Certified Payment Processing, Transtech Merchant Group Merchant Solutions Lies Lies Lies Carrollton, Texas

Sorry to hear that happened to you, but I feel like that is common to all of these card processing/merchant services companies.

At one time, these were probably all good companies providing a useful and needed service.  They still provide that in a sense.  But in today's day and age very few merchants do not accept credit/debit cards and most of them are not going to be "happy" to see you or talk to you because there's so many of these companies calling them constantly.  Best case scenario some telemarketer/appointment setter wears them down or convinces them to reluctantly agree to let a rep come out.  Or they are the genuinely curious type and will listen if you can give them a great rate.  But they're not, for the most part, planning their day or schedule around you showing up.  It will be more like, "Oh yeah, you're that guy (or girl).  Well, give me a minute and I'll be with you."  Or, "I'm swamped today and really they can pitch a rate to me over the phone and if I like it, I'll sign".

I did this for probably less than a month with a different company, and the sad reality is these are not good, solid appointments.  The very first one I ever did the lady said she told them not to send anyone out, and they said, well they'll be there at such and such a time anyway" or something to that effect.  I'd say roughly a third or more of my appointments were like that.  I'd say that to my coach/team lead, whatever, and he would say, "Well these are preset appointments, not presold."  I would tell him, "I get that.  But they're saying they told the person they talked to not to send anyone out."  "No, that wouldn't be the case because these calls are recorded and monitored to make sure everything is legitimate."  Uh, sorry, but I was standing there with the business owner telling me he never wanted me there.

There are certain positions in which you have to be a wizard and a master of a salesman to succeed.  I fully believe given the obstacles these companies put in your path themselves with these supposedly good appointments that are 85% crap, that credit card processing is one of those positions.  I'd say stay away unless you're a sales superstar and you know it.  Even then, some of those guys get shot down and humbled.