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Merchant Maverick has come a long way since July of 2009. Back then I was afraid. I was afraid that my idea would fail. I was afraid that I’d run up my credit cards and that I’d go broke. I thought I’d have to sleep in my car, and would eventually be homeless. Fear is […]

For the first five years of running this business I felt like a fraud. It was as if I was working on a pet project which happened to last a little longer than I expected it to. But year six has changed everything. I feel like Merchant Maverick is officially…well…official, and I’m extremely proud to say it. […]

eBay is almost single-handedly responsible for championing PayPal (see our review) and transforming it into the world’s premier online payments option. The online auction marketplace scooped up the fledgling company back in 2002, and after more than a decade together, they’re ready to call it quits. Later this year, PayPal will spin off from eBay and become […]

It’s unreal to me that Merchant Maverick has been around for what is now a half a decade. Our continued progress is due in large part to our readers (YOU) who have helped us improve our process throughout these past five years. We cannot thank you enough for spreading the word about our site and […]

We’ve decided to give the Merchant Maverick website a revamp, and along with that we’re freshening up our logo as well. We’d love to get your opinion on which logo you prefer. Original Logo New Logo Please leave your answer below:

Things are going well with our current reviews, so we’ve decided to expand into other categories. We wanted to get your input on what types of reviews we should tackle next. Let us know in the survey below. Thanks!

Paypal is running a promotion right now that basically waives your credit card transaction fees until January 31st, 2014 when you upgrade your current POS to a modern system. The participating POS vendors are: Shopkeep Vend What this all means is that you’ll be able to integrate Paypal with either Shopkeep or Vend allowing you […]

Merchant Maverick has officially turned four! We were so busy with work that we almost forgot it’s our bday! We honestly have only you to thank for our continued success. Your support is much appreciated! Considering that you’re the most important piece of the puzzle, we’d love to hear your thoughts about where we go from […]

Another year down for Merchant Maverick = Another year that went by way too fast. As always, we want thank all our readers for making this site what it is. Our goal from day one has been to educate, inform and allow room for open discussion. Hopefully we’ve met that goal. In the past year we’ve… […]