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Taking payments with the Square vs PayPal


9 years 1 month ago #430000 by Chris Briggs
Ideally I'm after a user comparison between the two.  If you have experience with either or, please post your comments.  Good or bad are welcomed.  I'm trying to decide.  

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9 years 1 month ago #430007 by Scott Klubeck
Go with the Square IMO
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9 years 1 month ago #430017 by TvPhotos
I use Square. 
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9 years 1 month ago #430095 by garyrhook
I think you're going to have to go to their respective sites and learn about them both to conduct your comparison.

I use PayPal, and it functions just fine. At the time, SquareUp didn't offer an Android app. I have yet to use it a lot, but it meets my needs.
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9 years 1 month ago #430127 by ShadowWalker
+1 Square.  I might be wrong, but I believe they were the founders in this space.  
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9 years 1 month ago #430184 by The Gardener
Easy: Square.  I can't stand Paypal
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9 years 1 month ago #430262 by effron
Not familiar with Square, but if you go with Paypal be very careful. The surprise will come when you try to remove your CC from the account.  I'd recommend staying away from them....:angry:
Why so serious?
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9 years 1 month ago #430312 by garyrhook

ShadowWalker wrote: +1 Square.  I might be wrong, but I believe they were the founders in this space.  


I'm sorry, but that matters because...?
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9 years 1 month ago #430356 by Carlos
My vote is for the Square 
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9 years 1 month ago #430414 by Tim Dordeck
Well I think PayPal has more market share and therefor would lead to more customers being comfortable with you swiping their card.  
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9 years 1 month ago #430476 by garyrhook

Tim Dordeck wrote: Well I think PayPal has more market share and therefor would lead to more customers being comfortable with you swiping their card.  


There is a lot of (now) somewhat irrational hatred of PP based on very shaky / completely inappropriate behavior (on their part) in the past. Much of this due to PP's proclivity to believe the customer when complaints arise, as opposed to the seller. Which is, of course, not always the right thing to do.

However, when it comes to credit card processing, none of that is relevant. They only thing they do is handle a transaction for you.  What the customer does or does not bitch about after the fact has nothing to do with PP; they have to go to their CC issuer to dispute a charge and PayPal is not in this loop. Therefore, it comes down to the service provided and the fees charged; nothing more.

I'll also add here that I have been double-charged by SquareUp due to a processing error on their part. So they are not "perfect" by any means, much less preferred. It took almost a month to get the charge reversed because it's somewhat difficult to contact them.
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9 years 1 month ago #430561 by Chris Briggs
You guys are helpful, thank you.  Much to consider. :)
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9 years 1 month ago #430604 by JD Imagery
Another vote for PayPal
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9 years 1 month ago #430632 by EOS Man
I've used both and frankly, there isn't much difference if you ask me.  Take who ever is going to give you the best deal, your clients won't most likely won't even bother to ask.  
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