If you run a retail store, one of your most valuable assets to a bank is your merchant services aka credit cards. If they can find a low tech, high volume family business its a no risk, easy money, account. No chargebacks, no fraud, easy money. As a nursery and plant seller we are a dream. People call us pretty much every week asking to be our provider. But if you drill down it’s a complicated system with every credit card having a different rate. Banks take their cut, credit card companies get their cut, merchant services get their cut and the true cost depends on what types of cards come through your store. Over the years we have a great compilation of data to see exactly what kind of cards are being used. I can’t tell you if it represents the entire US but we get about 40% debit and 60% credit. With about 20% of the credit being high rate points cards. High rates being our charges of over 2.5%. The more points and travel perks you have on your card the more a merchant is charged. Nothing kills me more than a customer paying a giant bill with a high point card. It can cost me 3% just to collect my money. And I don’t want to charge extra because letting them use a credit cards generally leads to customers spending a lot more. Often more than they can afford.
Our rates are about as good as they can get (non Giant business good) but that’s because we have never had a chargeback. Ever. And not one case of fraud. I can only imagine what an online company must deal with. I say this because I moved to a new company and have negotiated a new rate. Everything has a cost. Want your money in 24 hours instead of 48? It cost you. Want to be able to batch out at 10pm instead of 6 pm? It cost. Some say its free for them. It’s not free, they just hide it. Nothing is really free. I rolled the dice a little and went from a fixed rate to paying for each card. All in the hopes that I get my 40% debit cards at .5% rate. I figured figured my old companies weren’t losing money losing money on the previous fixed rate or they would’t have renewed each year. We’re going to find out.
And Happy Birthday to Donna Mahoney. The woman that threw me out of Domain Boardroom. It’s something I will never forget but I still want her to have a lovely birthday. We all deserve a nice birthday.
Here are today’s names, you have to click to see current price.
Quote of the Day: “Jacob wrestled with God. From that day on he walked with a limp. In a lot of ways I don’t trust a man who doesn’t have a limp” – Jon Foreman (lead singer of Switchfoot)
Domains of the Day: HodgePodge.com Love this whimsical name. I think most people can figure out how to spell it. Would want to own hogepoge as well
Portfolio of the Day: UDRPWatch.com, AutomaticBus.com, MaleExpert
Namejet , DropCatch, and Sedo Names at Auction
TreeDesign.com 60 bidders. Who knew so many people cared about tree design. As a tree man I thought I was alone
TracingService.com Crypto tracing has already started No bidders
WholesaleWear.com There are sale prices and then there is wholesale. Consumers love to feel they are getting bottom prices
XLXL.com Already meet reserve. Double X-tra large
Plead.com Good legal name. I plead not guilty
WeedSharing.com Now there’s a co-op that a lot of people would join
H48.com Most people don’t know but four is actually very desired when followed by the 8. I used to make a lot of money buying from Americans and selling to Chinese telling the Americans the 4 killed the price. Look at this price and you’ll see its pretty high
0874.com Not going to meet reserve but like seeing NNNN.coms up for sale
Safetop.com Not even sure what the product will do but I already feel more secure
SoftwareBackup.com Also makes me feel better when I’m backed up
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction started up today. Here’s a list of all the names
SuccessRate.com Data. People love it
SexCasting.com Put up a site here and you are going to get a lot of pics “We are looking for talent in the adult industry”
Tabert.com A last name so it will also be a business
Godaddy Domains That I Like With Multiple Bids
LearnCrypto.com From nothing to probably four figure name. Man I love domain investing
PalmsHotel.com the Palms is going to own this one day one way or another
JetCom.com 1994 birthday. Sounds fast and techy
MVPX.com All about the MVP . the X just makes it cool
AustriaGuide.com guide English speaking people through Austria. Hello Mate (no emails, its a joke, I know its not Australia)
PII.org Personally identifiable information
AgainstPolitics.com So many people are right now
IFYB.com A lot of IF LLLL.coms dropped today
IFYG.com
IFYJ.com
IFYQ.com
IFYV.com
NoDummy.com The Fridge Perry should buy this one
CustomVape.com vape nation
SoleGrow.com Sounds like a canna growing operation
BetterBid.com I passed over this one 3 times but put it here. I see these types of names that really require some kind of build out to have any real value. There are so many names like this. But if you are going to build a tool for auctions this is a pretty strong name
Godaddy Names With One or No Bids
CivilRightsViolation.com Hot topic right now. Black, Women, Hispanic all seem to feel oppressed right now
VehicleDonation.org Look at the CPC on this one. It’s $29
SiteWest.com For $12 its not too bad of a brand
ISmokeWeed.org I imagine there are a lot of people in this organization. Just no bidders
PetiteCare.com I thought it sounded like child care. And turns out someone in child care has uses this name
CanadianFishingGuide.com No bids. There is some damn good fishing in Canada. Just gotta know where
90009.net No bids. No way this doesn’t sell
Doron.cc Here you go Mr. Efty
RoadMatters.com Stuff dealing with the road. But I guess that is pretty obvious
INeedABar.com It’s 5 O’clock somewhere
Xuppo.com 5L with no bids
ColonFlow.com Sounds like a cereal on Saturday Night Live
Other Domains With Bids
ACoolLittleTown.com
Agjav.me
anr-headsets.com
AVManiacs.com
BattLegateGames.com
BetterLunchProject.com
BuildJewelryBoxes.com
BurntMarketing.com
CarnErosWineries.org
ChurchExtras.net
DistinguishedCommunications.com
Eclipse-Productions.com
Eshower.net
EvilReads.com
FirewireDirect.com
FZUJ.com
GamerCodes.com
GeneraCion.net
gfedv.org
GreaterGoodMag.org
GSXV.com
HedgeFundCoding.com
HorizonsClub.com
Ice-Epilepsy.org
IdentityTheftNetwork.org
Indishot.com
InsaneCustomComputers.info
IZWT.com
Kopaylas.com
LKZU.com
MagOrder.com
MasonCityTourism.com
metaversemessenger.com
Miminc.org
MOQB.com
NegativeCalorieFoods.com
NoAloha.com
OldEnglishInnBranson.com
OSDA.org
PolySunglasses.com
Prachiwagh.com
Prepare-Now.com
PruvitToday.com
Pubtrue.com
purlescenceyarns.com
QFUH.com
Quangan.com
Santinilaw.com
SellCloud.com
Shadgett.com
ShareToGel.com
SimplyAster.com
SpiritOfAthens.com
StarCamera.info
StarCamera.net
SuperConsultant.com
swapiframes.com
SwapiGlasses.com
Swapitiframes.com
sydenhammassagetherapy.com
Telepan-ny.com
Terminartors.com
ThatpPNWLife.com
TopAnimeWallpapers.net
ToskAnilStandardsConstruction.com
UsedToLiveThere.com
VGMedia.com
We-Movie.com
WhatsDog.com
WiseAnalytics.com
WorldPictureNews.com
Xailenrath.net
YUK.cc
ZeekBook.com
ZipFactory.com
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50p each debit card transaction is in the UK no matter what the transaction whether £5 or £5000 still 50p…
Stu,
That would be a great savings here in the states. We pay .5 percent plus .15 percent here in the states