phone use has expanded, has electronic payment become common while standing at a dealer's table?
I've wondered how people pay for coins priced at $1000 or higher at shows. It seems unlikely or unwise for someone to be carrying that much cash around. Making a payment via PayPal seems a more practical way to make a big purchase at a coin show.
Smart customers will negotiate a final price and then want me to eat the fees when I let them use the charge card.
I wouldn't necessarily use the word "smart" to describe them unless the dealer lets them get away with it.
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BUT I generally bring cash and bullion to pay, just because...well, some will get this reference:
So you want to pay 3% more for that coin.
Something that has to be worked out... If I really want it and credit is the only way to get it then I'd have to factor that into my decision.
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